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to cleanse the interior of the abscess. Thus treated the 

 abscess will heal more quickly than if left to break and 

 drain of itself. 



Accidents and Their Results. — Mammitis. — Under 

 this head, in goats, would come first of all abortion and 

 mammitis, or caked udder. The former has already been 

 discussed on page 160. The latter is sometimes the result 

 of a blow on the udder, but more often it is caused by a 

 fresh doe tying on damp, cold ground. It may also be 

 caused by the failure to extract all of the doe's milk from 

 the udder at regular intervals, especially in the case of a 

 heavy milking doe. This may occur from delay on a 

 journey, from the carelessness of a milker, or when a doe 

 is nursing kids, by the sudden death or sickness of the 

 kids, who- thus fail to relieve her full udder. If the 

 trouble- is noticed at an early stage, and prompt treat- 

 ment is applied, the doe can usually be saved. Delay in 

 obtaining reUef may result in the death of the doe or in 

 the permanent loss of one or both sides of her udder. 



Symptoms. — A hardening of the udder first in a small 

 spot or area, then in the whole of one or both sides. 

 Fever, restlessness, and cries of pain. Take the doe 

 quickly into the house or somewhere near a stove. Place 

 a pan of water on the stove with a little turpentine or 

 two tablespoonfuls Epsom salts in the water. Have an 

 assistant to stand at the pan, wringing out flannel cloths 



