Diseases of the Mammce (Udder) and Teats. 237 



CONGESTION AND INFLAMMATION OF THE MAMMARY GLANDS. 

 GAEGET. MAjyiMlTIS. 



Causes. Blows on the gland, lying on a cold or sharj 

 stone, sores on the teats, leaving the milk unduly long ii, 

 the bag (hefting), standing in a current of cold air, expos- 

 ure in cold showers or inclement weather, rich milk-mak- 

 iug food too suddenly supplied, indigestion, or indeed any 

 derangement of the general health is liable to produce this 

 disease in an animal in fuU milk. Ewes often lose their 

 bags or their lives from sudden weaning of their lambs, 

 or cows from neglect in milkiQg. Some ahments, like 

 cotton seeds, are dangerous. 



Stjmptoms. There may be simple warm, hot, tense 

 (caked) bag, or there may be a circumscribed nodular 

 mass in the centre of the bag. In severer cases there is 

 lameness on the affected side, a red, hot, tense painful 

 gland, with no secretion or only a bloody clotted mass. 

 These cases come on with violent shiverkig, high temper- 

 ature, strong rapid pulse and quickened breathing, dry 

 nose, costiveness and suppression of uriae. They may 

 end in abscess, induration or gangrene, or a perfect re- 

 covery may ensue. 



Treatment. In mild cases with no fever and little pain, 

 rub well with camphorated spirits or weak iodine oint- 

 ment or with plenty of dbow-grease. Milk thrice a day and 

 rub for a considerable time on each occasion. If unequal 

 to active rubbing put a good hungry calf to the udder. 



In the severe cases, if seen in the shivering fit, give a 

 strong cordial (ginger, pepper, whisky, brandy, gin or ale 

 in several quarts of warm water) and envelop from head 

 to tail in a thick rug wrung out of water as nearly boiling 

 as possible, covering aU with several dry blankets and 

 binding firmly to the body ; give copious warm .7ater in- 

 jections and bring if possible iato a sweat. When this 

 has lasted half an hour uncover gradually, rub dry and 

 cover with a Hght dry wi-apping. 



If the disease has advanced fiuther and there is abeadj 



