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RE: Emergency repairs on one of our milk goats
Well done! We were in this exact predicament a couple years ago. My only hornless (and very timid) goat Leah was cornered by one of the naughty (horned) girls who then hooked her udder and tore it from the left INTO the right quadrant. I watched in horror as blood and milk gushed all over the place. My husband volunteered to put her down (always his immediate suggestion to a suffering animals) but I phoned a retired doctor in our farming valley. Needless to say the dear old soul in his retirement became an instant vet! We saved the udder and our meak little patient healed beautifully. I'm sure with your expertise and excellent natural remedies your girl will be back to normal before you know it
Wow. That is intense eh! I am so happy to hear that you were able to save her! This whole experience has given us a lot of confidence to handle the more serious issues that we face here off grid. Our goat is doing great. She healed up nicely and continues to milk, although there is a little bit of reduction on the side that got cut. To be expected. I hope you were able to watch the doctor turned vet so that you could do it yourself next time. Thank you so much for sharing. While it is traumatic, there is a great feeling in being able to save lives like that. <3