DISEASES OF CATTLE TREATMENT 79 



Symptoms. Loss of appetite, fever, fast, quick breathing, and sometimes 

 delirium. 



Treatment. Take care of the animal immediately. See if there is an 

 abscess causing the trouble. 



If an abscess has formed apply peroxide of hydrogen (1 part to 2 of 

 water) after breaking the abscess. Then apply a carbolic acid solution (1 

 teaspoonful to a cup of water). Use this treatment several times daily and 

 give a good tonic three to five times a day. Watch the bowels and give 

 a good cathartic when necessary. 



Bloody Milk. 



Symptoms. Injuries, excitement caused from heat, circulation increased 

 by more abundant food than usual, tumors in the udder, eating of logwood or 

 madder, all may cause blood in the milk. 



Treatment. Study out the cause and remote it. See that the animal 

 has proper bedding. 



Bathe the bag in hot or cold water and rub with camphorated lard. Reduce 

 the feed if it is too rich or abundant* 



Mix one part of iodine ointment to two parts of soft soap, and rub the 

 bag frequently with this mixture. 



Breathing in Young Calves (How to Start). 



Clear the mouth and nose, and remove the membranes, then start the calf 

 to breathing. To do this press the chest in and out gently or blow into the 

 nostrils. 



Bronchitis. 



Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes is a com- 

 mon disease with domestic animals. The usual causes are: exposure to cold 

 and dampness, it sometimes follows sore throat, breathing irritating gases, 

 etc. 



Symptoms. Bronchitis often starts with a chill and is followed with 

 fever. The pulse is hard and rapid; the cough short, dry and husky; the 

 bowels are constipated ; loss of appetite. 



Treatment. Supply fresh air but avoid drafts. Keep the contents of 

 the bowels in a soft condition by enemas. Keep the body warm by blanketing. 

 In the early stages give a solution consisting of 4 fluid ounces acetate of 

 ammonium, 2 drams extract of belladonna and yt> pint water. Give this three 

 times daily. 



Make a paste of mustard and lard and apply to the chest, the lower part 

 of the neck, and the sides. 



Put one tablespoonful of carbolic acid in a bucket of hot water and let the 

 animal inhale the fumes. Repeat every hour. 



Give injections of soapy water to open the bowels. Violent purgatives 

 should never be given. 



