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severe. Quality of milk not much changed ; quantity 

 diminishes. Slight fever at commencement ; swelling 

 of the lymphatics of udder, which spreads. Condition 

 may disappear in four to eight days. In other cases 

 abscesses form in or just beneath the skm ; less fre- 

 quently, in the superficial portions of the gland, these 

 break and discharge pus. 



Treatment. — Cold applications contra-indicated. 

 Best results from Infrictions with mild fats, like oil, or 

 with carbolized oil, blue ointment, etc. The parts 

 washed with lukewarm disinfectant solutions, especially 

 if the teats are injured. Udder kept warm, and may 

 be suspended to assist resolution. Local injuries, 

 cleansed and disinfected. 



Parenchymatous Inflamm^ation, of which there are 

 three forms, distinguished, viz.: mastitis catarr kalis,, 

 mastitis apostematosa, and mastitis gangrenosa. 



MASTITIS CATARRHALIS. 



This condition consists of Inflammation of the lining- 

 membrane of the milk ducts. 



Symptoms. — Surface of udder little changed ; swell- 

 ing often wanting, while redness may be slight, but 

 deep-seated pain can be detected on pressure, and by 

 sensitiveness during milking. General condition little 

 altered. The principal changes are found In the milk,, 

 which contains clots of varying sizes, and often drops 

 of fat ; sometimes It Is slightly tinged with blood. 



The disease sets In suddenly, and may attack only 

 one, or several sections of the gland. 



