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Sog. Paralysis of the Milk Secreting Cells. — I have known 

 cases where a heavy milker, that has been noted for its larcre milk and 

 butter giving qualities, previous to calving, having an udder which 

 was congested and much enlarged, yet after calving, there was an 

 entire absence of milk in the gland. Sales of animals so affected often 

 cause unpleasantness between buyer and seller. 



8io. Relaxed Teats. — Occasionally the teats lose tone, and 

 become unable to retain the milk, which runs off immediately it is 

 secreted. The best treatment for this is to paint the ends of the 

 teats after each milking with flexible collodion, or to apply a suitable 

 indiarubber ring round the teat. 



8ii. Inflammation of the Udder in Sheep. — The ewe, 

 particularly in frosty weather, suffers very much from inflammation 

 of the udder, especially when the teats are chapped and sore. 

 The derangement can also be produced when the young lambs are 

 affected with stomatitis pustulosa (par. 237), and Aptha or Thrush 

 (par. 238), and the inside of their mouths are ulcerated, and there-from 

 irritation and inflammation is set up in the teats and udders of the 

 mothers. The udder is much swollen and painful to the touch, and 

 on pressing the teat a quantity of straw-coloured watery fluid escapes. 

 Treatment. — Good nursing, drawing the teats, and rubbing the 

 affected parts with the carbolic oil, are recommended. Hot 

 fomentations, if the parts are not thoroughly dried with a soft cloth 

 when finished, only aggravate the complaint. If the case runs on to 

 gangrene, the udder becomes, first red in colour, next purple, and 

 finally black ; and to guard against this, a careful examination should 

 be made twice daily. The lambs must be taken off, the ewe isolated, 

 and carbolic oil, or Stockholm tar smeared over the gland, the latter 

 being preferable. If the animal be left alone, it is astonishing to see 

 how soon nature can assert her influence, the physiological action of the 

 healthy parts throwing off the diseased portions ; and in the space of 

 a few weeks, the remains of the gland hang from the belly in the 

 form of long fingers of flesh, which can be removed by the clam and 

 hot iron, the ecraseur, or ligature. 



