THE IMPORTANCE OF DENTISTRY. 



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This causes irritation and prevents the animal from feed- 

 ing. In some parts of the country such animals are called 

 " rotten/' from their emaciated condition, and perhaps 

 from the fetor emanating from the mouth. When cattle 

 at two years and six months, or about that time, stop 



Fig. 133. Incisors of the ox. a, crown. &, root c, neck. / cutting 

 margin, g, inner edge. A, superior surface. B, inferior surface. 



feeding, lose condition, or drivel from the mouth, the 

 teeth should be examined, and if the unshed molars are 

 causing irritation, they should l3e removed with the for- 

 ceps. Hundreds of young cattle have been sacrificed from 

 this cause — actually dying of starvation. (Williams.) 



GARGET (MAMMITIS), 



Or inflammation of the udder, may occur shortly or 

 some time after calving. It is often difficult to treat. 

 The whole udder or one or two only of its four quarters 

 may be affected ; usually the latter. There is heat, swell- 

 ing, redness, and pain, and sometimes febrile symptoms. 

 If properly treated, the disease subsides, but severe cases 

 may end in exudation, suppuration, or abscess. A large 

 part of the gland may become indurated and suffer a per- 

 manent loss of secreting power. There may be lameness 



