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acute kind, give a dose of purgative medicine. Epsom 

 salts, one pound; table salt, half a pound; ginger, half 

 an ounce; mix, and dissolve in four bottles of water, 

 sweetened with molasses. 



Kidney Disease. — Kidney disease in the ox, is of a 

 rare occurrence. Disease of the kidneys is the disease 

 of animals, whose lives are allowed to run longer than 

 those of oxen, especially when fat and fit for market. 



Laryngitis. — (See Croup and Bronchitis.) 



Leucorrhcea. — A discharge of muco-purulent matter 

 from the womb and vagina of cows. 



Cause. — Debility and bloodless condition of the system. 



Treatment. — Iron, gentian, fenugreec, the mineral 

 acids and good nurishing food are what is wanted to build 

 up the system, and a weak solution of lime may be in- 

 jected into the vagina once a day. Give the following 

 powder morning and nig;ht, powdered sulphate of iron, two 

 drachms ; powdered gentian root, half an ounce ; pow- 

 dered ginger, half an ounce ; fenugreec, half an ounce: mix, 

 and give in one dose, and continue them for a week. Com- 

 mercial sulphuric acid in half ounce doses by weight, may 

 be given once a day in half a bucket of cold water, which 

 the cow will readily drink. 



Lice. — (See Lice in Part I. of the book.) 



Liver Disease. — (See Jaundice. 



Locked-Jaw. — Kill the beast and dress it for market 

 as soon as it is known that it is locked-jawed. 



Lung Diseases. — (See Pleuro-pneumonia.) 



Lymphangitis. — An affection of the ox tribe, follow- 

 ing an accident, and partakes of some of the characteris- 



