214 Tlip Care of Animals 



marked improvement sets in, the injection may be 

 repeated once after eight or ten hours. It is a good 

 plan to dash cold water over the cow, wetting her to 

 the skin, and have two persons rub her vigorously 

 for twenty minutes till she is thoroughly dry, and 

 then blanket her warmlj' . Cloths wet with cold water 

 or a bag filled with crushed ice should be applied 

 to the head. An enema of warm water to empty 

 the bowels is excellent. If the cow can swallow with- 

 out danger, stimulants can be given. Essence of 

 Jamaica ginger, in two -ounce doses, may be given 

 every two hours, or whisky in four -ounce doses. 

 Both should be diluted in a pint of rather hot water. 

 It is a good plan to milk the cow frequently, and to 

 bathe the udder with hot water, rubbing it well. If 

 the cow can eat, soft mashes, gruels, or other laxative, 

 easily digested foods, can be given. Cool water can 

 be offered frequently and . in small amounts until her 

 thirst is satisfied. 



The iodide of potash, or Schmidt treatment, has 

 reduced the rate of mortality in this disease nearly 

 one-half. It is difficult to tell by the symptoms whether 

 a cow is going to recover or not. Cows having the 

 disease in apparently the worst form often make sur- 

 prising recoveries, and mild cases sometimes die without 

 any apparent reason. 



It sometimes occurs that a cow recovers from milk 

 fever but dies from pneumonia, caused by food or 

 medicine getting into the lungs. It is probable that 

 most cases will do better when no attempt is made to 

 give medicines by the mouth. 



