XLIII. 



MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES OF CATTLE, NOT PREVI- 



OUSLY REFERRED TO. THAT ARE DIFFERENT 



FROM THOSE OF THE HORSE. 



PARTURIENT FEVER. 



This disorder is commonly known as Milk Fever. It may oc- 

 cur in all animals, but it is most frequently seen in cows. It is 

 character'Ized by greater or less febrile disturbance, rising tem- 

 perature, and the various indications of fever. 



Symptoms. — The animal becomes dull, the muzzle dry and 

 hot, the pulse quickened, aud the breathing is increased. This 

 disease may occur in a light form or may be severe. The udder 

 becomes hot and inflamed, and no milk is secreted. The animal 

 shows thirst, and in severe cases refuses food. 



Treatment. — Give one pound of epsom salts. Long-continued 

 fomentations of hot water should be freely applied to the udder, 

 and the patient milked eight or ten times a day. Two ounces of 

 nitrous aether, with a half ounce of nitrate of potash, should be 

 given two or three times a day for two or three days. 



PARTURIENT PERITONITIS. 



This condition is usually met with in cows, and is commonly 

 caused by difficult parturition, and by the use of instruments, 

 etc.; by long drives directly before or after parturition, or ex- 

 posure to cold or wet weather during parturition. 



Symptoms. — The cow l)cc(>iuos dull, the muzzle dry and hot, 



the pulse hard and wiry, the breathing short and painful, the 



bowels constipated, the urine scant and high in color, and there 



is a reddish-brown fluid dischaige from the vagina. The patient 



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