INDEXES 



INDEX OF DISEASES AND REMEDIES 



ABORTION. 



Expulsion of the young before viability ; Slipping ; Premature birth. 

 (1) Occasional or accidental cases caused by rough treatment, falls, 

 railroad journeys, acute indigestion, ergotised food, occur in all 

 females. (2) Contagious abortion depending upon specific infection 

 of the womb ; the microbe is present in the uterine discharges and 

 amnial fluid of aborting cows, ewes, and mares. Contagium may 

 be transmitted by the bull. 



Isolate aborted from pregnant animals and burn litter. 

 Burn, thoroughly disinfect, or deeply bury foetus and its membranes. 

 Cleanse and thoroughly disinfect premises in which animal has aborted. 

 Irrigate, with germicides, uterus, vagina, external organs, and tail root 



of every animal aborting. 



One part corrosive sublimate, 40 common salt, 4000 clean rain-water, or 

 one part each mercuric iodide and pot. iodide in 1000 water, safe and 

 effectual. 

 With this solution irrigate vagina, external genitals, and tail root of 



animals that exhibit premonitory symptoms. 

 Postpone breeding with cows that have been affected with contagious 



vaginitis. 



Wash frequently external genitals and tail of gravid animals that have 

 herded with those aborted, with 5 per cent, solution ferrous sulphate. 

 Animals which have aborted should be fed off, for the microbes are dis- 

 lodged with difficulty, and fresh generations are liable in subsequent 

 conceptions to repeat their attack (Nocard). 

 Prohibit use of bulls that have served aborted cows. 



ABSCESS. 



A circumscribed swelling containing pus. 



Fomentations, poultices, water dressings relieve tension and pain. 

 When maturing tardily, apply counter-irritant mercury oleate or 



iodide over small area. 



Open immediately with knife, and provide drainage. 

 When deep-seated, open by Hilton's method under local anesthesia. 

 After evacuation dress antiseptically. 

 Healing of chronic abscess cavity hastened by antiseptic injection ; as 



10 per cent. sol. of iodine. 

 Belladonna inunction relieves pain. 



ACARI. MITES. See MANGE and SCAB. 



They produce skin irritation, itching, and eruption. 

 Soft soap, alkalies, and hot water cleanse skin, remove scales, and lay 



bare burrows. 

 Soaking with oil and alkali facilitates removal of crusts. 



