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wash and dry the teats (after the calf has cleaned 

 the udder out). Apply a little of the above lotion. 

 For all injuries to the teats, if the wounds are not 

 deep, nothing is better than the lotion recom- 

 mended above, applying a little of it twice daily. 

 For deep wounds, especially those which pene- 

 trate the tube of the teat, allowing the milk to 

 exude, the edges must be brought together. This 

 is best done by passing a pin through the lips of 

 the wound and tying a piece of thread in the form 

 of the figure eight, thus bringing the lips of the 

 wound close together. Cut the point of the pin 

 after the thread has been tied to prevent it from 

 getting displaced. The milk tube must be used 

 to draw off the milk in case of disturbing the pin 

 until it heals. If the pin should slough out before 

 the parts have united I have succeeded by paring 

 the edges of the lip and pinning up the wound 

 as at first. No dressing is required in this opera- 

 tion. All plasters and healing medicines recom- 

 mended by some writers should be avoided. 



Bloody Milk.— At times a cow will give milk 

 tinged with blood. There are several causes for 

 this: A congested condition of the glands of the 

 udder in one or more of its quarters; a spongy 

 state of the glands, from which a little blood will 

 ooze on the parts being pressed ; also from small 

 sores in the tubes of the teat or teats, and when 

 the teat is drawn in milking a little blood will 

 exude, coloring the milk. If it is caused by con- 

 gestion or by a spongy state of the glands, bathe 

 it for ten or fifteen minutes with cold water after 



