830 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



tumefaction of the vulva, from which a chpcolate-colored fluid is 

 discharged. The symptoms increase, prostration follows, and the 

 animal usually dies either comatose or in convulsions. 



Treatment. — Isolate the animal, and thoroughly disinfect the 

 premises. As the danger of septic infection is great, the uterus and 

 vagina should be carefully cleansed of all decomposing products. 

 In doing this the operator needs to exercise great care on his own 

 account, as there is danger of contracting the disease if there be any 

 abrasion upon his hands or arms. Carbolized oil (1 part carbolic 

 acid and 10 parts olive-oil), should be freely used on the hand and 

 arm. Wash out the uterus and vagina with a tepid solution of car- 

 bolic acid (1 part to from 20 to 50 parts of water), or inject the so- 

 lution, and then apply carbolized oiL to these parts. A very good 

 injection is found in, the following combination : — 



Carbolic acid , 1 part 



Glycerine . . . , 10 parts 



Water . . .,, ',.......'. 30 parts 



Constipation is usually present at the outset, and the following 



drench will be useful : — ■*» 



Epsom salts , „ 16 oz. • I 



Calomel 1 dr. 



Croton oil 10 drops 



Gentian , ; 2 oz. 



Ginger \. oz - 



Give in warm linseed tea or hay-tea, but it is not safe to repeat it. 



If this does not act promptly, the following stimulant may be%uven 



every two hours : — - ^ i . .a 



Aqua ammonia. , 1 oz. Sfc^^jF 



Ginger * " 



Stimulants will be found very beneficial. A soft,, nourishing *' . ^ 



diet should be supplied, as the appetite sometimes remains during 



the early stages. If the fever runs high, and there is danger of: 



tic infection, give the following antiseptic : — s — ■> » — ' 



Bisulphite of soda '; 1 or 2 oz. 



Water 1 pt. 



Or— • / ; 



Carbolic acid (crystals) . . : 20 gr. 



Glycerine. . ..."..; ^ ...... ..-., 2 dr. 



The acid and glycerine must be rubbed down in a mortar until the 



crystals disappear, then add cold water sufficient to make up the 



bulk of the dose to a half pint. 



Sometimes the animal becomes too drowsy to take the medicine 



in the usual way. It must then be administered by means of the 



stomach-pump and a tube (Fig. 1097). 



