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OPENING IN THE SIDE OF THE TEAT. 



This trouble is occasionally met with, and is very unpleasant 

 to the milker while milking. It is generally caused by an ex- 

 ternal wound, as a barb-wire cut which penetrates the milk canal, 

 and when it heals it leaves a hole by which the milk escapes at 

 the side of the teat. Most of cases of this kind can be cured by 

 scarifying (making raw) the edges of the hole with a sharp lance, 

 and then stitch the raw surfaces tightly together by the use of 

 the quilled suture (see quilled suture in Horse Department). If 

 the cow is giving milk, draw off the milk two or three times per 

 day with the milking tube. Leave the stitches in for eight or 

 ten days, when they can be removed with safety. 



SOKE TEATS. 



When sores exist to any considerable extent on cows' teats, 

 ihey make it very painful to the cow and unpleasant to milk her. 

 They are caused in various ways, as from barb-wire cuts, 

 scratches from thorns and briars, chapped from cold winds, lying 

 down in filthy places, etc. 



Treatment. There is nothing that will heal up sores of this 

 kind as fast as our Healing Lotion. After each time of milking 

 wash the teats all off nicely with soap and water, and wet the 

 sores with the Healing Lotion. Eemove all the scabs at eacli 

 time of washing, as you will heal the sores faster by so doing. 



