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out of warm water should be applied to the tidder for an hour 

 or two at a time. The application of camphorated vaseline or 

 lard may be used with good effect. In case of abscess forma- 

 tion early lancing is recommended. Frequent milking is neces- 

 sary in order to get the best restilts and the affected cow should 

 be milked at least five or six times a day. 



GARGET 



This is a condition that often occurs in heavy milkers just 

 before or after calving. The udder becomes enlarged and is 

 hot and tender. At times a doughy swelling will be noticed to 

 extend from the udder forward along the lower surface of the 

 abdomen. This condition is physiological and the congestion 

 usually disappears within a few days after the secretion of milk 

 begins. Garget becomes aggravated when the animal is allowed 

 to stand in a draft of cold air or when compelled to lie on 

 unprotected cold cement or on wet floors. Incomplete milking 

 is probably the most frequent cause of garget even with cows 

 far along in milk. In some cases doughy swellings will occur 

 on the surface of the gland and the milk may be tinged or 

 streaked with blood and is usually stringy and clotted when 

 drawn. Such milk is unfit for food, but one gargetty quarter 

 does not spoil the milk of the remaining three quarters. 



Treatment. — The affected animal should be placed in a dry, 

 clean, and well ventilated stall and the udder lightly massaged 

 with the finger-tips. The application of hot cloths around the 

 affected parts aids in restoring proper circulation and in this way 

 prevents or wards off inflammation. The application of turpen- 

 tine and lard, or, better still, camphorated vaseline, will be 

 found beneficial, and will aid materially in restoring the gland 

 to its normal condition. The administration of epsom salts 

 as a laxative is advised, especially in cases where the bowels are 

 inclined to be sluggish. 



COW-POX 



Cow-pox is an infectious disease of the udder, characterized 

 by Inflammation and the formation of vesicles or blisters which 

 undergo certain well-marked changes. The disease spreads 



