MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



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Symptoms. — The cow walks with a paddling gait, staggers 

 and ultimately falls to the ground, and is unable to rise. It 

 affects very little the secretion of milk. 



Treatment. — Give a strong diffusible stimulant — alcohol, one 

 ounce every four hours. Two ounces of sweet spirits of nitre may 

 be used. Tincture of nux vomica should be given three times a 

 day in drachm doses. JSTux vomica should be used as long as any 

 signs of paralysis remain. Where the condition persists for an 

 unusual length of time, electricity may be used upon the parts 



Fig. 136— Parturient Paralysis. 



with benefit. The position of the patient should be changed 

 every three hours. Liniments should be applied to the spinal 

 column. A cloth spread along the spine and a hot smoothing 

 iron passed over it until cold is beneficial. 



PARTURIENT APOPLEXY. 



This disease is peculiar to cows, and consists of a congested 

 state of brain and spinal cord. It is one of the most serious and 

 rapidly fatal diseases of cattle. It commonly attacks very deep 

 milkers and those highly fed and in a plethoric condition. It 

 usually occurs when a cow is six or seven years of age, and always 



