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Treatment. When merely red and inflamed, syringe the mouth out with 

 four ounces of the following solution : one ounce alum and one quart of water. 

 Do this several times daily. When the tongue and mouth are covered with ulcers, 

 paint them daily with a solution consisting of twenty grains permanganate of 

 potassium and one ounce of water. When indigestion is associated with this 

 disease, treat it separately. 



Sore Throat. (See "Horse Department," Page 175). 



Sprains. (See "Horse Department," Page 176). 



Stifle. (See "Horse Department," Page 177). 



Stomach Worms in Calves. (See "Sheep Department," Page 211). 



Stringy Milk. 



Often caused by the cow drinking water in which there is a spongy morbid 

 growth. 



Treatment. Eliminate the cause. Give the animal plenty of pure water. 

 Give each affected cow 2 drams bisulphite of soda daily and the trouble will 

 promptly stop. 



Sunstroke. 



Exposure to rays of sun, confinement in hot close places, driven some dis- 

 tance in hot weather, often cause sunstroke. 



Symptoms. Frothing at the mouth, tongue hanging out, panting, dull- 

 ness, animal is uneasy and may stagger, fall and soon become quiet. 



Treatment. In light cases remove to a sheltered, quiet place and give a 

 light diet for several days. When animal has fallen, apply cold water or ice to 

 the head, rub the limbs and body with straw or cloths for some time. If the ani- 

 mal can swallow give three teaspoonfuls of strong ammonia in a quart of cold 

 water, \ l / 2 ounces aqua ammonia will be found just as good. If the animal can- 

 not swallow, inject the ammonia and water into the rectum. Help the animal to 

 the nearest shelter as soon as it can rise and give it all the cold water it will 

 drink. Repeat the ammonia and water twice at half hour intervals, then each 

 three hours until strength returns. Give bran slops and a little grass for several 

 days. Where the animal has been unconscious but strength has returned, 12 

 ounces of Epsom salts in a quart of warm water may be given. 



Texas Fever. 



This is a blood disease caused by indirect infection. Cattle from an infected 

 district first infect pastures, cars, pens, etc., where other cattle obtain the infection 

 secondhand. The ticks which adhere to the infected cattle are the only known 

 means of carrying the infection to other cattle. The tick is essentially a parasite. 

 It obtains its food when attached to the skin of cattle and can mature no place 

 else. The female drops to the ground and lays a large number of eggs which 

 hatch in from three to six weeks according to the temperature. When hatched 

 the tick soon finds its way on to cattle and growth begins. Cattle may have Texas 

 fever in one week after the young ticks get on them. 



