CATTLE. 145 



BALDNESS* 



Causes. — Parasites, which excite itcliing and provoke 

 rubbing ; debihty of the skin. 



Treatment. — If due to the latter, Elliman's will cure it, by 

 promoting the circulation of blood in the skin. Generous 

 feeding and tonics may also be given. 



BLADDER, DISEASES OR 



These call for the skill of the veterinary surgeon. They 

 are in some cases caused by getting a chill over the loins, and 

 if so Elliman's will effect a cure in a few applications. 



BLAIN. 



An eruption of the skin which often affects the mouth 

 inside and outside ; in some cases a large vesicular swelling forms 

 in the upper part of the base of the tongue, which it may be 

 necessary to lance. 



Cause. — This is not very clear, but is said to be provoked by 

 removal to rich pasture. Many cases coming under the author's 

 notice appear to have been acquired on the road by eating 

 coarse roadside grasses covered with summer dust. 



Treatment. — A mouth wash of alum in water and an 

 aperient saline dose. 



BLOODY URINE. 



Blood in the urine must not be confounded with red water 

 [sec Red Water, page 169). 



Cause. — It may be due to stone in the kidney, in the canal, 

 or other part of the urinary apparatus, or from a violent blow 

 over the loins. 



Treatment. — Cooling diet, smalLdoses of linseed oil, and the 

 external application of Elliman's to .the loins. 



BLOODY FLUX. 



Cause.— Continued or neglected diarrhoea, irritating and 

 innutritions food, as outsides of hay ricks, &c. 

 Treatment. — {See Diarrhcea, page 155.) 



