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     Barbara Howard Advanced Member Username: bhoward Post Number: 73 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 208.135.164.95 Rating: N/A |
Hi, I have done some checking at the feed store and the vets office the vet stated he did not think it was available now. You can use genitian violet or mix iodine with vaseline salve together and paint in on the outbreaks it is great. Barbara Howard Capri-Medic jamesa@mrtc.com 606-522-3388 KY | ||
| Lynne L Bacon-Applegate, RN New member Username: lluanne Post Number: 7 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 67.142.130.43 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for the input. I know what gentian violet is but have no idea what Mela-Tar is or what is in it if I can't find it by that name. Is it a vet med, a salve, a coal tar derivative? | ||
| Barbara Howard Advanced Member Username: bhoward Post Number: 70 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 208.135.164.30 Rating: N/A |
Hi, There are two meds that will help speed the recovery. 1.Mela-Tar safe to spray gums and inner lips and the lesions on the outside of the body. 2.Genitian Violet relieve symptons of [ORF] Soremouth is highly contagious other goats put all in isolation that have and you need to put on plastic gloves. Barbara Howard Capri-Medic jamesa@mrtc.com 606-522-3388 KY | ||
| Raymond Earl Evans New member Username: cattleman1943 Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 72.24.104.73 Rating: N/A |
Hello Lynne Our case of sore mouth was quite severe with both teats covered with crusty sores. There is a bag balm for cows that assists in keeping the udder soft and reduces the pain. Our doe was actually bleeding and couldn't stand for the kids at all. The milk is still useable and can be used to supplement the kids while it clears up but needs to be harvested by hand. As you well know it is very hard to protect the doe from hungry kids while they are trying to nurse so good luck on keeping them on the teat while protecting the affected teat from their hungry mouths. It can and will spread from one teat to the other if the kids are allowed to switch back and forth. Good luck, but there is hope, it will clear up and go away on it's own and the doe should have developed immunity. It is a lot like small pox where people who have survived "the pox" develope a natural immunity. As a matter of fact the sore mouth is actually called "pox" by many people. | ||
| Jolie (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 64.33.144.87 Rating: N/A |
Hi, I went through some sore mouth too. I have found that they clear up in 2-6 weeks, depends on how bad they have it. I tried putting some vit b on it and it seemed to help some. Maybe it would help the doe too? I would keep milking the doe out to help prevent mastitis and keep her production going. Hopefully Maggie or someone else has somemore suggestions. | ||
| Lynne L Bacon-Applegate, RN New member Username: lluanne Post Number: 6 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 67.142.130.22 Rating: N/A |
First time mom has 2-week-old triplets. One developed sore mouth 2 days ago & now mom has very encrusted, bleeding tip of one teat and of course not letting kids nurse on that side. I'm supplementing the kids but don't know what to do to help mom. I milked out that quarter tonight, hoping to prevent mastitis in that quarter but don't know what to expect, how long this will take to heal or how to help her in the mean time. This is my second case of sore mouth in 3 months. The first kid healed in about 3 weeks and is fine now; the mom was never affected. The two are from different herds in separate corrals and have never been exposed to one another. Is there any way I can avoid further outbreaks? |