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cotton. 10 to 15 drops of camphor and 1-3 as much ether should be 

 placed on the cotton in the pump before any air is pumped into, the ud- 

 der. Ijreatment by inflating the udder with air is dangerous unless the 

 hands of the operator are absolutely clean. The milk fever outfit must be 

 bailed for 20 minutes before it is used and carried to the cow in a 

 previously boiled towel. T^lien the cow is reached, one man should 

 wash the teats and udder with soap water and dry them. The man with 

 the clean hands should unwrap the milk fever outfit and insert the teat 

 tube in a teat and fill the qua/rters with air till it is good and firm, filling 

 one quarter at a time. I do not favor draAving the milk from the udder 

 before filling the udder with air. 



If the teats do not retain the inflated air they may be tied with a 

 muslin bandage so the air cannot escape. Relief should take place if 

 the treatment is properly given, in less than one hour. If relief is not 

 attained, the uddar should be inflated with air. If the proper steriliza- 

 tion and cleanliness is not followed as above outlined, infection may get 

 into the udder and one or more quarters be lost. In cases the infection 

 or germs o,f the air may kill the cow. 



Ninety to ninety-five per cent of the cases should .recover if properly 

 treated. Tlie cow seldom lives longer than three days if treatment is 

 not given. A pcund of epsom salts and 2 to 3 drams of creolin may be 

 given as a drench to loosen up the bowels and act as an antiseptic to the 

 bowels or 15 grains 1-5 - 1-4 of a teaspoonful of barium chloride, 15 

 grains, 1-5 - 1-4 teaspoonful of tartar emetic may be given. 



The above is a good laxative dose given in a capsule for a cow that 

 has recovered from milk fever to avoid constipation. Such drugs should 

 be given once as soon as the co,w gets up and repeated in 12 hours. 



No milk should be drawn firom a cow that recovers under 24 hours 

 and only small amounts should be drawn for 4 or 5 days. To keep the 

 the udder full seems to ward off another attack ,Qr back set. 



PILES 



(Prolapse of the Rectum) 



Piles is not a very common disease among cattle. It is usually 

 caused by straining or a oo,urse, dry, and irritant feed. 



TREATMENT 



Feed a laxative diet as oil m.eal, bran, alfalfa or clover hay. In 



