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and falls down ; severe convulsions follow, with foaming at the mouth and stupor. Sometimes 

 the attacks are slight and of but short duration, the animal getting up after a few 

 moments apparently as well as before the attack. Recovery is seldom so complete, however, 

 but that the animal will be liable to subsequent attacks. The general condition of the 

 animal should be regarded in the treatment. 



If the patient is constipated, as is usually the case, loosen the bowels with a moderate 

 dose of some laxative, and give nourishing, soft, and easily digested food for a time. For a 

 full grown animal the following is a good remedy in such cases: One-half ounce of bromide 

 of potassium; one drachm of powdered gentian. To be given two or three times a day for 

 a week or two. 



Another quite effectual remedy is to give with a little water daily a drachm of iodide of 

 potassium, mixed with an ounce of the tincture of colchicum. In all such cases careful feed 

 ing should be adhered to. 



Fouls. When fed in low, wet pastures, or kept in wet, filthy stables, cattle and other 

 stock are apt to have a disease of the feet, commonly known as the &quot;fouls,&quot; or &quot;foul in the 

 foot.&quot; In sheep it is known as &quot; foot rot.&quot; It usually makes its appearance between the claws 

 of the hoof. Sometimes its first appearance is in the form of a swelling near the top of the 

 hoof, which breaks and discharges a fetid pus. It is often very painful, causing severe lame 

 ness and loss of flesh and health to the animal, and should be treated promptly. 



Remove the animal to a dry pasture, or a warm, clean stable. The soft spongy parts 

 can be easily removed with the knife; this should first be done, and the parts thoroughly 

 cleansed with castile soap and warm water; this to be followed by a thorough application of 

 carbolic acid in the proportion of one part acid to eight parts of water. 



Another method of practice is to cleanse the feet thoroughly as above recommended, 

 and apply an ointment composed of one part of chloride of lime and four parts of fresh lard ; or 

 apply with a feather a solution of from ten to twenty grains of chloride of zinc in an ounce 

 of water. A dressing of one ounce of sulphate of iron and four ounces of molasses, sim 

 mered over a slow fire till well mixed, and when cool applied to a piece of cotton or soft 

 sponge, and secured upon the parts, will sometimes prove an excellent remedy. If any 

 morbid growth or fungus should appear, apply equal parts of powdered bloodroot and alum 

 sprinkled on the sore. This will generally effect a cure, even in obstinate cases. 



It will be found beneficial in some cases to give a laxative in the form of Glauber s salts 

 or Epsom salts, three-quarters of a pound dissolved in a quart of warm water, to which may 

 be added a half-ounce of powdered ginger. Cleanliness in all the surroundings will prove an 

 important adjunct in obtaining a quick recovery. 



Fractures. A fractured bone in an animal is generally a difficult thing to manage, 

 owing to the difficulty of keeping the patient quiet for a sufficient length of time for the 

 fractured parts to become united. As a rule, however, a broken bone is more easily repaired 

 in cattle than with horses, owing to their being less nervous and restless. The treatment 

 for fractures in cattle is essentially the same as for horses, which see (Vol. I, page 813). 



Garget. This is an inflammation of the udder, which affects one or more of its quar 

 ters; sometimes, in severe cases, involving the whole system. The inflammation is, however, 

 generally confined to one or two sections of the udder, but in any case is a serious evil, and 

 renders many valuable cows nearly worthless for milking purposes. 



The affected part becomes inflamed and swollen, of an unnaturally high temperature, 

 very tender and painful. The milk coagulates or hardens in the udder, producing inflamma 

 tion wherever it is deposited, accompanied with fever. There will be a loss of appetite, 

 chills, followed by fever, and a disordered state of the bowels. The milk will be thick, and 

 sometimes bloody. The inflamed portions of the udder sometimes suppurate and break, dis- 



