546 CHRONIC DIARRHEA IN YOUNG CALVES. 



causes extreme lameness, loss of flesh and loss of milk. It often 

 runs through a whole dairy, and its appearance is becoming 

 every year more common. 



1. Make an ointment of lard and red precipitate, one 

 part of the latter to four of the former, to be applied to the affected 

 parts and rubbed in; or in bad cases, when the disease is in the 

 heel and upon the leg, it is worked in by holding a hot iron near 

 the foot. The foot should be cleaned before the application, by 

 washing well with soap and soft water. One application, if thor- 

 ough, will generally effect a cure; but if all parts are not reached 

 by the ointment, a second application should be made in forty- 

 eight hours. 



2. Take oneteacupful of the best vinegar, two teacupfuls of salt, 

 one and one-half teacupfuls of copperas. Dissolve on the stove, but 

 not boil. When cool, apply to the affected parts once or twice a 

 day. Two or three applications usually cure. 



Chronic Diarrhea in Young Calves. 



Probably no better remedy can be found for the relief of this 

 difficulty than a raw ego: to which there is added a teaspoonful of 

 black pepper, given twice a day. This should be followed by 

 food composed of a little milk and water, thickened with a handful 

 of oatmeal. 



Mange, or Scurvy. 



Give one teaspoonful of sulphur once every two days, and in 

 extreme cases, one tablespoonful. This is not only a cure for these 

 disorders, but it is considered a preventive of black-leg when prev- 

 alent. 



Hoven, or Bloat in Cattle. 



1. "When cattle become bloated from eating clover or othei 

 green feed, they can often be relieved in the following simple way; 

 Insert into the mouth a stick about two inches or more in thickness, 

 and fasten to the head in such a manner as to keep the mouth wide 

 open. The passage from the stomach being thus uninterrupted, 

 the gas will be immediately discharged from it, and the trouble 

 will cease. The stick should be placed crosswise in the mouth, 

 and fastened each end to a horn by a cord. This simple means is 

 better than any internal remedy, and much better than to pierce the 

 paunch of the beast. 



2. Instead of the usual method of stabbing in the side, give a 

 dose of train-oil. This has been often tried with a successful result. 

 The quantity of oil must be adapted to the size and age of the ani- 

 mal. For a grown-up beast, of average size, the right quantity is 

 about a pint. 



