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as in most cases, the udder is swollen and hot, make appli- 

 cation recommended for garget ; give copious injections 

 of blood- warm water, which will relieve the bowels and in- 

 testines ; then take matting or old carpeting, wide enough 

 to reach from udder to foreleg, and long enough to reach 

 around her, put it under her and bring it together over the 

 back, then pour slightly cool water between the blanket and 

 her side, thus wetting her over the principal seat of fever or 

 inflammation, producing a fomentation and gradual cool- 

 ing of the whole surface, modifying her fever and generally 

 producing relief at once. It is well to wet and rub gently 

 her back, hips and flanks. As often as this blanket begins 

 to dry water should be poured in as before, until the fever 

 passes away, when the blanket may be taken off and the 

 cow gently chafed with a dry cloth until the hair is dry. 

 Moderately cool water should be given her to drink, but no 

 effort made to stimulate her appetite, which will return 

 when Nature oalls for food. Let it ever be remembered 

 that this treatment and all treatment of sick animals should 

 be performed in the gentlest manner. Let roughness and 

 cruelty be monopolized by the butcher, and never used by 

 the herdsman. 



Milk fever is apt to be accompanied by more or less of 

 brain fever, and in this case, what is done must be done 

 quickly, and the best application is a drench of very cold 

 water (ice water), delivered between the horns and on the 

 forehead. This should be repeated several times, if necessary. 

 It should not be continued till chills are produced. But when 

 the disease has reached the brain, veterinarians do not ac- 

 knowledge any probability of cure, yet the author has known 

 of several cases recovering after the use of the cold drench. 

 It is not very different treatment from that of brain fever 

 in the human subject pounded ice between two linen 

 cloths applied to the brain. When the drench is applied 

 the other applications must also be made. 



