DISEASES OF THE MAMM/E AXD TEATS. 237 



CONGESTION AND INFLAMMATION OV THE MAMMARY GLANDS. 



GARGET. MAMMITIS. 



Causes.— Blovfs on the glaad, lying on a cold or sharp stone, 

 sores on the teats, leaving the milk unduly long in the bag 

 (hefting), standing in a current of cold air, exposure in cold 

 showers or inclement weather, rich milk-making food too 

 suddenly supplied, indigestion, or indeed any derangement of 

 the general health is liable to produce this disease in an animal 

 in full milk. Ewes often lose their bags or their lives from 

 sudden weaning of their lambs, or cows from neglect in milking. 

 Some aliments, like cotton seeds, are dangerous. 



Sympoms.— There may be simple warm, hot, tense (caked) 

 bag, or there may be a circumscribed nodular mass in the 

 centre of the bag. In severer cases there is lameness on the 

 affected side, a red, hot, tense, pninful gland, with no secretion 

 or only a bloody clotted mass. These cases come on with 

 violent shivering, high temperature, strong, rapid pulse and 

 quickened breathing, dry nose, costive ness, and suppression of 

 urine. They may end in abscess, induration or gangrene, or 

 a perfect recovery may en^ue. 



Treatment. — In mild cases with no fever and little pain, rub 

 well with camphorated spirits or weak iodine ointment, or 

 with plenty of elboiv- grease. Milk thrice a day and rub fur a 

 considerable time on each occasion. If unequal to active 

 rubbing put a good hungry calf to the udder. 



In the severe cases, if seen in the shivering fit, give a strong 

 cordial (ginger, pepi)er, whisky, brandy, gin, or ale in several 

 <iuarts of warm water; and envelop from head to tail in a thick 

 rug wrung out of water as nearly boiling as possible, covering 

 all with several dry blankets and binding firmly to the body ; 

 give copious- warm water injections, and bring if possible into a 

 sweat. When this has lasted half an'^hour uncover gradually, 

 rub dry and cover wiiti a li.^ht dry wrapping. 



