Gangrenous mastitis https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/t13614 Runboard| Gangrenous mastitis en-us Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:42:54 +0000 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:42:54 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421632,from=rss#post421632https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421632,from=rss#post421632quote:matrix111 wrote: Abyann's milk is going in the tank again and the sample I sent to be tested first came back with a cell count of 79,000. The meter on the milker unit says she is giving about 45 lbs per milking, which is probably a little high. I'd say she is doing about as good as a cow can! Considering the trauma she is doing well. Good job.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Buckeye)Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:01:57 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421624,from=rss#post421624https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421624,from=rss#post421624Abyann's milk is going in the tank again and the sample I sent to be tested first came back with a cell count of 79,000. The meter on the milker unit says she is giving about 45 lbs per milking, which is probably a little high. I'd say she is doing about as good as a cow can! nondisclosed_email@example.com (matrix111)Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:15:58 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421590,from=rss#post421590https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421590,from=rss#post421590To have any success with salvaging a cow with gangrenous mastitis we have always amputated the teat. We have had 5 cows in the last twenty years with it and the 3 cows that had the teat amputated survived, but like bazza said they are never quite the same cow....usually get added to the cull list fairly quickly! nondisclosed_email@example.com (Blackred)Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:13:20 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421585,from=rss#post421585https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421585,from=rss#post421585I find the best solution is to just get rid of the cow. They are too much hassle and pretty much never fully recover. nondisclosed_email@example.com (bazza20)Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:01:31 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421583,from=rss#post421583https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421583,from=rss#post421583Hi all.. forgive me, I am new to this forum and not exactly sure how to get around yet. I was sent this subject becasue we too have a cow that was diagnosed with Gangrene mastitis. Lots of nasty bloody tissue type fluid from that quarter. The quarter is still pink and warm, we have done lots of rubs, compresses. she is on polyflex, and we tried today, and are now using spectramast LC. and banamine daily. she has is acting better (had a c section as well). she is eating and drinking and such. we have 1 quarter that is fairly soft. I get half gallon a day hand milked from that quarter. I have 2 quarters that are HARD and have a hard time getting much from them. the milk in them is NOT bloody or chunky tho Im sure its mastic. I have tried oxy for let down as well. We did inject the infected quarter to kill it, but it may now have worked. This is a 1st calf jersey. since I dont know if I will find this again, if you have ideas on how to soften this udder please email me at totrllamas@yahoo.com Here is a link http://familycow.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cow&action=display&thread=43893 to the proboard forum I am on  that I have logged EVERYTHING onto. Thanks so much Tiffany nondisclosed_email@example.com (woodspryte farm)Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:39:20 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421559,from=rss#post421559https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421559,from=rss#post421559It's healed a bit but still looks rough.nondisclosed_email@example.com (MBurgess)Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:57:57 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421554,from=rss#post421554https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421554,from=rss#post421554How did that area heal over on your cow? Does skin come back?nondisclosed_email@example.com (matrix111)Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:50:32 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421553,from=rss#post421553https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421553,from=rss#post421553Yep, looks exactly like our cow! Same quarter too!nondisclosed_email@example.com (MBurgess)Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:47:45 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421552,from=rss#post421552https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421552,from=rss#post421552Here are a couple pictures of Abyann's udder so far. nondisclosed_email@example.com (matrix111)Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:45:06 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421543,from=rss#post421543https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421543,from=rss#post421543I wouldn't worry too hard about the high cell count unless there are sure signs of mastitis, her immune system is probably still in shock so I would hazard a guess that its going to come good over time. I would suggest a slightly extended dry period would do her a world of good as well. Glad to hear she is doing well.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Craigalea)Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:35:58 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421539,from=rss#post421539https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421539,from=rss#post421539Thanks for asking! The dead part fell off this week. We are both glad to be rid of that stinky thing. Seven weeks after she contracted the mastitis. She is doing quite well, and gave 75 lbs. for the milk tester! Her somatic cell count is a little high, around 300,000, but I am hoping to put her milk into the tank soon. Her udder is healing slowly, and she is eating well too. Her feet are still pretty sore from the laminitis so I keep her separate from the other cows as I'm sure they would beat her up a bit. I'm happy with her progress, hopefully I can find some time to post a couple pictures of her ordeal.nondisclosed_email@example.com (matrix111)Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:36:22 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421524,from=rss#post421524https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421524,from=rss#post421524How is she going?nondisclosed_email@example.com (Craigalea)Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:48:06 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421421,from=rss#post421421https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421421,from=rss#post421421When Abyann arrived at the university she was going into shock. This was about 24 hours after I found the mastitis. They quickly amputated the RF teat. She didn't have a good outlook but managed to pull through. A week later I brought her home. She was on pen G and ceftiofur sodium for 3 weeks and treated in the remaining three quarters also. I have been rinsing her udder with warm water after each milking to keep it clean and applying a dippable dry cow sealant on the other teats to help protect them from anything that comes out of the dead area. The dead tissue of her right front quarter is not hanging on by much now. (The sooner the better as her smell is making some people that work at the farm complain.) I am hoping, like your cow MBurgess, that she heals over nicely and continues her life a a great 3/4 cow!nondisclosed_email@example.com (matrix111)Sat, 28 May 2011 20:18:50 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421393,from=rss#post421393https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421393,from=rss#post421393We had a cow with the exact same problem last spring. We quickly realized her mastitis was getting worse fast even while we were treating her. At the point you realize it's black mastitis, there isn't much hope in trying to save the quarter, but you can save the cow if you are on to it, as with your cow! We put her on a course of Tylan to prevent her going septic, also used an anti-inflammatory, and the udder mint cream. At the stage your cow is at there is not much that can be done. Just keep it well disinfected before and after milking. The dead tissue will start peeling away from the rest of the udder and will look quite disgusting. Our vet advised us not to pull any loose tissue off as it's like picking a scab and you don't want to start any bleeding. Eventually it will fall off and heal over by itself. If you are coming into summer you will need to keep it disinfected to keep flies off, even spray a fly repellent or something. Hope this helps. Our cow is a great 3/4 cow now and isn't fazed at all. Still a high producing happy cow!nondisclosed_email@example.com (MBurgess)Wed, 25 May 2011 03:56:29 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421381,from=rss#post421381https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421381,from=rss#post421381quote:matrix111 wrote: I recently sent a cow to UW Vet Hospital with a severe case of gangrenous mastitis. She managed to survive the worst part of it, but now I am dealing with the ugly part as the dead tissue detaches and falls off. She is generally in good health now, eating very well, and is still milking (about 60 lbs/day) from three quarters at this point. Has anyone else dealt with this? My main concern now is what I can do, if anything, to protect the healthy mammary tissue as the dead part separates from it. This whole process is quite an education, albeit one I could do without. Any advice on the subject is much appreciated, thanks. I have found and been instructed by vet before, that penicillin based mastitis tubes, plus IM penicillin will help. An anti imflammatory is a must. Make sure you consult your vet. Oxytocin and every few hours strip it out. You have to keep that quarter stripped out, and medicated. The trouble is once you know what you are dealing with, it is too late to save the quarter. It seems like we see one of these every 5 years. I haven't had the quarter fall off. nondisclosed_email@example.com (Buckeye)Tue, 24 May 2011 13:11:03 +0000 Re: Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421375,from=rss#post421375https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421375,from=rss#post421375I assume this is the same as we would commonly call black mastitis here. Rarely does a cow survive so she is indeed lucky, the only advice I could give is to massage the quarter as much as possible to help the dead tissue come away quicker. I am wondering whether increasing circulation with Uddermint (or one of those peppermint heat products for the udder) would help as it would help increase circulation for healing. How we used to cure chronic mastitis cases in young cows was to actually put 3 or 4 rather large and healthy calves on the cow and throw them in a spare paddock - there is nothing better for an udder than to be milked out a lot and the headbutting of the calf helps clear the quarter too. This is probably not an option for you though. Never had a cow survive black mastitis long enough to try this out.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Craigalea)Mon, 23 May 2011 03:26:58 +0000 Gangrenous mastitishttps://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421368,from=rss#post421368https://bcowtalk.runboard.com/p421368,from=rss#post421368I recently sent a cow to UW Vet Hospital with a severe case of gangrenous mastitis. She managed to survive the worst part of it, but now I am dealing with the ugly part as the dead tissue detaches and falls off. She is generally in good health now, eating very well, and is still milking (about 60 lbs/day) from three quarters at this point. Has anyone else dealt with this? My main concern now is what I can do, if anything, to protect the healthy mammary tissue as the dead part separates from it. This whole process is quite an education, albeit one I could do without. Any advice on the subject is much appreciated, thanks.nondisclosed_email@example.com (matrix111)Sun, 22 May 2011 03:40:28 +0000