DISEASES OF CATTLE 91 



Pulv. Nux Vomica, two ounces; Pulv. Fenugreek Seed, 

 four ounces. Mix and make into sixteen powders. Give 

 one powder two or three times a day in feed or place in 

 a gelatin capsule and give with capsule gun. 



AMAUROSIS OF THE EYE 



Cause: Paralysis of the optic nerve. 



Symptoms: Pupil fully dilated and of a glassy ap- 

 pearance. This condition is sometimes called ** Glass 

 Eye.*' The cow carries the head high and steps high. 

 This condition is very uncommon in cattle. 



Treatment : Nothing can be done for a cow if she is 

 blind, but this condition may be prevented if detected in 

 its early stages of development by the proper feeding 

 of nourishing food, good clean surroundings and the ad- 

 ministration of nerve tonics, as Pulv. Nux Vomica, four 

 ounces; Pulv. Gentian Eoot, four ounces; Potassium 

 Iodide, three ounces. Make into twenty-four powders 

 and place one powder in feed two or three times daily; 

 or make into twenty-four capsules and give one capsule 

 two or three times a day with capsule gun. 



ANTHRAX 



Anthrax is a very contagious disease and is com- 

 municable to all warm blooded animals and man. 



Cause: Due to the presence of a germ called the 

 Bacillus of Anthrax and is one of the oldest diseases 

 attributed to germs. These Bacilli thrive in warm 

 climates, although found in cold countries. The infec- 

 tion is carried to various parts of the world by box-cars, 

 ships, hides, hoofs, horns, wool and hair taken from sick 

 or dead animals affected with Anthrax. This, perhaps, 

 is the most common method of spreading the disease. 



Symptoms: Loss of appetite, grinding of the teeth 

 indicating great pain, trembling of the muscles, tem- 

 perature elevated to 104° or 106° F., breathing very 

 rapid, pulse fast and weak, hair rough. There are some 



