446 The Care of Animals 



and dead tissue. Apply pure creolin. Kerosene is 

 also good. Page 328. 



Milk Fever. Get cow into comfortable quarters and 

 keep her propped up on her brisket. If cow can swallow 

 well, give a small dose of salts as a drench. Give the 

 Schmidt treatment. Dash cold water on the cow, rub 

 briskly and blanket warmly. Give enemas to empty the 

 bowels. Do not drench with medicines. Page 212. 



Poisoning. If there is irritation of the bowels, give 

 raw linseed -oil. If there is weakness, give stimulants, 

 and when there is pain or convulsions, give laudanum 

 or vapor of ether inhaled, to quiet. Page 417. 



Punctures of Foot. If pus has formed, cut away 

 the hoof and open freely and inject antiseptics. Keep 

 foot clean and dry. Protect with a bar shoe as it heals. 

 Page 100. 



Quarter Crack. Draw the crack together with nails 

 and clinch. Apply tar to keep out the dirt. Blister 

 the coronet lightly. Page 101. 



Rabies, Hydrophobia. Destroy the animal. Per- 

 sons should take the Pasteur treatment. Page 367. 



Ring-bone. Fire, blister and give rest. Page 231. 



Ring-worm. Iodine either as tincture or ointment. 

 Turpentine or pure creolin. Page 313. 



Scouring. Give a dose of castor- or linseed-oil, fol- 

 lowed by laudanum in doses of a teaspoonful to calves 

 to an ounce for a horse and two ounces for large cattle. 

 Jamaica ginger in hot water. Dilute calves' milk with 

 one -fourth limewater. Dried blood, in teaspoonful 

 doses, is good. Look for the cause of the trouble and 

 remove it. Page 273. 



