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tense and tender and a slight pasty swelling extends 

 forward from the glands on the lower surface of the ab- 

 domen. This physiological condition is looked upon as a 

 matter of course and disposed of in two or three days 

 when the secretions of milk have been fully established. 

 General breaking up of the udder may be greatly has- 

 tened by the sucking of a hungry lamb and the kneading 

 it gives the udder with its nose is beneficial. The above 

 mentioned congestion or Garget may emerge into active 

 inflammation resulting from continued exposure to cold 

 weather, standing in cold drafts or injury to the udder 

 from stone, clubs, feet of other animals, overfeeding or 

 rich food, like cotton seed or soy bean, sore teats or a ewe 

 losing her lamb in the period of full milking; serious dis- 

 turbances of the animal's health is liable to fall upon the 

 udder. 



Symptoms : The symptoms and mode of attack vary in 

 different cases. Following exposure to cold drafts or 

 cold, wet weather, there is usually severe chilling with 

 cold ears and limbs and general dryness and brittleness 

 of the wool. This is followed by a flush of heat, the ears 

 and limbs become unnaturally warm and the glands swell 

 up and become firm and solid in one or both sides of the 

 udder. The muzzle is hot and dry, temperature ele- 

 vated two or three degrees above nonnal, pulse firm and 

 quick, excited breathing, appetite and rimiination sus- 

 pended, bowels constipated, urine scanty and the yield 

 of milk may be entirely suppressed in the affected side. 



Treatment: Determine the cause and remove it if 

 possible. Move the affected animal to comfortable 

 quarters, supply liberal quantities of bedding for the 

 animal to lie upon. Give two to six ounces of Glauber 

 Salts dissolved in a pint of hot water. Permit it to cool. 

 Place the ewe on her haunches and drench carefully. 

 Feed laxative foods as hot bran mashes, steamed rolled 

 oats and vegetables, supplying the animal with pure 

 water to drink, to which add two drams of Hyposulphite 



