Diseases of Cattle. 107 



Warm Water one gallon. Mix. 



Give as a drench at one dose. Apply chopped ice, or 

 cole water to the head, and administer every two hours the 

 following : 



Carbonate of Ammonia two drachms. 



Ginger one drachm. 



Water two quarts. Mix. 



If this treatment is given in time, it will in rare cases 

 effect a cure. But no treatment, however, well directed, is 

 of any use when the disease has thoroughly manifested it- 

 self. The best treatment for the balance of the herd, is to 

 prevent its further appearance, by reducing the diet to somc- 

 thirg less nutritious and containing more fluid, than their 

 present diet. 



STURDY (HYDATIDES.) 



Sturdy is a parasitic disease. It is the result of a worm 

 found floating in a fluid, surrounded by a sack, and situated 

 on one side of the brain, near the base of the horn. 



CAUSES :— This worm is taken into the stomach of 

 the animal while eating feed or grass, on which have been 

 dropped ova or eggs from dogs, aflfected with tape-worm. 



SYMPTOMS :— The first symptom is usually the total 

 blindness of one of the eyes; however, this is not always the 

 case. The only symptom to be relied upon, is a constant de- 

 sire of the animal to turn in the form of a circle. This the 

 animal will persist in doing, and only stops, when coming 

 in contact with some object which prevents further circular 

 turning. The animal frequently comes in contact with ob- 

 jects with such force, that on the side of the head will ap- 

 pear large swellings ; but this does not check the desire for 

 turning. The animal becomes emaciated, and the inabilitv 



