272 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
times a day. Iodine is useful, ten drops three times daily. A dilution of 
thirty drops of iodine to one pint of water may be good (for the cow) as 
an injection into the vagina two or three times a day. When recovery be- 
gins, it may be completed and the system restored by giving sulphur once 
or twice a day for a week. Wash the parts often with cold water, and in- 
ject the same into the rectum and vagina. Allow no exercise of the sexual 
instinct until a full and complete cure is effected. 
CASTRATION. 
Castration of calves should take place from the sixth week to the fifth 
month, according to the animal’s strength, the weather, and the season. 
The operation in calves is se]dom attended with serious results, though 
proper precautions should be taken to prevent undue irritation or inflam- 
mation. Medical treatment is generally unnecessary. For requisite infor- 
mation on the methods of performing the operation the reader should con- 
sult a competent operator. Suitable directions upon the care oF the animal 
after castration, and upon the required treatment of resulting de y<mer's, 
are given in the article on Castration in the Horse. 
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