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Symptoms. Moaning and bellowing; actions denoting delirium, avoid- 

 ance of the other cattle. 



Preventive Treatment. Feed and water the cattle well before turning 

 them out into the field at first. Leave them in the cornfield but half an 

 hour the first day. Give laxative foods and salt regularly. Drench with 

 strong tansy tea to affect a cure, writes a Missouri farmer. 



Cow Pox. 



This is a contagious inflammation of the udder and usually spreads from 

 animal to animal by the hands of the milker. Sometimes it affects the legs 

 or heels of the horse and is thus transmitted to the cows. 



Symptoms. Cow has slight fever. Tenderness of the teats is usually 

 noticed first, and pale-red bunches appear. These grow from the size of a pea 

 to nearly an inch in diameter. The yield of milk lessens. Blisters form 

 in about ten days and soon become yellow from containing pus. Milking 

 causes raw sores instead of blisters. 



Treatment. Heal the sores. Milk gently using teat tube or dilator if 

 necessary. Wash the teats in a solution of half an ounce hyposulphite of 

 soda in a pint of water. 



Dehorning Calves. 



Apply caustic potash to the horns when 

 they start if you would kill them. (See 

 page 43.) 



Dysentery Chronic. 



This word as commonly used signifies a 

 severe form of diarrhea. It is a symptom of 

 irritation of the intestines causing increased 

 muscular contractions or secretions. Some- 

 Chronic Dysentery times the result of improper feeding, chilling 



or parasites. 



Symptoms. Passages from bowels are frequent, consisting of watery 

 and offensive dung which may be streaked with blood. The animal becomes 

 weak and restless, lies down and shows evidence of abdominal pain. Some- 

 times loss of flesh and strength quickly results. 



Treatment. If caused by irritating properties, give a pint of castor oil 

 or raw linseed oil. When there is lack of appetite but no fever, mix two 

 ounces of powdered gentian and one ounce Tannic acid and give one-twelfth 

 three times a day until normal appearance is shown. Parched rye flour, strong 

 coffee, raw eggs or a tea from oak bark are excellent remedies for this 

 disease. 



Eczema. 



This is a noncontagious inflammation of the skin, caused by filthiness, 

 overfeeding, overcrowding, or stables which are too damp or excessively 

 warm. 



