I have a Californian doe that kindled 1/1/13. Her babies had some sort of issue with lots of diarrhea etc, and all were dead by 1/7/13. I rebred her 1/8, so now we're coming up to her due date pretty quickly.
She has a fairly hard, very large lump on her upper-left mammary region. I have tried expressing some milk but have never been able to get much out of it. Definitely some but nothing to shrink the size of the lump. Obviously must be uncomfortable for her.. I'm wondering if there is anything I can do? Also I hate to say this but I noticed a bit of a snotty nose- not a lot at all- on her today. I had just cleaned the rabbitry which involves raking out all the wasted hay and bunny berries (dirt floor) so I suppose it could have been from the dust? But I'm not sure... She was a good mama as far as feeding her kits, pulled lots of fur etc, and she is my only Cal doe so I would hate to cull her. Is there anything other than a bit of snot in the nose to look for in the case of the dreaded "P"? Or could she have some sort of secondary infection?
She has a fairly hard, very large lump on her upper-left mammary region. I have tried expressing some milk but have never been able to get much out of it. Definitely some but nothing to shrink the size of the lump. Obviously must be uncomfortable for her.. I'm wondering if there is anything I can do? Also I hate to say this but I noticed a bit of a snotty nose- not a lot at all- on her today. I had just cleaned the rabbitry which involves raking out all the wasted hay and bunny berries (dirt floor) so I suppose it could have been from the dust? But I'm not sure... She was a good mama as far as feeding her kits, pulled lots of fur etc, and she is my only Cal doe so I would hate to cull her. Is there anything other than a bit of snot in the nose to look for in the case of the dreaded "P"? Or could she have some sort of secondary infection?