DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF CATTLE. 277 



Symptoms. — The cow sccuis icvciisU; Liic biig is swollen, hot 

 and tender; she is very thirsty, but does not care to eat; tne 

 bowels are a little costive; when you go to milk her it causes her 

 pain; there is very little milk in the bag; and, in severe cases, 

 nothingf but a little water will come out. This disease may affect 

 one quarter, half the bag, or all of it. It is most often seen in 

 cows, just after calving, that are kept in high condition. If it is 

 allowed to run on for some time the bag may fester and break, 

 while in other cases, where there is a great deal of inflammation 

 in the bag, mortification may set in, and the part mortified will 

 drop off. The mortification may extend up into the body and 

 cause her death. 



Treatment.— Give the following: 



Epsom Salts f pound. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfula. 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre 1 teaspoonf ul. 



Mix in a quart of water and give as a drench, and repeat 

 this every second or third day until she is better. This will carry 

 off the fever out of her system. Bathe her bag well with warm 

 water and vinegar three times a day; after bathing, apply white 

 liniment, and as soon as the liniment is on, oil the bag with lard 

 or goose oil to keep the liniment from blistering and also to soften 

 the bag. Milk her three or four times a day and feed light until 

 all the soreness is out of the bag. In cases where the milk stops 

 coming entirely, and the bag is festering, watch for 'a soft place 

 in the swelling, and, as soon as it forms, lance it and let the 

 matter out. After you lance the bag, if it smells bad, put a few 

 drops of carbolic acid in the water that you bathe it with; this 

 will kill the smell and clean the wound or hole. The rest of the 

 treatment is the same as given above. In case the bag mortifies, 

 give it lots of bathing with the hot carbolic water, as above 

 mentioned, three times a day, then apply the white lotion, and 

 give the drench mentioned above once a week instead of every 

 second day; the mortified part of the bag will gradually rot away 

 and heal up. 



SMALL ROUND LUMPS IN THE PASSAGE OF THE TEAT. 



Causes. — From a bruise or injury to the passage of the teat 

 in some way, and when it is healing the thickening or lump forms. 



Symptoms. — There is a small lump in the teat which can be 

 felt between your finger and thumb when you are handling the 

 teat. These lumps may be anywhere along the milk passage of 



