270 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE UDDER. 
Inflammation of the udder after calving is caused by exposure to bad 
weather, injuries from lying on the udder, or failure to empty the udder. 
It occurs chiefly after the first calving. 
Symptoms.—Hot, painful, swollen udder, with hard, internal lumps; 
fevers; full, rapid pulse; mouth and horns hot; quickened breath; constipa- 
tion. The symptoms afterward become worse, there being loss of cud and 
appetite; abscesses in the lumps, perhaps bursting and discharging blood 
and pus; deep, malignant ulcers; poor and diminished milk; perhaps 
hardening of the udder. 
TREATMENT.—Give aconite for fever, a few doses at the beginning. 
At the first, bryonia and belladonna in alternation will often effect an im- 
provement. Hepar should be given if the swellings are suppurating, 
Phosphorus and silicea are also valuable, in alternation, for the same symp- 
tom. For chronic enlargement of the udder, rub once or twice daily with 
one drachm of iodine in two ounces of lard. Strip the udder often and 
then bathe it with warm water and soap. 
SORE TEATS. 
The teats become sore from various causes, especially in young cows 
after calving. External injuries, warts and constitutional disorder induce the 
trouble. 
Symptoms.—After calving, tender and inflamed, scaled or cracked 
teats, a bloody discharge mixing with the milk as well as coming from 
the sores; pain in milking; kicking which may grow to a settled habit; 
diminished milk; sore udder; perhaps inflammation of the udder (see last 
‘disease above). 
TREATMENT.—If warts be the cause, pluck or cut them away, and 
dress the wound and sores once or twice daily with a lotion of four grains 
of arsenicum to four ounces of pure boiled or distilled water. If soreness 
results from cracks, apply two or three times daily a preparation composed 
of twenty drops of arnica and one ounce of lard. If injuries be the cause, 
use an arnica-lotion twice a day. Calendula-lotion applied to the sores 
several times daily is a good treatment for sore teats in general. If ulcers 
are forming, aid the process by giving hepar. When the ulcers break, give 
silicea every four hours to complete the cure. Before making an applica- 
tion, and before milking, cleanse the teats well, and foment them with 
warm water to soften them. A tube gently inserted up the teat at milk- 
ing-time will draw off the milk, avert kicking, and aid the healing. 
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