542 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



during the day. If the animals are gentle enough to be handled, 

 the mouth should be swabbed out daily with antiseptic washes, such 

 as a 2 per cent solution of carbolic acid or a 1 per cent solution 

 of lysol or of permanganate of potassium, or 1 part of hydrogen 

 peroxid to 2 parts of water. This should be followed by astringents, 

 such as one-half tablespoonf ul of alum, borax, or chlorate of potassium 

 placed on the tongue. Probably a more satisfactory method of ad- 

 ministering the antiseptic treatment to a large number of animals 

 would be to mix thoroughly 2 teaspoonfuls of pure carbolic acid 

 every morning in a quart of bran mash and give to each affected 

 animal for a period of five days. Range cattle may be more readily 

 treated by the use of medicated salt placed in troughs accessible to 

 the animals. This salt may be prepared by pouring 4 ounces of 

 crude carbolic acid upon 12 quarts of ordinary barrel salt, after 

 which they are thoroughly mixed. The lesions of the feet should 

 be treated with a 2 j)er cent solution of carbolic acid, while the 

 fissures and other lesions of the skin will be benefited by the 

 application of carbolized vaseline or zinc ointment. If the ani- 

 mals are treated in this manner and carefully fed, the disease will 

 rapidly disappear. 



