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part. At least run a stick through a rope tied about the limb affected and 

 twist it tight to stop circulation in the bitten part. Enable the wound to 

 bleed freely. Squeeze out the poison with the fingers. Permanganate 

 of potassium in 5 percent solution should be applied to and injected into the 

 wound. Drench with stimulants such as Jamaica ginger, coffee, digitalis, or 

 aromatic spirits of ammonia. 



Lice. 



Cattle lice fasten their eggs or nits to the hair. Infested animals rub 

 against trees, posts, etc., and lick themselves. Mange is often suspected 

 by the hair coming out and the skin becoming thick. 



Treatment. Mix one-half pint kerosene and one pound lard, then smear 

 it on the body. A good home-made nicotine dip is prepared as follows: for 

 each 18 gallons of dip desired take 4 pounds of good prepared tobacco leaves, 

 soak them in luke-warm water for 24 hours in a covered container; then for 

 a moment bring the water to the boiling point and let it stand over night. 

 Strain and dilute with water. 



Locked Jaw or Tetanus. (See "Horse Department," Page 169). 

 Loco Disease. (See "Horse Department," Page 169). 



Lump Jaw. 



This is a chronic infectious disease that chiefly attacks the lower and 

 upper jaw. It may also appear under the skin in different parts of the 

 body. It is conveyed into the tissues through decayed teeth, slight wounds, 

 or shedding of the milk teeth. 



Symptoms. A large swelling appears, in which one or more smaller 

 peculiar tumors are formed. These tumors vary from the size of a nut to that 

 of an egg. These break through the skin as reddish, small, fungus-like bodies. 

 Or sometimes the original swelling changes into an abscess which finally 

 discharges creamy pus, the abscess cavity soon filling with fungus-like 

 growths. The disease may start in the marrow of the bone or on the covering 

 of the bone. 



Treatment. Give \ l /z or 2*/2 teaspoonfuls of iodide of potassium once 

 each day. This should be dissolved in water and administered as a drench. 

 Vary the dose according to the size of the animal and the effect produced, 

 lodism appears in course of ten days if the dose is large enough. There 

 is loss of appetite, weeping from the eyes and the skin becomes scurvy. When 

 these symptoms appear, stop the medicine for a few days and then resume. 

 Do not give iodide of potassium to milch cows. It decreases and spoils the 

 flow of milk. If given to an animal in advanced pregnancy, it may produce 

 abortion. 



Lung Worms in Calves. (See "Sheep Department," Page 208). 



Maggots in Wounds and Screw Worms. (See "Horse Department," 

 Page 175). 



Mange. (See "Horse Department," Page 170). 



