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is highly necessary to attend to, as they may, if 

 neglected, be the cause of the cow slipping her calf. 

 The strangury is readily known to exist, by the cow 

 making frequent attempts to stale, without being 

 able to void any urine, or only a small quantity. 

 When it is accompanied by costiveness, which is 

 generally the case, and is often the cause of the 

 complaint, the bowels must be opened by a laxative, 

 composed of a pound of Epsom salts, dissolved in a 

 quart of gruel ; a clyster also should be given, con- 

 sisting of two quarts of warm water and four ounces 

 of linseed oil. The clyster may be repeated t^vo or 

 three times in the course of two hours, should it be 

 found necessary. Should the strangury continue 

 after the bow^els have been emptied, give the follow- 

 in «; drink : 



Camphor powdered, - 2 drachms. 

 Spirit of nitrous ether, half an ounce. 



Tincture of opium, - half an ounce. 

 Gruel, in which one ounce of 



nitre has been dissolved, 1 pint. 



Mix. 



' Many cows have been lost, by allowing them to 

 be too fat at the time of calving ; they are then said 

 to die of the milk fever, which, in fact, is nothing 

 more than inflammation of the uterus, or womb. 

 It is advisable, therefore, when a cow far gone with 

 calf is in too good a condition, to reduce her, by 

 changing the pasture, which is preferable to bleed- 

 ing or physic ; but if she has approached too near 

 her time to admit of this change having any effect, 

 then bleeding will be proper.' 



21. Cows AT Calving. 



In general, nature is all-sufficient for bringing 

 forth the young of domestic animals, and man has 

 little to do, except to take care that the females be 



