DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF CATTLE. 273 



symptoms. — Slig-ht shivering ; the horns, ears and legs are 

 cold, the pulse and breathing quick, she loses her appetite and 

 stops chewing her cud and seems restless on her hind legs, as i{ 

 in pain ; she seems sore on the right side, her vulva is swollen, 

 and she passes bloody looking stuff from it ; frequently, after 

 making her water, she seems very thirsty ; her bowels are costive, 

 and the urine is of a reddish color ; the bag is hot, swollen and 

 and tender, and she does not give as much milk as she should. 



Treatment. — Give the following : 



Epsom Salts 1 pound. 



Tincture of Laudanum 1^ ounces, or 6 tablespoonfuls. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 10 drops. 



Mix in a quart of luke warm water and give as a drench; keep 



her body warm with blankets and half a pail full of hot salt in a 



bag on her back, and keep it hot by changing it every hour. 



After the first drench give 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 " 4 " 



Fleming Tincture of Aconite 10 drops. 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench every 

 four hours until she is better. Feed on soft food with boiled flax- 

 seed in it to keep the bowels loose. Give her cold water to drink 

 in small quantities, but often. After this disease has passed off 

 there is sometimes a nasty discharge from the womb of a whitish 

 color, which has a bad smell. This is called whites (Leucorrhcea). 



WHITES (LEUCORRHCEA). 



This disease frequently follows inflammation of the womb, 

 but may be caused in other ways, such as handling the womb 

 rough in taking the calf, or cleaning away, or returning a calf 

 bed ; anything that will irritate the womb will set up this disease ;. 

 or it may be caused from the cow being put to the bull too often. 



Symptoms. — There is a nasty, whitish discharge, which has 

 a bad smell, passes from the vulva, which is often noticed after 

 she makes her water, from the effects of this the cow runs down 

 in condition, gets poor, weak and hide-bound. 



Treatment.— Give her half-pound doses of Epsom salts dissolved 

 in a pint of luke warm water, twice a week to keep the bowels free. 

 Oil your hand and pass it through the passage to the neck of the 

 womb, then gradually open it up with your fingers until you get it 

 large enough to pass your hand into the womb, then with a pail 

 of luke warm water, soap and a sponge wash the womb and pr;s- 



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