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not seem to interfere with the How of her milk, and the cow seems 

 to be in good health. 



Your cow just escaped losing her udder with gangrenous mam- 

 mitis. Treatment same as preceding cases. 



Infectious Mammitis. 



A few boils started on the udder, then in the upper part of one teat 

 there came a lump, and after three or four milkings it was impossible 

 to get any milk from the teat. Then I used a milk tube in that teat 

 for about one week. Now the soreness and swelling has disappeared 

 and the teat and udder seem in good condition. The milk looks natural 

 and cream rises well. But when the cream is pushed back the milk is 

 dark or bluish and watery. 



The cow has an infectious mammitis and is evidently recovering. 

 Milk at times contains blood in imperceptible quantities. Give your 

 cow potassium iodide in two drachm doses twice a day for one week, 

 dissolved in the drinking water. 



Udder Caked. 



/ have, a cow which started about a week ago to get a hard or 

 caked udder. Her milk seems good, but I am afraid she will lose 

 all of it. 



Apply camphor liniment to the udder once daily, rubbed in well. 

 Wrap udder in a blanket wrung out in hot water and kept warm for 

 two or three hours. Give internally three or four times daily fluid 

 extract belladonna one drachm, fluid extract phytolacca, one ounce, 

 until trouble subsides. 



May Be Tumor in Udder. 



/ have a cow that freshened a week ago. There is a lump in her 

 udder, close to a front teat, which does not seem to increase in size, 

 nor hinder the milk flow in any way. The cow, hozvever, kicks and 

 shows signs of discomfort when the teat is milked. She will allow the 

 lump to be massaged without any signs of pain. 



It is impossible to say definitely what this trouble is without 

 examination. The lump may be a tumor and act mechanically to cause 

 pain in milking, or the cow may have mastitis. A graduate veterinarian 

 should be consulted. 



Cow With Garget. 



My cow had garget, or at least I doctored her for that and dried 

 her up. She is fresh now and I want to know if her milk is good 

 and if the trouble will return again. What is good for garget? 



Garget is mammitis. The milk is fit for use only after the animal 

 has recovered. One attack renders an animal liable to another to a 

 certain extent. It is impossible to give a general treatment, as cases 

 vary considerably, but as a general rule a purge, such as from one to 



