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INDIGESTION Loss of appetite, dull, unthriving condition should be 

 met promptly. Indigestion from any cause strikes at 

 the basis of health, and vigor, and profit in livestock. 



Treatment If there is any fault with the feed correct it. The ration may 

 not be properly balanced or it may be disagreeing with the 

 cattle. Trouble may come from irregular feeding. Find out the cause 

 and correct it. Having corrected the ration, mix with it Conkey's Stock 

 Tonic as a tonic and conditioner. Begin with y 2 tablespoonful three times a 

 day, gradually increasing the dose to 1 tablespoonful. This will tone up 

 the weakened digestive organs, enable the animals to fully digest the 

 nutrients in the feed and get all possible benefit from them. Cattle 

 under heavy feeding for milk or beef production need help for digestion 

 or functional disturbance is pretty sure to follow. A cow suffering from 

 indigestion is in just the right low condition to succumb to any other disease 

 that may come near her. Good digestion is necessary to keep up the body's 

 power of resistance. Under natural conditions no tonic is needed. Under 

 unnatural condition, i. e., heavy strain for production, assistance is absolutely 

 necessary. Even vigorous animals need occasional tonic treatment. Hence 

 the need for a conditioner. There has been much criticism of stock "foods," 

 but no scientific man has ever assailed the principle back of Conkey's Stock 

 Tonic, which is not a food but a medicine. It is safe for general use because 

 it combines various vegetable tonics, and leaves no deposit in the system. 

 It includes also vermifuge properties, since internal parasites are a common 

 cause of indigestion and all farm animals need occasional vermifuge treat- 

 ment. Its effect on the system is slightly laxative, which is necessary for 

 animals under heavy feeding and light exercise. As a general tonic for 

 heavy milking cows it can't be beat. 



Prevention Occasional treatment with Stock Tonic is advised for all 

 farm animals, as alterative, tonic treatment. As a general 

 preventive of disorders we advise the continuous use with all farm animals 

 of a mixture as follows: 90 pounds common barrel salt, 10 pounds Conkey's 

 Stock Tonic, mix thoroughly, keep dry and let animals help themselves to 

 it as there will then be no danger of overdosing. This should be before all 

 the animals all the time. It makes the best possible stock salt at a cost of 

 less than 2*4 cents per pound. It will keep them free from intestinal para- 

 sites, will increase appetite and exert a mild tonic effect. 



LAMENESS If caused by inflammation between the claws of the hoof 

 treat with Conkey's Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant as 

 directed for Foul-foot and Foot-rot. Often when foul foot affects a fore 

 foot it is mistaken for shoulder lameness on account of the swelling of the 

 leg. Where soreness is present in the shoulder apply Conkey's Pain Lotion 

 rubbing it in well and liberally. A soft hemp rope soaked in Nox-i-cide Dip 

 and Disinfectant solution will clean out and disinfect the cleft if drawn 

 back and forth between the claws of the hoof. 



LEUCHORREA The symptom is a white, mucous, vaginal discharge. 

 WHITES Usually it is best to isolate the cow. Treat as follows: 



Treatment Flush out the vagina once a day with a gallon of luke-warm 

 water with 2^ tablespoonfuls Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant. 

 Treat daily for ten days, then if symptom continues treat every other day 

 until the discharge stops entirely. Give internally Conkey's Stock Tonic, 

 either mixing the dose with molasses and putting it on the back of the 

 tongue, or adding it to the regular feed as directed on packages. The 



