78 MILK FEVER. 



nose towards the udder, and the cliin resting upon 

 the ground ; or the head is twisted directly back- 

 ward with the nose held out, and the horns 

 turned upon the shoulder in a most awkward 

 manner. The eves look dim and glassy ; upon 

 placing a light near them, the cow takes no notice 

 of it, and does not move or shut the eyelids, for 

 the power of seeing is lost ; the pupil is widened, 

 in some cases almost round, and does not become 

 narrower when light is held before the eye, as it 

 does in the healthy state ; the ears hang down ; 

 the mouth is partly open ; and when the head is 

 raised, the lower jaw drops down ; the cow has 

 not the power of keeping the head up when you 

 raise it from the ground ; the ability to swallow 

 is nearly or quite one ; she has lost the sense of 

 feeling; the breathing is still difficult and at- 

 tended with rattling in the throat ; the pulse is 

 weak, slow r sometimes stops beating for a moment 

 or two and then goes on again, and in some cases, 

 can scarcely be felt at all; the horns, legs and* 

 surface of the body generally, are cold and chilly ; 

 the swelling of the belly increases; the udder *is 

 much swelled, hard, and sometimes red on the 

 outside; in some cases neither dung nor urine is 

 discharged. All these syni; turns become worse 

 and worse ; and if it resist all treatment, death 

 ensues, generally within two days after the attack, 

 and in some cases within a few hours. 



TREATMENT. The symptoms of this disease 

 appear so suddenly, and run so quick a course, 

 that the cow, Mbotit the calving time, should be 

 narrowly watched, both night and day, in order 

 that notime may be lost in opposing the com- 

 plaint at its onset by the proper remedi; s. The 

 delay of even a few hours may se'tle the questi'-n 

 of the cow's recovery ; the disease is then fully 



