418 DISEASES OF CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, ETC. 



ing, and then soaking with the disinfecting solution are the means 

 to be pursued to prevent extension of the disease in this way. 



In both cattle and horses I would recommend when possible, a 

 change of diet^ especially to good pasture. Beside this, there is no 

 special diet which in animals can be said to be antagonistic to ring- 

 worm, although in tinea tonsurans of children, fatty articles of diet 

 are recommended by all authorities. 



In the way of internal medicinal remedies, there is nothing 

 which can be recommended for all cases. Where there is manifest 

 digestive disorder, this will require treatment according to the symp- 

 toms presented, but preparations of arsenic, etc., which are often 

 given in skin diseases, should not be used except under skilled su- 

 pervision, and therefore are not recommended here. 



WOUNDS OF THE SKIK 



SNAKE BITES AND VENOMOUS STINGS. 



[See pages 68 and 399.] 



BURNS AND SCALDS. 



This is a rare accident among cattle, yet in cases of fire it may 

 occur. The application of heat, whether dry or moist, unless suf- 

 ficient instantly to destroy the life of a part, is always followed by 

 the development of vesicles, or blisters, which contain a thin, watery 

 fluid. The blisters may be isolated and not very large, or one blister 

 may cover a very large surface. When the burn is very severe the 

 skin may be wholly devitalized, or the injury may extend into the 

 deeper structures beneath the skin. Then sloughs will occur, fol- 

 lowed by a contraction of the parts in healing ; if on a limb, this may 

 render the animal stiff. When the burn or scald has been a severe 

 one, the resulting pain is great and the constitutional disturbance 

 very marked. 



Treatment. For a superficial burn use a mixture of equal 

 parts of limewater and linseed oil, or common white paint white 

 lead ground in oil. This will exclude the atmosphere and protect 

 the inflamed skin. If it is not convenient to obtain this, chimney 

 soot, flour, or starch may be spread on the wound (dry), and cov- 

 ered with cotton batting and light bandage if possible. The blisters 

 should be opened to let the contained fluid escape, but do not pull off 

 the thin cuticle which has been raised by the blister. When the 

 burn is extensive and deep sloughing occurs, the parts should be 

 treated, like other deep wounds, by poulticing, astringent washes, 

 etc. When the system has sustained much shock, stimulants may 

 be required internally, such as 4 ounces of whisky or 2 drams of 

 carbonate of ammonia every hour until the animal rallies. When 

 the pain is very great, hypodermic injections of 6 grains of morphia 

 may be administered every six hours. Frostbite on any portion of 

 the body may be treated as recommended in the article on diseases 

 of the ears. 



