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white liniment. If tlie ^^prain is in a joint of the legs, by bandag"- 



ing it each time after bathing will help to relieve the pain and 



support the joint. 



WOUNDS OF ALL KINDS. 



For wounds we refer you to the explanation of wounds giver 



in horses, for they happen in a similar manner and are treated the 



same ; but, in sewing the skin in cattle you will find it tougher 



and a little harder to sew than in the horse. 



AIR UNDER THE SKIN CAUSED FROM A WOUND. 



Sometimes from a very small wound in the ox, air gets under 

 the skin into the tissue which connects the skin to the body. 

 The amount of air which gets in varies greatly, sometimes only a 

 small amount works in just around the wound, while again we 

 have seen cases where so much air would work in that it spread, 

 all over the body under the skin and make the animal look double 

 its natural size. The way to be sure it is air, is to rub your hand over 

 ithe skin and it will make a peculiar crackling noise. 



Treatment — The main thing to be done in this, is to tap the 

 skin in several places around where the air is with a penknife and 

 let the air escape ; rub the skin to get all the air out, and after 

 this give the skin a good rubbing once a day with white liniment, 

 then give the wound the treatment given for wounds, and in 

 a few days the air will all disappear. This disease is sometimes 

 met with in the horse and is treated the same. 



MAGGOTS IN NEGLECTED WOUNDS. 



Symptoms. — The wound smells bad, is dirty, and if you stir 

 it, the maggots can be seen moving around in it. 



Treatment. — Give the wound a thorough cleaning, by wash- 

 ing it out with luke warm water and soap, after this apply creolin 

 lotion, this will destroy them. In very bad cases, if this does not 

 eflfect a cure, give the wound a good dressing with spirits of tur- 

 pentine, and afterwards bathe twice a day and apply the creolin 



lotion. 



RHEUMATISM. 



This is a kind of inflammation that affects the joints and 

 tendons. 



Causes. — From bad blood where there is too much acid in 

 it ; from getting wet or from lying on the damp ground in the 

 spring of the year, will cause it. 



