PART IV 



CATTLE. 



ABSCESS. 



Cattle are subject to two forms of abscess, the one containing 

 a straw-coloured fluid called serum, and the other manifesting 

 the nature of a boil, the matter in which is thick (pus). 



Cause. — Blows and other forms of violence, thorns, 

 gores, &c. 



Treatment. — Foment with warm water and rub in 

 Elliman's Embrocation every day. If this is done when the 

 swelling first appears, dispersal of the contents may be 

 expected. 



When matter is formed, the proper treatment is to induce 

 "pointing" by fomentation, and by continued use of the 

 Elliman's until a soft place can be felt. At this point a lancet 

 should be boldly plunged in and the contents squeezed out. 

 Dip a little tow in the Elliman's ^and push it into the wound. 

 This will work a change in a short time, leaving a perfectly 

 healthy wound free from infective matter. Nothing more need 

 be done unless in very hot weather, when the parts should be 

 smeared with tar to keep off flies. Some abscesses refuse to 

 point, when it is necessary to introduce a seton dressed with 

 Elliman's. The needle should be inserted at the highest point 

 and brought out at the lowest to ensure drainage. 



