Diseases of Animals 225 



Wound in Teat. 



/ haz'e a coze zvitli an open slit about one-fourth to one-third of an 

 inch in the side of one teat. I have lacerated the edges and stitched the 

 slit zvell together many times but the milk zvill ooze out and prevent 

 healing together. I have used numberless milk tubes to no avail, as 

 the flange on the tubes loose out. When I remove the flange the tubes 

 creep up into the udder and it is a trouble to get them out again. 



Wounds of a quiescent udder usually heal, but if the cow is in 

 milk and the lesions involve the teats it is exceedingly difficult to 

 heal the wound, as the irritation delays or interrupts the healing 

 process. The following lotion is one of the very best to use for teat 

 wound: Tinct. iodine, 2 ounces; tinct. arnica, 2 ounces; glycerine, 

 2 ounces; comp. tinct. benzoine, 2 ounces. Mix and apply twice daily 

 after washing with 5 per cent solution carbolic acid and castile soap. 

 Your milk tube must be an ancient one as all milk tubes of today 

 are self-retainers and could not slip into the udder. Care must be 

 taken to boil the tube previous to each using as you may cause an 

 infection of the udder by a filthy tube. 



Injury to Udder, 



/ have a cozv which has a gathering in the back of her udder zvhich 

 seoHs to be some sort of injury. It has been there but a fezv days. 



This injury was caused by a blow or traumatism. Thoroughly 

 scrape out the diseased tissue and after washing with sheep-dip 

 water (tablespoon to one quart) apply the following powder: Mix 

 the following powder and apply it to the wound: Iodoform, 1 

 drachm; boric acid, 1 ounce; alum, 14 ounce; zinc oxide, yi ounce. 

 Be sure and insert this powder into the bottom of the wound, so 

 that it will reach all diseased parts. 



Blind Teat. 



What can I do for a "blind teat"? The cozv has just freshened and 

 that quarter of her udder is very full, but there is no milk in the teat. 



1 have been rubbing and greasing the udder. The blind quarter is 

 slightly inflamed. 



An artificial opening should be made in the teat at once. Call 

 in the nearest physician unless you have a regular graduate veteri- 

 narian near. 



Cow^ Pox. 



/ have a yearling heifer zvhich is in fine condition and making good 

 growth. But all four of her teats haz'e sores on them and are mostly 

 covered with scabs. 



It is probably cow pox. Give a physic of glauber and epsom salts 

 mixed 4 ounces of each to the heifer and double the dose to the 

 cow. Apply externally, once daily, after washing, the following pre- 

 scription: Zinc ointment, 4 ounces; iodoform, J/S ounce; glycerine, 



2 ounces; carbolic acid, 2 drachms. Mix thoroughly and apply to 

 sores. 



