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" State, or inflammation ; and a much slower pulsation indicates 



*' debility of some kind." 



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'' No powerful medicines should be used without discretion ; for 

 "in the milder forms of the disease, as the simple palsy of the 

 " hinder extremities, the treatment, though of a similar character, 

 " should be less powerful, and every effort should be made for the 

 " comfort of the cow, by providing a thick bed of straw, and rais- 

 " ing the fore-quarters to assist the efforts of nature, while all filth 

 " should be promptly and carefully removed. She may be covered 

 " with a warm cloth, and warm gruel should be frequently offered 

 " to her, and light mashes. An attempt should be made several 

 " times a day to bring milk from the teats. The return of milk 

 " is an indication of speedy recovery. 



" Milch cows in too high condition appear to have a constitu- 

 " tional tendency to this complaint, and one attack of it predisposes 

 " them to another. 



" Simple Fever. — This may be considered as increased arterial 

 " action, with or without any local affection ; or it may be the 

 " consequence of the sympathy of the system with the morbid 

 " condition of some particular part. The first is pure or idiopathic 

 " fever ; the other, symptomatic fever. Pure fever is of frequent 

 " occurrence in cattle. Symptoms as follows : muzzle dry ; ru- 

 " mination slow or entirely suspended ; respiration slightly accel- 

 " erated ; the horn at the root hot, and its other extremity 

 " frequently cold ; pulse quick ; bowels constipated ; coat staring, 

 " and the cow is usually seen separated from the rest of the herd. 

 " In slight attacks a cathartic of salts, sulphur, and ginger is 

 " sufficient. But if the common fever is neglected, or improperly 

 " treated, it may assume, after a time, a local determination, as 

 " pleurisy, or inflammation of the lungs or bowels. In such cases 

 " the above remedy would be insufficient, and a veterinary surgeon, 

 " to manage the case, would be necessary. Symptomatic fever is 

 " more dangerous, and is commonly the result of injury, the 

 " neighboring parts sympathizing with the injured part. Cattle 

 " become unwell, are stinted in their feed, have a dose of physic. 



