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water, and if you can ^et marshmallovy, steep some and add 



about two cuptuls of it to the luke warm water you bath^ the bag- 



with. Bathe the bag three or four times a day and keep trying 



to milk her as often as you can to get the milk back to the bag 



again. Apply a half-pound of mustard, mixed with vinegar, over 



her back every twelve hours. Keep her in a cool place, well 



blanketed, and keep ice to her head; turn her over from side to 



side every six or seyen hours and follow up with the following drench: 



V/hisky 4 pint. 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre 1 teaspoonful. 



Mix in a pint of water and give as a drench every five hours 

 imtil she gets relief. In milk fever, be very careful in drenching^ 

 for, as the cow is unconscious, she is easily choked, simply raise 

 her head enough to allow the medicine to run back into the 

 mouth. If she becomes so paralyzed that she loses the power of 

 swallowing, do not attempt to drench her, but keep on with the 

 other treatment until she can swallow. On account of the bowels 

 being paralyzed, it is well to clean out the rectum, or back bowel, 

 twice a day, by oiling your hand and passing it up, and if there 

 is anything there, clean it out. During the time she is sick allow 

 her to drink cold water, in small quantities, but often. If the- 

 cow is going to get better, after a time she looks brighter, raises 

 her head and rests up on her breastbone; milks a little; has a 

 passage from the bowels, and in a few days will get on her feet. 

 Never attempt to raise a cow that has milk fever. 



HOW TO PREVENT MILK FEVER FROM COMING ON. 



If the weather is hot and the cow is in good condition, and 

 you are afraid of milk fever, turn the cow into a shady place every 

 day for a week or so before she calves ; feed very light and allow 

 her to run out at night, and give her the following medicine: 



Epsom Salts 1 pound. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



If she has a very large bag before she calves, milk her every 



day; after she calves, keep her In during the day and let her out 



at night for a week, and keep her well milked out. Repeat the 



above dose and she will generally be all right. 



INPLAWMATION OF THE MILK BAG (GARGET). 

 Causes. — From getting cold in the bag; from an injury; from 

 too great a flow of milk at calving time: from a lump in the teat: 

 or from anything that will stop the milk from being milked out ol 

 the bag. 



