78 THE RURAL EFFICIENCY GUIDE STOCK 



An excellent remedy is to tie a piece of tarred rope through the mouth 

 and back of the horns. 



Hold the mouth open by putting a stick about the size of a fork handle 

 through it. Tie this in place with a rope around the horns. Daub some 

 pine tar on this stick if you have it. If the bloat is not relieved tap the 

 animal. 



Give one tablespoonful of baking soda and two tablespoonfuls of salt in 

 a quart of warm water as a drench. If bloat is reduced give from one to 

 two pounds of Epsom salts. . 



Tapping should always be done when the medicines do not give relief 

 and the paunch becomes drum-like. Tie the animal's head securely if possible 

 and wash the part where the body is to be tapped, with any good disinfectant. 

 Make a small incision through the skin over the most prominent part of the 

 swelling on the left side about midway between the last rib and the point of 

 the hip, to admit the trocar. Push the trocar in boldly in a downward and 

 forward direction and you will not fail to tap the paunch. Remove the 

 trocar and leave the canula until the gas escapes. If the food clogs up the 

 canula, push the trocar in again to clear it out. In some cases it may be 

 necessary to remove both the trocar and canula and plunge them in again 

 in a different direction, using the same hole in the skin. It may be even 

 better to perform the operation in a different spot. Give the animal one 

 pound of Glauber's salts after the operation to avoid constipation. 



In case the paunch becomes drum-like and you have no. trocar and canula 

 do not desitate to tap the animal with a small bladed knife. Make the incision 

 on the left side at the most prominent part which is usually half way between 

 the last rib and point of thejiip. Direct the blade downward to avoid making 

 too large a cut if the cow jumps. Insert a quill or clean pipe stem into the 

 opening to allow the gas to escape. If the gas does not escape tap again. 



Blocked Teats or Stricture of the Teats. 



This often happens to cows. It is caused by some irritant inside the teat, 

 injuries, a growth inside the teat blocking the passage or unhealthy condition 

 of the glands. 



Treatment. When the trouble is caused by a growth it may often be 

 removed by looping a fine spring passed as a loop through a fine tube and 

 insert into the teat. 



If an application of iodine is put on the teat once a day it will often remove 

 the trouble. 



Blood Letting. 



Blood letting is not practiced any more by the most enlightened people 

 except in the most extreme cases and then only when everything else has 

 failed. 



Blood Poisoning. 



Germs entering the body through open sores, or some poisonous matter 

 entering the system. 



