THE DISEASES OF CATTLE. 29 



Oil of Cedar, 1 ounce. 



Oil of Sassafras, i ounce. 



Cod Liver Oil, 6 ounces. 



Mix, and apply by means of a small piece of sponge. 



Should the breath become very foetid, and the odor from the 

 evacuations almost intolerable, as is often the case, very pow- 

 erful antiseptics will be needed, to arrest the morbid fermen- 

 tation. The most efficient and valuable article for this purpose 

 is pyroligneous acid; a couple of ounces of the same may be 

 given in a quart of oatmeal gruel every four hours, until the 

 odor is exterminated. The diet should consist of welWsalted, 

 scalded shorts, sliced carrots and parsnips. In the absence of 

 rumination, give a drachm of powdered goldenseal, and half a 

 irachm of carbonate of soda, twice in twenty-four hours. 



CONSUMPTION. 



This disease, as it appears among cattle, is supposed to be 

 the sequel of other diseases of the respiratory apparatus, and 

 some writers contend that phthisis is the termination of chronic 

 disease of the lungs, characterized by the formation of tuber- 

 cles within the substance of the lungs. The most notable 

 symptoms are emaciation, debility, cough, fever, and purulent 

 expectoration. Expectoration, however, is a feature of this 

 disease more marked in the human subject than among horses 

 and cattle, yet in the last stages we occasionally observe nasal 

 discharges of a purulent character. 



In diagnosing this disease, it is necessary to make ourselves 

 acquainted with the history of the case, and the physical con- 

 formation of the animal ; for, if the patient be the subject of 

 neglected catarrh, bronchitis, or any other pulmonic or pleuritic 

 difficulty, we have the data for an intelligent diagnosis, pro- 

 vided the physical conformation of the animal corresponds to that 

 which physiologists regard as susceptible of phthisis ; viz., a 

 lean, lank organization,, associated with an active, nervous tem- 

 I)erument. Reforring to Percivall for evidence on the subject 

 now under consideration, I find that he considers a colt having 

 long legs, overgrowth, narrow chest, flat sides, pot belly, and an 

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