Hazell Mullins: How to treat toxic mastitis, known as 'The Felon' by some farmers

Always call your vet if you have any suspicion of a cow with E-coli mastitis, time is a huge factor in prognosis.

My standard treatment approach to an Ecoli mastitis case is always lots of fluids, anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics.

I mentioned the dreaded E.coli mastitis in my recent article on AMR, and like clockwork I was called to a case last week. It's almost like when your phone listens to you and sends you targeted ads. 

It is known also as toxic mastitis and colloquially in east Ulster as “The Felon”, a very appropriate name for such a serious infection. As it's antibiotic awareness week, it's interesting that antibiotics are ranked down the scale of importance when treating E.coli mastitis.