Why is my goat's milk pink after birth? Mastitis or calcium?

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Hi there, our milk goat just gave birth a couple weeks ago. We have been milking her out and then bottle feeding the baby goats. Last night we notice a pink color to the milk. Morning milking today was ok, but tonight's milking was pink. An old. home mastitis test this morning was negative, but tonight it showed positive. We immediately suspected mastitis. Another online source said this could have to do with calcium deficiency and is not mastitis. Any thoughts would be welcomed. Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Female | unspayed | 5 years and 1 month old | 120 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

I would definitely be thinking mastitis and not calcium deficiency. It's best to have a veterinarian examine Strawberry so they can diagnose the specific problem and provide the necessary treatment. For now, it's best to strip the milk from that utter twice a day while massaging it with warm water to ensure the goat kids are not drinking it and to help remove the infection. You may need to feed the kids milk replacer if they are not getting enough milk from the other utter. I hope that helps and Strawberry gets better soon.

Why is my goat's milk pink after birth? Mastitis or calcium?

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