PAETUBIENT DISEASES. Ml 



Iodide of mercury } dr. 



Glycerine - 4 oz. 



Alcohol 4 oz. 



Rub the udder gently and thoroughly with this every two days. 

 Severe attacks ot mammitis often leave a cow with permanently 

 diminished capacity for giving milk. 



TREATMENT OF .CALVES. 



If the cow does not clean her calf immediately after it is 

 dropped, she may usually be induced to do so by sprinkling a little 

 salt upon the calf. If the navel-string bleeds, it should be tied with 

 a stout thread. Any inflammation about the navel may be treated 

 with some simple ointment. The calf should, if possible, always be 

 allowed the first milk of the mother, as it will remove the offensive 

 accumulation of weeks and months, and regulate the bowels. 



COLIC. 



Sometimes calves are attacked when but a few days 6ld by a 

 violent colic. It frequently proves fatal, and sometimes seems to be > 

 epizootic. Its cause is not yet understood. 



Symptoms. — Loss of appetite, listlessness, watery discharges 

 from the bowels, alternating with severe gripings or colicky pains. 

 In severe cases, diarrhea and colic alternate until the calf becomes 

 exhausted and death takes place. 



Treatment. — Give, at\he first signs of the disease, a mixture of 

 milk, eggs, and whisky, or one of eggs, wheat flour, and linseed oil. 

 If this does not check the disorder, give — 



Tinct. of opium (laudanum) ' 2 dr. 



Essence of ginger 1 dr. 



Give in wheaten gruel, and repeat until there is relief. 



CROUP. 



This is especially seen in calves in cold, damp, or exposed lo- 

 calities. 



Symptoms. — There is a sudden and severe sore throat, with 

 hard, croupy cough, and running from the nose. The . animal 

 breathes with difficulty and swallows with an effort. The most 

 characteristic symptom is the formation of a false membrane in the 

 throat, which is discharged in shreds on the second or third day. 

 Fever runs .very high, while there is a rapid pulse, with a tempera- 

 ture rising to 107° or higher. 



Treatment. — Keep the patient in a warm stable, with water 

 vapor set free in the air if possible. Give a moderate dose of Epsom 



