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The pulse and breathing' are both quickened ; the animal becomes 

 very stupid and lays down most of the time, and in a few days death 

 relieves it In some cases they die in three days, while in others 

 they live for several weeks, and if an animal does recover it takes 

 it a long^ time to do so. 



Treatment. — In order to keep the disease from spreading- do 

 not allow cattle that have these ticks on them to go into other 

 herds, and cattle affected with this disease should be put on a 

 pasture by themselves, and the ticks should he picked off and 

 killed, then give the animal the following : Fifteen grains of 

 sulphate of quinine three times a day, either in a drench mixed 

 with a pint of water, in a capsule or on its tongue with a spoon 



CHAPTER XII. 



DISEASES THAT ARE LIABLE TO AFFECT 

 ANY ANIMAL. 



TUMORS. 



Tumors are growths which are not inflamed nor sore to 

 handle, and are of various kinds ; they do not fester and break, 

 and run matter as abscesses do, but simply grow; they may 

 affect any part of the body in any kind of an animal, and 

 in some cases there will be a small amount of matter in the center 

 of the lump. Tumors, as a general thing, grow very slowly, and 

 ire very hard when you feel them. 



Treatment. — At first they may be stopped growing and ab- 

 lorbed by blistering 



For Tumors on Cattle— Use the following blister : 



Powdered Cantharides or Spanish P'ly 2^ drams. 



Vaseline or Lard 1 ounce. 



Mix and rub in well what you can get on the tumor ; tie the 



inimal's head so it cannot bite the blister ; grease the blistered 



part in three days, and in two weeks blister again, and continue 



antil you have blistered it three or four times, and then if this 



does not stop the growth of the lump and reduce it down it is 



best to cut it out. Tincture of iodine is also good to use in some 



;ases. Rub the lump well with it once a day till you get it well 



blistered, then grease and let it go for a few days, then wash the 



g-rease off with luke warm water and soap and commence using 



the iodine again. 



