396 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 



3. Clapp (Gonorrhoea). 



This is an inflammation of the lining of the passage ot 

 the penis. 



Causes. — Too frequent service, or serving a cow that is 

 affected with whites (leucorrhoea) will cause clapp. 



Symptoms. — There is a whitish fluid discharge from the 

 end of the penis and sheath, which are also very sore to 

 handle. Making his water scalds him and causes him pain. 



Treatment. — Give one pound of epsom salts in a quart of 

 lukewarm water as a drench to cool the blood. Bathe the 

 sheath well with lukewarm watei twice a day, wipe dry, and 

 inject into it a little of -the following: 



Sulphate of Zinc. 2 drams or 1 teaspoonful. 



Water 1 pint. 



Mix and shake well before using. This is a cheap and 

 effective cure for this disease. Keep the bull away from cows 

 until he is better, as he is sure to communicate the disease to 

 them. 



4. Swelling of the Point of the Sheath. 



Causes. — It is mostly met with in those that are grazing 

 on a pasture field where there is a lot of limestone, or when 

 there is much lime in the water that they drink. On account 

 of the steer not putting out his penis while making water, 

 just letting it dribble out of the sheath, the lime in his water 

 collects and forms a small limestone which soon gets large 

 and irritates the sheath, causing it to swell. 



Treatment. — If he is a quiet steer, let him stand, and 

 have someone hold him by the horn and nose. Oil the fingers 

 and pass one of them up into the sheath. By working the 

 stone around you can soon remove it, then oil the sheath 

 inside and outside with lard and it will be all right. In case 

 you cannot do this with the steer standing up, throw him 

 down and secure him as for castration and remove it in the 

 same way. 



5. Bloody Urine (Red Water). 



Causes. — It is caused by the animal eating some weeds 

 that act on and irritate the kidneys, or it may be caused by 

 stones in the bladder or kidneys, or by a severe strain of the 

 back. 



