112 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



^A'hen the animal revives sufficiently to be able to swallow, 4 drams 

 of the stronger liquor ammonia, diluted with a quart of cold water, 

 .should be given as a drench, and the dose should be repeated in an 

 hour. One and one-half ounces of ordinary hartshorn may be used 

 instead of the stronger liquor ammonia, but, like the latter, it should 

 be diluted with a quart or more of water, and even then care should 

 be exercised in drenching. 



In cases where the shock has not caused complete insensibility 

 recovery may be hastened by the ammonia and water drench, or 4 

 ounces of brandy diluted with a quart of water, or 8 ounces of whisky 

 diluted with a quart of water. These doses may be given every three 

 or four hours if necessary. After recovery from the more serious 

 symptoms 2 drams of sulphate of quinine should be given twice a 

 da}^ until health is restored. If any paralysis remains 1^ drams of 

 pulverized nux vomica should be given t^\ice a day with the quinine. 



The foregoing treatment is also applicable when the electrical 

 shock is given by telephone, electric car, or electric-light wires, etc. 

 The wounds, burns, or l>listers should be treated according to the 

 antiseptic method of treating wounds. 



^^TM()KS IX THE BRAIN, ETC. 



Tumors of diflerent kinds have been found within the cranial cav- 

 ity, and in many cases there have been no well-marked symptoms 

 exhibited during the life of the animal to lead one to suspect their 

 existence. Cases are recorded where bony tumors have l>een found 

 in the brain of cattle that died suddenly, but during life no signs of 

 disease were manifested. Post-mortem examinations have discovered 

 tubercles in the membranes of the brain. (See "Tuberculosis." p. 

 414.) Abscesses, usually the result of inflammation of the brain, 

 have been found post-mortem. For the description of hydrocephalus, 

 or dropsy of the brain, of calves, the reader is referred to the section 

 on parturition. (See " Water in the head," p. 181.) 



Chorea, constant twitching and irregular spasmodic movements of 

 the muscles, has been noticed in connection with, or as a sequel to 

 other atfections, as, for example, parturient apoplexy. 



Various diseases, the description of which will be found in other 

 sections of this work, affect the nervous system to a greater or less 

 extent — for example, ergotism, lead poisoning, uremia, parturient 

 apoplexy, colic, and other affections associated with cramps, or 

 spasms, etc. Disease of the ovaries or of the spinal cord, by reflex 

 irritation, may cause estromania (see "Excess of venereal desire," 

 p. 148), constant desire for the bull. 



