DISEASES OF ANIMALS 155 



Calves With a Cold. 



/ have lost two calves. They caught cold which settled in their 

 throat and made it very painful for them to swallow or breathe; also 

 had fever. 



For calves affected as you describe, apply mustard liniment to 

 the throat daily, rubbing in well. Give internally the following: Fluid 

 extract nux vomica, 1 ounce; fluid extract belladonna, one-half ounce; 

 fluid extract ginger, 2 ounces; aromatic spirits of ammonia, 8 ounces, 

 and water enough to make a pint. Dose: one ounce twice a day in 

 one ounce of water. 



Pneumonia in Calves. 



/ have lost several calves. The animals scour a little at first, but 

 this subsides with dieting. Some have a thick discharge from nostrils, 

 but this stops before they die; others do not have this symptom. They 

 eat until they die and look well except that they are droopy. Post-mortem 

 shows the lungs with dark. spots, some quite large. They do not pene- 

 trate the lung, but just show on the outside. A few have shown small 

 sore places under the tongue near the front teeth; no other sores in the 

 mouth. Stomach is generally full but soft; no inflammation here or 

 in the intestines. 



These calves have contagious pleuro-pneumonia, or lung plague. 

 There is no treatment which will cure this trouble. Separate all sick 

 from healthy animals. Thoroughly disinfect daily barns and buildings, 

 using two per cent solution of cresol. Be sure also to wash out and 

 disinfect all feed-troughs or racks from which they feed before and after 

 feeding. Give all the calves one dose of the following, once a day : 

 Guiacol, 2 ounces ; aromatic spirits of ammonia, 1 pint ; spirits of camphor, 

 8 ounces, and fluid extract of ginger, 6 ounces ; dose, 2 ounces. 



Navel Rupture Requires Operation. 



I have four calves, age two and three months, which are ruptured 

 in the navel; have been that way about a month. 



Have a competent veterinarian operate on the calves for the 

 ruptures. This offers the only remedy. 



Lung Worms in Calves. 



Give me a remedy for lung-worms in calves. Last year I lost a 

 number, and I have some now that have commenced to cough. 



There is no absolutely certain remedy for this trouble. Two of 

 the best treatments are as follows: Get a hypodermic syringe which 

 will hold two drachms. Force the needle into the interior of the 

 trachea or wind pipe, and inject two drachms of the following: ether, 

 2 ounces; oil of turpentine, 1 drachm; or use benzine in 2 drachm 

 doses. Continue this treatment daily until symptoms are relieved. 



