144 CATTLE. 



Cause. — Irritating food, as hay with many thistles in it. 



Treatment. — Give a dose of salts, and wash out the mouth 

 with a solution of alum. 



APOPLEXY, 



A condition in which there is pressure of blood on the brain, 

 or actual rupture of a vessel. A similar condition of the lungs 

 is called pulmonary apoplexy, and the comatose state of cows 

 that drop after calving, is known as parturient apoplexy. {See 

 Milk Fever, page 167.) 



Tpeatment. — Bleed from the jugular vein and apply ice 

 to the poll. An aperient should be given and a low diet 

 prescribed. 



ASTHMA, 



Cause. — Inflammation of the muscular coat of the bronchial 

 tubes, resulting in structural changes. 



Treatment. — There is no cure, only palliative remedies can 

 be given. These consist of tar balls, with which may be mixed 

 some nitre and digitalis in small doses. Inhalation of steam 

 often proves beneficial ; a teaspoonful of liquid tar may be 

 added in the boiling water. 



ATROPHY. 



Wasting of muscles has been traced to a variety of causes, as 

 blocking of blood vessels, parasites, &c. 



Treatment. — Worm medicines {See Worms, page 171) and 

 the daily application of Elliman's with friction to the parts affected. 



BED SORES, 



Causes. — Continued illness, when the animal is not able to 

 get up, and struggles on the ground {see Milk Fever, page 167). 

 Bad bedding and uneven floors. 



Treatment. — Wash the sores clean and apply a mixture of 

 flour and burnt alum in the proportion of five of the former 

 to one of the latter. Avoid sawdust, shavings, or moss-litter 

 while the sores continue. 



