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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Lesley Silvester on October 22, 2014, 11:41:44 pm

Title: Scaly skin
Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 22, 2014, 11:41:44 pm

Cloud has developed dry scaly skin on her teat. I was going to get some Udder Mint for her but she is still suckling the kids. Is is safe to use for her at the moment or should I use something else? I don't want to poison the babies.

Title: Re: Scaly skin
Post by: fiestyredhead331 on October 22, 2014, 11:46:48 pm

we use Battles udder cream after milking every day, kids don't have a problems with it and I think where we use udder wipes before and after milking it must be drying their skin out on the teats

Title: Re: Scaly skin
Post by: shygirl on October 23, 2014, 12:38:07 am

have you tried smearing them with their own milk?

Title: Re: Scaly skin
Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 23, 2014, 10:21:13 pm

Does that help? I thought the trouble might have been caused by the kids leaving milk residue on the teat.

Title: Re: Scaly skin
Post by: Sbom on October 23, 2014, 10:24:54 pm

Try sudocream, it fab

Title: Re: Scaly skin
Post by: shygirl on October 23, 2014, 10:46:02 pm

milk is moisturising so try leaving them with a good layer of milk on to air dry.

(recommended by midwifes for humans who are breast feeding too.  :roflanim:)