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active inflammation in the gland, foment continuouslj 

 with warm water or support in a poultice, cutting holes 

 for the teats, adding a little belladonna to relieve the pain. 

 Give an active purge (salts) and follow up with aconite 

 and nitre. Draw off the milk frequently, using a milking 

 tube if the act is very painful. If the discharge smella 



Fig. 40. 



Fig. 40 — Milking Tube. 



sour iuject a weak solution of carbonate of soda and per- 

 manganate of potassa (5 grains of each to 1 oz. of water). 

 If the gland becomes hard and indurated, rub with iodine 

 ointment or mercurial ointment, not both. If matter 

 forms, open with the knife. If gangrene ensues, use lo- 

 tions of carbolic acid or chloride of lime. Many sheep 

 do well with a coatiag of tar on the gland. In the ad- 

 vanced stages nourish well and give tonics (sulphate oi 

 iron, gentian, columba^ 



IMPERVIOUS TEAT. 



From concretions from the milk, which are freely mov- 

 able in the teat and up into the gland. From polypus in 

 the teat hanging by a band from the mucous membrane 

 and hence movable only in narrow limits. From thicken- 

 ing of the mucous membrane and contraction of the walls 

 of the duct to absolute closure. From the formation of a 

 membrane across the duct of the teat. From closure of 

 the external orifice of the teat effected in the heahng of a 

 6 ore. 



Treatment. Concretions may be extracted by manipu- 

 lation or with a grooved director, the teat having been 

 first relaxed in a warm solution of belladonna. Polypi 

 are removed by making a free incision through the teat, 

 twisting off the tumor, acciirately sewing up the wound 



