THE DISEASES OF CATTLE. 103 



CHAPPED TEATS AND CHAFED UDDER. 



Foment the parts daily with an infusion of camomile flow- 

 ers for at least fifteen minutes at a time ; then wipe dry and 

 use the lime liniment. These temporary, or what might with 

 more propriety be termed local maladies, will, if the system be 

 free from morbid matter, generally yield to local remedies. If, 

 however, no change for the better can be observed, the follow- 

 ing aperient should be given : — 



Fluid Extract'of Goldenseal, 3 drachms. 



Powdered Mandrake, ^ an ounce. 



Powdered Ginger, 1 tea-spoonful. 



Dissolve in warm water, one quart, and drench the animal 

 with the same. In the event of the above remedies failing to 

 give relief, anoint the parts twice daily with a portion of the 

 following : — 



Glycerine, 4 ounces. 



Fine elm flour enough to form a thin paste . 



INVERSION OF THE VAGINA. 



Inversion of the vagina generally occurs in the latter months 

 of pregnancy, at a time when the digestive organs are some- 

 what impaired, either actually or sympathetically ; in either 

 condition the food is very apt to be imperfectly re-masticated, 

 and ferments ; this gives rise to the formation of gas within the 

 alimentary canal, and occasions tumefaction of the compartments 

 of the stomach and large intestines. In this state they take 

 up more room than can be spared for their occupancy, hence 

 the pressure in a posterior direction, which forces the vagina 

 out of its location. When this difficulty occurs in a cow on 

 the eve of parturition, there will be some danger of in- 

 version of the uterus, unless the reduction is effected before 

 delivery, therefore I should endeavor to make room in the ab- 

 dominal cavity, by putting a stop to the fermentation which is 

 going on in the stomach ; in this view I recommend that the 

 animal have the following drench : — 



• Hyposulphite of Soda, 1 ounce. 



Powdered Goldenseal, 4 drachm. 



Water, 1 quart. Mix. 



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