DISEASES OF CA TTLE. 917 



or two, and what is given should be of thd best quality, and 

 such as can be easily digested. And, 



Take Epsom Salts, 8 ounces. 



Saltpeter, 1 ounce. 



Water, . .1 quart. 



Mix. Give at one dose, and continue giving saltpeter, in 

 half-ounce doses, three times a day for one or two days. If the 

 bag is swollen and hard, bathe it with hot water for an hour 

 three times a day, at the same time rubbing it well with the 

 hands, and anoint it frequently with 



Oxide of Zinc, ........ 1 ounce, 



Lard, . 5 ounces, 



Mixed thoroughly. If the bag remains swollen and hard for 

 several days, give four drams of iodide of potassium three times 

 a day, and anoint the bag once a day with the following : 



Take Iodide of Potash, 3 drams. 



Iodine Crystals, ...... 6 drams. 



Water, 1 pint. 



Mix, and shake occasionally until dissolved, and it is ready 

 for use. 



Mammitis Also, Inflammation of the Bag, Caked 

 Bag, Garget, etc. This usually occurs in a milch cow, but it 

 may occur in a heifer. 



CAUSES. Irregular milking; changes of the weather; expo- 

 sure to wet and cold; and injuries to the bag. It may involve 

 one or more teats or the entire bag. 



SYMPTOMS. The bag will be hard, hot, and painful, and there 

 will be some general fever. Both the breathing and pulse will 

 be quickened, the appetite poor or entirely gone; the cud is 

 no longer chewed, and the milk fails in quantity or dries up 

 entirely. The fever will, in most cases, produce costiveness, 

 yet there may be diarrhoea in rare cases. If the inflammation is 

 deep-seated, there is a tendency for the bag to remain hard, and 

 in this way destroy the secretion of milk. 



TREATMENT. Prevention is better than treatment. To pre- 

 vent it, milk the cow or heifer for a few days before calving, if 

 the bag is full of milk, and never at any time allow the bag to 



