166 SECOND THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 



Call in a graduate veterinarian and have him examine her mouth. 

 There is probably a foreign body present or a bad tooth. Ulceration of 

 the mouth will also cause this. 



Impaction of Paunch. 



Is there such a thing as a cow losing her cud, and if so, what can be 

 done in such a case? I had a young heifer fall sick and she died, and 

 after death we opened her and her paunch was full of hay not chewed. 

 The lining of the stomach seemed to be eaten off. We never saw her 

 chew her cud after she sickened. 



Cows do not "lose their cuds." Chewing the cud is an act of remas- 

 tication before food is delivered to the fourth stomach for true digestion. 

 Your cow had impaction of the paunch. In such cases give 2 pounds 

 Epsom salts well diluted and 2 ounces Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia every 

 three hours until improvement is shown by the appearance of appetite and 

 ruminature, or "chewing the cud." 



Cow Needed Surgical Aid. 



7 had a young cow which became bound up and there was no 

 passage of the bowels for several days. Gave her two pounds Glauber's 1 

 salts one day, one pound the next day, and one the third day. The, 

 cow died. What was wrong with the treatment? 



Your treatment for constipation did no harm, and will often do good. 

 In future use Epsom salts instead of Glauber's. Your animal had an 

 impacted rumen and surgical interference would have been the only means 

 of saving her. 



Swelling on Heifer's Head and Shoulders. 



7 have a cow that will not eat. Her head, neck and shoulders are, 

 swollen. She is a heifer with first calf. 



This appears to be the result of a poisonous bite. Paint swellings 

 with tincture of iodine. Give internally the following: Fluid extract 

 nux vomica, eight drachms; alcohol enough to make one pint. Give two 

 ounces three times a day until gone. 



Cows Have Vaginitis. 



What about cows running with the bull all the time and being in 

 heat all the time? They have calved from time to time, but it seems to 

 me that something must be wrong, either with the bull, or the cows have 

 some disease. I have examined two of them, and found the womb 

 swollen to the size of a medium sized rose and very red as if irritated, 

 and discharging a slimy stuff. 



Your cows have vaginitis. Take them away from the bull and irri- 

 gate their vaginas once daily with 1 per cent creolin solution for two 

 weeks. In the meanwhile, wash out the bull's sheath with this solution 

 daily for the same period. Do not turn the animals back with the bull 

 until the discharge has ceased. 



