

842 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



or Glauber's salts. A little nitrate of potash (saltpeter) in the 

 drinking water will allay the feverishness. The vapor from slack- 

 ing lime Will, if inhaled moderately, assist the discharge of the false 

 membrane. In very severe cases, tracheotomy sometimes becomes 

 necessary to prevent suffocation. 



DIARRHEA. 



The coriimon prevalence of thisi affection among young calves, 

 and its frequently fatal termination, demand for it special attention. 



The most common form, that 



known as scouring (see Fig. 



W$f^~ "^i^^^^ 1103), is at first simple in char- 



\(l \ \\wir (f J^SBr ^^ acter, and is easily managed if 



v\ wMiiyv'ir^ taken in time. The disease in 



this form may be due to the 

 \ } L«/&&** r *i}d&~z-- ^ character of the mother's milk, 

 .__ which may have been deterio- 



rated by weakness, disease, or , 

 Fig. 1103. -Diarrhea. heating by overdriving or wor- 



rying. Irregular feeding is very 

 apt to disarrange the system, and leads to the practice among calves 

 of licking each other. Quantities of hair are thus introduced into 

 the stomach, where their presence induces irritation, and subsequent 

 diarrhea. If the calf must be reared by hand, it should be fed with 

 care in order to prevent its drinking too fast, as well as to obviate 

 taking in air while drinking. 



Treatment.— See if the mother is in good health and condition. 

 Often a change of her diet will' relieve the difficulty. If there are 

 irritating substances in the stomach or bowels, give the following : — 



Castor toil. ,'. 3 or 3 oz. 



Ginger. ... '. 1 teaspoonful. 



Follow this with — 



Lime-water. , % oa. 



Infusion of gentian 2 oz. 



Give two or three times a day. 

 Or— 



Calcined magnesia , 4 dr. 



Powdered opium 20 gr. 



Powdered rhubarb ; 2 dr. 



This may be given in milk or linseed gruel. 



Gruel made with wheaten flour or starch js good as a drink, and 

 also as a vehicle for medicines. Alum whey is a very useful prepa- 



