350 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



comes opaque and purulent, and the distinctive 

 features of the pustule is that it has a depression 

 on its summit. It is technically termed "umbili- 

 cated." It is most perfect about ten days after its 

 first appearance. (Gamgee.) 



Treatment of cow-pox: On account of the sore- 

 ness of the teats it is almost impossible to milk 

 with the hand and the milk tube should be used. 

 If there is much fever a dose of physic should be 

 given. One pound of Epsom salts and an ounce of 

 ground ginger dissolved in half a gallon of cold 

 water at one dose. After the physic has operated 

 give half an ounce of nitrate of potassium twice 

 daily in the drinking water for three or four days. 

 If the udder is swollen and hot bathe it with hot 

 water for half an hour three times daily, and after 

 each bathing use a little of the following : Acetate 

 of lead one ounce, water one quart; mix and apply. 

 If there is no fever and no swelling of the udder, 

 only the eruption on the teats, no treatment is re- 

 quired. Use the milk tube to draw off the milk, 

 care being taken not to disturb the vesicles. It 

 runs its course in two weeks if not irritated. 



Milk Fever in Cows. — This is a disease peculiar 

 to the cow. Gamgee and others who have written 

 on this subject are of the opinion that there is 

 present in the blood a specific element. Some at- 

 tribute the disease to accumulations of milk — pro- 

 ducing elements in the blood giving rise to fever 

 and, practically, blood poisoning — ortothesudden 

 overloading of the system with blood, causing 

 nervous disorder. Again, another says that at 



