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mended above for chapp'ipg may be followed ; or if 

 this does not succeed, the teats may be anointed 

 with what is called imguenftim uufritum. If the 

 teats are very painful, the cracks may first be bathed 

 with a little laudanum, and afterwards filled up with 

 finely powdered prepared chalk. 



When the udder is inflained, and matter is col- 

 lected, or, as country people say, ' Tlie yellows is 

 fallen into the udder,' the lowest part containing 

 the matter should be opeiied, that the matter may 

 run off freely. V\ hen this has been done, the part 

 should be kept clean, and no matter allovv'ed to 

 lodge in the cavity, which should be syringed vvith 

 warm water. To get rid of the matter completely, 

 ■make an opening in the side of tlie teat, a little 

 above its extremity, or tlie orifice through Vvhich 

 the milk is squeezed out. There is no occasion for 

 cramming tents into the cavity, or daubing the ud- 

 der with filthy ointments ; it is quite sufficient to 

 bathe and syringe witli v/arm water t^ ice or three 

 times a day, vvhich will effectually prevent an accu- 

 mulation of matter; and if the healing process goes 

 on languidly, a mixture of spirit and water, or a so- 

 lution of white vitriol, may be injected. 



24. Gripes. 



Symptoms. — Cattle, particularly young cattle, are 

 extremely subject to colic. It is first indicated by 

 restlessness in the animal, often lying down, groan- 

 ing or striking against the belly with the hind-ieet 

 or horns. The body is often swollen, v» hich is most 

 observable on the left side. The pulse is generally 

 in its natural state. If proper remedies are not ad- 

 ministered, the pain becomes more violent : and at 

 length inflammation takes place, which is indicated 

 by the pulse becoming very quick, and the ears, 

 horns, and feet, cold: when this happens, the disor- 

 der most commonly terminates in death. 



