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06-22-2014, 08:58 PM
Petunia seems to be getting better and better. Her kids are still on the hungry side (they keep suckling even after the milk runs out), but they're lively and their tummies feel full so I'm not worried. All things considered, a slight milk shortage is probably a good thing for now. It ensures that the kids will keep that udder stripped a LOT better than I ever could.
The hot compresses and massaging have taken the congestion way down in the left side, so this morning I started doing the right side at the same time to hopefully get the "fleshiness" out of that one too. I'd like her udder to be full of milk, not congested tissue! By this evening the right side was smaller, so the udder looks a lot less lopsided now. Her production seems to be going back up on the left too. I was hoping to get her out for a walk today but ran out of time. Hopefully we can start walking her tomorrow to get that circulation flowing.
The hot compresses and massaging have taken the congestion way down in the left side, so this morning I started doing the right side at the same time to hopefully get the "fleshiness" out of that one too. I'd like her udder to be full of milk, not congested tissue! By this evening the right side was smaller, so the udder looks a lot less lopsided now. Her production seems to be going back up on the left too. I was hoping to get her out for a walk today but ran out of time. Hopefully we can start walking her tomorrow to get that circulation flowing.