334 Diseases of Cattle. 



No. 379. Powdered camphor, } oz. 



Extract of belladonna. 

 Lard, each, 2 oz. 



Mix well together and apply with gentle friction. 



Should the swelling be great, and the weight of the udder 

 painful, it must be supported by a broad bandage, made with 

 holes for the teats to pass through, and then securely fastened 

 over the back of the animal. When the case requires it, a 

 large mush and hop poultice can be placed within the band- 

 age, over the udder. 



If the inflammation cannot be reduced, but passes on to 

 suppuration, and abscesses form, they must be freely opened, 

 the pus allowed to escape, and the cavities syringed with 

 carbolic acid water, after which they can advaiitageously be 

 dressed with stimulant and antiseptic ointments, as — 



No. 380. Sulphate of copper, powdered, 1 drachm. 



Lard, 1 oz. 



Or : 



No. 381. Chloride of lime, 1 to 2 drachms. 



Lard, 1 oz. 



For the hard swellings which remain when suppuration 



does not occur, repeated gentle frictions with the following 



are useful : — 



No. 382. Iodide of sulphur, 1 drachm. 



Glycerine, 6 oz. 



Or with the following, which has recently been very highly 



praised as efficient in dispersing all sorts of hardened and 



painful swellings in glands and joints : — 



No. 383. Oleate of mercury, 1 oz. 



Sulphate of morphia, 8 grs. 



Mix well, and rub on with the finger, or apply with a brush, every 

 one or two days. 



This is not liable to cause salivation if used with ordinary 

 care. 



The common poke (Phytolacca) has a local reputation in 



