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nose and by examining the discharge with a microscope you will 

 find those little germs or parasites in it. The animal gradually 

 runs down in condition and if the affected one is not soon separ- 

 ated from the rest the other young cattle will become affected. 

 Treatment. — Kill the germs or parasites by giving 



Raw Linseed Oil ^ pint. 



Spirits of Turpentine ^ ounce or 2 tablespoonfuls. 



Mix and give as a drench once a week. The turpentine has 

 a special action in cases of this kind for it gets into the blood and 

 therefore comes in contact with the germs or parasites and kills 

 them. If this should fail, drive the affected cattle into a stable, 

 then take a pan of sulphur, throw some live coals in it and let the 

 animal's breath the fumes of it, stand in the stable with the cattle 

 and just give them as much of the fumes as you can stand yourself 

 and then turn them out, this is the best wav to tell how much to 

 give them. Do this every day for a week or so until they are 

 better. By breathing the fumes of the burning sulphur it comes 

 in contact with the germs or parasites in the bronchial tubes and 

 destroys them and stops the disease. The main thing in burning 

 sulphur is not to strangle the cattle by letting them inhale too 

 much of the fumes, as well as this feed them well to get them up in 

 condition. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS IN CATTLE (PNEUMONIA). 



Causes. — They are similiar to the causes of inflammation of the 

 lungs in horses; catching cold in some way, such as being out in 

 cold rains or standing in a cold draft or catching cold after calving. 



Symptoms. — The animal refuses to eat, has a slight cough 

 and the nose is sometimes dry, then wet, changing frequently; he 

 breathes heavy and quick and in breathing makes a groaning 

 noise similar to impaction of the stomach, and care must be taken 

 that you do not mistake one for the other. By placing your ear 

 over the side of the chest a sound is heard similar to that made by 

 rubbing some hair of your head just over your ear between your 

 thumb and finger. If it is a milch cow she will be noticed to drop 

 off some in her milk. By pressing on the ribs over the lungs with 

 your hand the animal is noticed to be sore, also feverish and very 

 thirsty and from the fever of the lungs the bowels are often a little 

 costive, the pulse is quick and strong at first but after a couple 

 of days, if not better, the pulse gets quicker and weaker, some- 

 times running as high as one hundred beats per minute. In this 

 disease cattle lie almost all the time, and lie well upon tne breas 

 bone for this position seems to give them relief. 



