DISEASES A^'D TREATMENT OF CATTLE. 293 



Symptoms. — There is swelling- and soreness in the joint 

 affected; it may affect one joint for a while, then move to another, 

 and so on. 



Treatment. — Rub the affected joint well with acid liniment 



■once a day and give the following^ : 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre J pound. 



Common Soda ^ " 



Salicylic Acid i " 



Mix and give a tablespoonful twice a day in its feed. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 



WARTS AND SMALL GROWTHS ON THE SKIN. 



Some cattle are more subject to warts than others. If the 

 'warts have a neck the best way to get rid of them is by tying a 

 small, strong string tightly around the wart, as close to the skin 

 as you can, and by leaving the string tied tight on it it will stop 

 the blood circulating in the wart, which will cause it to die and 

 drop off. If the wart is flat and has no neck that you can tie the 

 string on cut it off with a sharp knife and burn it with a stick of 

 caustic potash. Small lumps, or tumors, in the skin are very 

 common in horses and cattle, but are easily got rid of. If it is a 

 horse put a twitch on his nose and have one of his front feet held 

 up; if it is a cow tie her up solid, then cut a hole in the skin over 

 the lump and skin around it, then lift it up and cut it off at the 

 bottom. There is not much danger from bleeding so long as you 

 do not cut into a large vein, which you can see right in the skin. 

 The after treatment is to bathe with luke warm water twice a day 

 and apply the white lotion after bathing until it heals up 



LICE ON CATTLE. 



They may be cattle lice or hen lice. 



Symptoms. — The animal keeps rubbing itself until it rubs the 

 hair off in places, and if you examine closely you will see them in 

 the hair, Cattle affected with lice do not thrive well. 



Treatment. — The treatment is very simple and cheap. Here 



as the most effective remedy known if it is properly used : 



Creolin. A ounce, or 2 tablespcoiifula 



Water 1 pint. 



