8Q4 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



In Emprosthotonos (Fig. 1057), the head cannot be raised. 



In Pleurosthotono^ (Fig. 10S8), the head is drawn to one side. 



Treatment. — Little can be done except to remove all irritating 

 objects* taking care to seclude the animal in a darkened stable. If 

 the attack is intense at first, the patient usually sinks rapidly. If it 

 lives beyond the sixth or seventh day, recovery may follow. Give 

 a purgative at the outset, if the animal can swallow ; if it cannot, 

 the bowels should be moved by injections. 



ECZEMA. 



' The simple form of eczema is marked by the formation of vesi- 

 cles, crowned with little blisters. These itch intolerably, and when 

 broken, exude a bloody or straw-colored fluid, which leaves the skin 

 and hair moist. As soon as the vesicles are rubbed off in one part, 

 they form in another, thus keeping up the irritation. 



Treatment. — Change the food if possible. Give a purgative once 

 a week. Bathe the affected parts in a solution of carbolic acid, a 

 half ounce in two quarts of water. i 



If eczema is neglected, it degener- 

 ■ \ ates into the chronic form. The skin 

 ]m I thickens, and there are ugly cracks, 

 . s a. * from which there is a constant dis- 

 " ' charge of a semi-purulent fluid. This 



form is located chiefly on the legs. 

 (See Fig. 1059.) i Apply hot fomen- 

 tations, followed by hot poultices 

 i'iIU of linseed meal, until the inflam- 



mation disappears ; then rub the 

 affected part well with the carbolic 

 acid solution, and bandage loosejy. 

 When the soreness and tenderness 

 is gone, use the following ointment 

 Fig. 1059.— Psoriasis. for a few days : — 



Alum" (powdered) '. 1 oz. 



' Carbolic acid , 1 dr. 



Lard. 4 oz. 



HERPES.. 



This is a mild form of eruption of the skin, in which the vesicles 

 arrange themselves in a circular form, as shown in Fig. 1060. Fig. 

 1061 shows the bare surface as it appears after the vesicles have 

 burst, and a thin crust or scab has- formed. The treatment is the 

 same as in simple eczema. 



