284 Diseases of Cattle, 



A remedy relied on by many, as tlie best in this disease, is : — 



No. 318. Bicarbonate of Boda, 



Carbolic acid, of each, 12 ozs. 



Glycerine, 4 ozs. 



Of this the dose is two tablespoonfuls, three times a day, in a quart of 

 water. 



Prof. Gamgee in his report above referred to does not 

 speak hopefully of any particular plan of treatment. He 

 recommends the animals should be sheltered, the limbs well 

 rubbed, and the bowels moved by injections. Eelief is af- 

 forded by ounce doses of laudanum during the first day or 

 two. He adds that he has seen cows return to nearly their 

 full quantity of milk on such treatment, aided by the fol- 

 lowing stimulant : 



No. 319. Sulphuric ether, ^ J oz. 



Solution of acetate of ammonia, 4 ozs. 



Give in a quart of linseed tea or water, three times a day. 

 COW-POX— VAEIOLA VACCINA. 



Definition. — A contagious fever, characterized by an erup- 

 tion which is at first a pimple, then a vesicle, next a pustule, 

 and' last a scab. It is the same disease as small-pox in man. 



Cause. — The only cause positively known is inoculation 

 or contao-ion. But there seems little doubt but that in cer- 

 tain instances cow-pox has appeared " spontaneously '' in a 

 dairy. At times it seems to spread rapidly through several 

 herds, but is generally neither very contagious nor is at all 

 dangerous, fatal cases being very rare. 



S3rniptoms. — There is more or less of fever for a few days 

 preceding the attack. The pimples appear on the teats, udder 

 and belly ; the milk is diminished, and the appetite slightly 

 impaired. Successive crops of vesicles are formed, burst, and 

 dry up, appearing thus one after another for several weeks. 



Treatment. — This need not be active. When the disease 

 first appears, it is well to separate those affected with it from 

 the rest of the herd, to prevent the contagion spreading. 



