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FARMER'S CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK 



DISEASES OP THE NERVOUS 

 SYSTEM 



Cattle, like other domestic animals, 

 are subject to rabies, sunstroke (see un- 

 der Diseases of the Horse) epilepsy, 

 staggers and other similar troubles. 

 The disease known as staggers or inflam- 

 mation of the brain is to be recognized 

 by the appearance of frenzy, or exces- 

 sive dullness in some cases, trembling 

 and spasms of the muscles, followed by 

 delirium in most cases. This trouble 

 rarely yields to treatment, but some ben- 

 efit may be derived from the use of a 

 purgative followed by iodide of potash 

 in two-dram doses twice daily. 



DISEASES OF THE URINARY OR- 

 GANS 



Diabetes in cattle is usually due to an 

 over-dosing with drugs and feeding 

 moldy, frozen or otherwise unsuitable 



Fig. 



r4 DERRICK FOR LOWERING CAGE 



INTO DIPPING VAT 



food. The best treatment consists in a 

 change of diet and the administration 

 of a mixture containing 2 drams each 

 of sulphate of iron and iodide of pot- 

 ash. Bloody urine may be a symptom 

 of Texas fever, but if it occurs as an 

 independent disease it may be treated 

 by giving J /2 dram quinine and 2 

 drams muriate of iron in a pint of 

 water three times a day. The presence 

 of sugar or albumen in the urine indi- 

 cates an improper ration and attention 

 should be given to the diet. Stones 

 sometimes develop in the bladder and 

 other parts of the urinary passages. 

 This trouble may be treated by surgical 



operations in cases where the value of 

 the animal is sufficient to warrant the 

 expense. Otherwise treatment is very 

 unsatisfactory. 



Fig. 75 — DIPPING CAGE FOR CATTLE 



DISEASES OF THE REPRODUCTIVE 

 ORGANS 



The subject of sterility or barrenness 

 and artificial impregnation will be dis- 

 cussed later in this chapter. 



Fig. 76 — VAT FOR DIPPING CATTLE 



Abortion — One of the most serious 

 diseases with which the cattle raiser has 



