196 DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



to mischief ; he stamps, tears up the ground with his 

 liorns, bellows tremendously, attacks every one within 

 nis reach, and so continues till exhausted, and he soon 

 dies. 



Remedy. If the animal be costive, back-rake and 

 give injections. Bleed till he falters, and give physic. 

 If the disease does not abate, insert a seton on each side 

 of the poll, well smeared with blistering ointment. Give 

 mashes and green food, if in the season ; if not, give a 

 few roots. Feed hghtly. If he will not eat, turn gruel 

 down the throat. Avoid tonics and stimulants. 



HORN OR HEAD-AIL. 



Some have attributed this disease to an affection in ttie 

 tail, and have commenced doctoring the animal at that 

 end. But some cattle that have unfortunately lost their 

 tails, have had this disease. In some severe cases, there 

 is no doubt that the affection extends through the spine, 

 and the tail is affected also. 



Sanford Howard Esq., one of the editors of the Alban\ 

 Cultivator, distinguished as an excellent manager ol 

 stock, says that the hollow horn, as it is called, is inci- 

 dent to cattle without horns ; that it is an inflammation 

 of the lining of the nostrils and the cavities of the head 

 and horns, sometimes extending to the brain, and pro- 

 ducing vertigo, and in its advanced stages affecting the 

 digestive organs, the heart, lungs, and the whole sys- 

 tem, and death follows. The predisposing causes of 

 this disease are weakness, debility, and exposure ; and 

 the effects are similar to a severe cold in the human 

 race. Sometimes the nostrils are nearly filled by inflam- 

 mation, and matter collected in them. 



Symptoms. General dulness ; tardiness in moving ; 

 yellow, viscous matter about the eyes ; failure of appe- 

 tite ; a disposition to lie down ; giddiness, and frequent 

 tossing of the head ; often a stiffness of limbs, and, in 

 cows, the milk fails, and there is always a wasting of 

 flesh ; the horn loses its natural heat, and feels cold to 

 the hand. 



Preventives. Turpentine applied to the head, be- 



