342 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



enlarged and one-half mortified. The cow could 

 not rise without assistance. The pulse was imper- 

 ceptible at the jaw, breathing short and quick, 

 the appetite completely gone. I gave the cow a 

 good stimulant composed of sweet spirits of nitric 

 ether, two ounces; aromatic spirits of ammonia, 

 one ounce, in a pint of cold water. We then as- 

 sisted the animal to the lawn, where we cast her 

 on her left side, on account of the right side of the 

 udder being involved. I secured the head and 

 fore feet to a tree close by, the hind legs to an- 

 other, thus putting them on the stretch, leaving 

 the udder all exposed and plenty of room for the 

 operator. The only instruments needed are a very 

 sharp knife, a pair of artery forceps and some 

 strong thread for ligature. I made an incision 

 half an inch back from the mortified part to make 

 sure that all the diseased portion would be re- 

 moved by the first sweep of the knife. I made an 

 incision about two inches deep, then secured the 

 large arteries, secured the vessels, and so on until 

 all was removed. To stop bleeding from small 

 vessels, I bathed the surface with cold water, 

 sugar of lead and carbolic acid, as follows: Cold 

 water, one pail; sugar of lead, one ounce; carbolic 

 acid, half an ounce. In a few minutes hemor- 

 rhage ceased. I gave the animal another dose of 

 stimulating medicine as before, and then allowed 

 it to rise. She drank a little cold water and in an 

 hour's time was grazing, and recovered rapid- 

 ly. The after treatment consists in using the fol- 

 lowing: Linseed oil, one pint; carbolic acid, half 



