PARTURIENT APOPLEXY, OR MILK FEVER 477 



do this, if the animals are calving on the grass, have 

 the pastures rather bare than otherwise, so that the 

 animals will require to take a deal of exercise in 

 procuring their food. When the cow is due to calf 

 indoors, see that she has food to keep her in fair 

 condition but nothing more, and as much as possible 

 allow her to be out of doors daily for exercise and 

 grazing. 



Be careful to prevent constipation of the bowels 

 from whatever cause, and by bran-mash and treacle, 

 with a few boiled turnips and chaff, bring her to the 

 day of calving with open and rather empty stomach 

 and bowels. As soon as the labour pains commence, 

 administer the following : — 



Epsom salts . . i pound, 



Common salt . . i pound, 



Croton beans . . 20 (crushed and sound), 



Ginger powdered . i ounce ; 



dissolve in four pints of water and pour over. 



If the cow has much milk on her, do not hesitate 

 to milk her daily before calving, and thus prevent con- 

 gestion of the udder. After calving, milk her thrice 

 daily or more frequently, doing it slowly, rubbing the 

 gland and leaving a quantity of the milk undrawn. 

 The diet for a week after calving should be only suffi- 

 cient to keep the animal in health, and neither cakes 

 nor meals of any kind, nor draff must be allowed. If 

 grass is procurable, a sufficiency of it and plenty of 

 water is all that is required. If grass is not in season, 

 good hay and a few boiled turnips or cabbages will 

 suffice. In eight days after calving, if all goes well, 

 now the forcing feeding (meal, cakes, draff), may 

 commence, but not earlier. We have practised this 

 preventative treatment for years, and the cases of milk 



