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be very careful in drenching- so as not to choke the animal, and 

 give him plenty of fresh air without being- in a draft and keep him 

 as comfortable as possible. 



CHAPTER III. 



DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS 

 OF CATTLE. 



SLAVERING. 



This is a dribbling of saliva from the mouth. 



Causes. — From a wound, or something- being- caught betv/een 



the teeth, or from eating wild mustard or poisonous grasses. 



Treatment— Give the following : 



Epsom Salts 1 pound. 



Common Soda 1 tablespoonful. 



Ginger 1 " 



Dissolve in a quart of luke warm water and give as a drench. 



Sponge the mouth out with the following lotion once a day : 



Powdered Alum 1 tablespoonful. 



Water 1 pint. 



After the medicine has operated and you have washed the 



mouth out two or three times the slavering generally disappears. 



In all cases of this kind examine the mouth thoroughly by looking 



into it, and if you find anything caught between the teeth remove 



it at once. 



SHARP MOLARS OR BACK TEETH. 



This is where the edges of the teeth are sharp and cuts the 



tongue and cheeks. When the animal is feeding it will ^^ometimes 



stop and spit the food out of its mouth and does not thrive well. 



The best way to fix this is to run a tooth rasp a few times over 



the outside edges of the upper teeth and the inside edges of the 



lower teeth. 



DECAYED TEETH (CARIES) IN CATTLE. 



Symptoms. — The animal does not thrive well, will stop eating 

 and spit the food out of its mouth; on examining the animal's 

 mouth you will find the breath smells very bad ; if you put a clevis 

 in its mouth and run your hand back you will find the decayed 

 tooth. 



Treatment. — Tie the animal up short and have the tongue 

 held out of the mouth by an assistant; if the animal seems ugly 

 place a small sized clevis crossways in its mouth, then pass your 



