DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF CATTLE. 295 



WARBLES. 



This trouble is only found to affect cattle, and is caused by a 

 large fly, called the o-adfly, stinging- the animal around the 

 back ; this fly lays an egg down in the skin each time it stings, 

 which develops into what is known as the warble. 



Symptoms. — Small lumps appear in the skin, principally over 

 the animal's back, and coming on spring, these lumps, which con- 

 tain the grub, or warble, becomes pierced, and the grub gradu- 

 ally works out and falls on the ground and in a few days matures 

 into another gadfly which flies off to sting cattle again during the 

 summer. 



Treatment. — As soon as you notice the lump, cut the skin and 



squeeze the grub out. By killing the grubs in this way you will 



soon get rid of the pest. 



SNAKE BITES. 



The bite of some snakes is very poisonous and causes the 

 animal to have great depression ; it becomes very weak and 

 feeble, the eyes are dull and the pupils enlarged, the ears and legs be- 

 come cold, and in severe cases death soon comes on if not treated. 

 If you see the animal as soon as it is bitten cut the piece out and 

 burn the wound with a hot iron to kill the poison ; give half-pint 

 doses of whisky or brandy mixed in a pint of water every three or 

 four hours to stimulate the animal and counteract the depression 

 and weakness caused by the poison in the system. 



BITES OF INSECTS, SMALL SNAKES, HORNETS, ETC. 



After the bite, or sting, there is noticed a soft swelling, which 

 is sore. Rub the parts with white liniment three or four times a day; 

 which will soon draw the poison out and take down the swelling. 



FROST BITES. 



Frost bites in cattle are treated the same as frost bites in 



horses. 



BURNS AND SCALDS. 



Burns and scalds on any animal are treated by applying car- 

 bolic oil to the burnt or scalded part, take four ounces of sweet oil 

 with ten drops of carbolic acid in it. Put this on twice a day and 

 it will stop the pain and heal the parts. 



