80 KOE ON CATTLE. 



attempt should be made at absorption by the use 

 of Iodide of Potassium in 20 grain doses, and 

 the application externally of Tincture of Iodine. 



Hernia, or Ruptures. 



FORMS OF RUPTURE INGUINAL HERNIA STRAN- 

 GULATED HERNIA VENTRAL HERNIA. 



Hernia signifies rupture, or an unnatural 

 protrusion of a portion of the intestines, or the 

 omentum. 



FORMS OF RUPTURE. 



When a calf is born with a tumor at the naval 

 it is termed Congenital Umbilical Hernia. 



TREATMENT. 



A pad of cotton batting should be fastened 

 over it by a bandage passing around the calf. 

 In a short time the bandage can be dispensed 

 with. 



INGUINAL HERNIA. 



This consists in the escape of intestines in 

 the region of the groin. 



TREATMENT. 



This can be reduced by raising the animal by 

 its hind legs and giving it a few jerks upward. 

 Should the intestines again slip down I would 

 castrate and place a stitch or two in the external 

 ring, &c. 



