Well it looks like Rosie has mastitis on her right side. Front right is the worst. Left side looks ok. I read on the forum that you could use dish soap to detect mastitis so that is what I did. You take about an ounce or so of milk and an equal amount of soap and swirl it around in a small dish until it is mixed. If it stays thin it is ok if it appears to congeal or jell up it is mastitis. Her front right jelled almost instantly and completely. The rear right jelled some.

The initial plan is 2 to 4 ounces of raw apple cider vinegar added to her feed twice a day and stripping all the milk out as well. Trying to keep her empty. I was going to remove the pig that has been nursing from her but I decided that I could use all the help I can get to keep her empty. I am also looking for some Dynamint to massage her udder with but I can’t find it locally so it has to be ordered. I think I will try some coconut oil and cyan pepper until the other comes in. Cyan should increase blood flow and the coconut oil is antibacterial. Can’t hurt and I have both. If things don’t improve over the next few days I may have to buy some “Today” to clear it up. I don’t want to go this rout if I don’t have to because there is a 96 hour hold on milk after the last use.

Update:  When I did the mastitis check Sunday the right rear was clean but the right front was still positive. We are making progress so I’ll keep doing what I’m doing unless things start to regress.