MILK-FEVER 31 



and simple remedy for a diseased udder is to pump it full of air. 

 This can be accomplished with an ordinary bicycle pump. After 

 some air has been pumped in, the cow's udder should be worked_or_ 

 massaged with the hand so as to cause the air to pass through 

 the quarter. He claims that the udder can thus be restored to its 

 normal condition very quickly, thereby preventing and even 

 curing milk-fever. In case the udder is caked very badly, apply a 

 hot poultice. Small five- or ten-pound bags filled with bran 

 and kept hot will prove very satisfactory. A compress consisting 

 simply of a piece of heavy cloth is also used. It should be put 

 on so that it lifts up the entire udder, and tied over the back of 

 the cow. Straw should be put underneath it on the back so that 

 the cord will not injure the animal. 



