GARGET. 



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lessened, and mingled with blood, pus, and corruption. At other times 

 the flow of milk is' totally stopped, and the tumefied quarter proceeds 

 to a state of suppuration. It not unfrequently happens that the hind 

 extremities, at the same time, become swollen and inflamed, espe- 

 cially about the hip joint, hock, and fetlock, which disables the ani- 

 mal from getting up, almost from moving. 



It is inflammation of one or more quarters of the udder, and is most 

 commonly induced by the animal catching cold. It particularly at- 

 tacks those cows that have a redundancy of blood in the system, or 

 are of a gross habit of body. Young heifers are not always exempt 

 from it. 



It will be necessary, as soon as the downfall is discovered, to bring 

 the animal out of the pasture, and take away from three to five quarts 

 of blood, according to her size or strength. If she is bled at night, it 

 will be proper on the next morning to give her the purging drink, 

 No. 2, (p. 47), or if a stout beast. No. 15, (p. 57). 



The cow should be sparingly fed for a day or two on mashes with 

 a little hay, and afterwards turned on rather short pasture. As this 

 is a disease either confined to, or most violent and dangerous in, cows 

 that are in high condition, it will be quite necessary to keep the 

 patient for a while on spare diet. The ground oats, and barley, and 

 clover-hay, and oil-cake, that are sometimes given, cannot fail to 

 aggravate the complaint. 



The folio v.'ing ointment should be well rubbed into the affected 

 quarter, immediately after milking, but it must be carefully washed 

 off again with warm water before the milk is drawn. 



RECIPE (No. 24). 



Mercurial Garget Ointment. — Take soft soap, one pound; mercurial ointment, 

 two ounces ; camphor, rubbed down with a little spirit of wine, one ounce : rub them 

 well together. 



This ointment will penetrate into the diseased part of the udder, 

 and be of very great service. 



In obstinate cases the iodine has been applied to the indurated 

 udder with great success. 



RECIPE (No. 25). 



Iodine Ointment.— Ta.kG, hydriodate of potash, one dram; and lard, seven drams: 

 rub them well together. 



A portion, varying from the size of a nut to that of a filbert, accord- 

 ing to the extent and degree of the swelling and hardness, should be 

 well rubbed into the affected part morning and night. 



It may sometimes be advisable to give the hydriodate internally, 

 and from eight to twelve grains may be administered morning and 

 night in a little gruel, with very good effect. 



During the continuance of the disease, the bowels must be kept 

 open with half-doses of No. 2, (p. 47). The fever drink. No. 1, 

 (p. 46), will also be useful, or one more decidedly diuretic, as 



RECIPE (No. 26). 



Diuretic Drink. — Take, powdered nitre, one ounce ; powdered resin, two ounces; 

 ginger, two drams: mix them well together in a little treacle, and give thera iu 

 warm irruol. 



