DISEASES OF CATTLE 133 



Treatment: Give Aloin, two drams; Pulv. Ginger, 

 three drams, place in a gelatin capsule and give with 

 capsule gun. Flush out the womb thoroughly with a 

 tablespoonful of Carbolic Acid to one gallon of water 

 two or three times a day. A convenient instrument for 

 flushing out the womb can be made from an ordinary 

 funnel and a clean hose about four feet long. This an- 

 swers the purpose of an injection syringe very well. In 

 their drinking water add the following: Hyposulphite of 

 Soda, sixteen ounces; Potassium Iodide, two ounces. 

 Make into sixteen powders and give one powder two or 

 three times a day. 



In addition to the above treatment it is necessary to 

 give alteratives and bitter tonics to build up the condi- 

 tion of the animal as soon as possible. The following 

 will be found very effective: Pulv. Gentian Eoot, four 

 ounces; Pulv. Ferri Sulphate, four ounces; Nitrate of 

 Potash, four ounces. Mix and make into sixteen powders 

 and give one powder three times a day. Place in a 

 gelatin capsule and administer with a capsule gun. 



My reasons for giving animals medicine in capsules 

 are: 



1. There is no danger of liquids, as in drenching, 

 escaping into the lungs. 



2. Any drug having any beneficial effects as a tonic 

 is very bitter, consequently the only way the animal will 

 take it is by placing in capsule. 



JOINT ILL, NAVEL ILL 



(Umbilical Pyemia and Septicemia) 

 Cause: This disease is produced by various germs 

 entering the navel cord of newly born calves when 

 dropped, the navel being freshly severed and its coming 

 in contact with filth and manure where germs are nu- 

 merous, consequently germs adhere and enter the blood 

 stream. Calf Scours as a rule is associated with this 

 disease. 



