DISEASES OF CATTLE. 69 



COLD. 



A cow may take cold at any time, and it is apt to affect any part of the body, 

 bur it usually affects the head, throat or lungs. 



Treatment. 



If it affects the throat or lungs apply White Liniment to the throat or lungs, 

 J.' both, and give the Fever Paste. Keep the bowels open with Laxotonic. 



See Prescription No. 22, page 175. 



COLIC OR CRAMP. 



This is usually brought on by drinking cold water or eating indigestible food. 

 The animal will be noticed to be uneasy, getting up and lying down frequently, and 

 showing pain. 



Treatment. 



Give Colic Drench and follow witn Laxotonic. 

 See Prescription No. 23, page 175. 



CONSTIPATION IN CALVES. 



Constipation is more often noticed in newly born calves. There may be a con- 

 tinual switching of the tail, uneasiness, and an effort to empty the bowels. If Nature 

 fails to do its part, the treatment is to give on the tongue a small dose of castor oil 

 (from one to three ounces). Give Laxotonic in small doses. A pint of warm 

 water injection should also be given with a flushing outfit per rectum. 



The oil and injection may be repeated once daily until the desired results are 

 obtained. 



See Prescription A'o. 15, page 174. 



CONSTIPATION OR STOPPAGE OF THE BOWELS 



IN CATTLE. 



This is one of the most common ailments that cattle are subject to; at the same 

 time more cattle die from this cause than any other, for the simple reason that con- 

 stipation is due to paralysis of the bowels. 



Constipation is to be regarded as the sign of another disease, rather than a dis- 

 ease of itself. It occurs in almost all general fevers. 



In order to overcome constipation the treatment must be applied to overcome 

 the ailment which causes it. Seventy-five per cent of the cases of constipation are 

 due to partial paralysis of the bowels. In this case the bowels require a laxative 

 and tonic, and not a physic, for if the bowels are paralyzed a physic will have a 

 tendency to cause -irritation, congestion and inflammation. For this reason it is 

 dangerous to give a cow salts or oil. 



Treatment. 



A cow thus afflicted should be given plenty of drinking water with the chill 

 taken from it, bran mashes made from flaxseed tea, and Laxotonic according 

 to directions. Also inject several quarts of warm water once or twice daily per 

 rectum by the use of a flushing outfit, and give the animal a reasonable amount of 

 exercise. 



See Prescription No. 24, page 175. 



COW-POX. 



This is a disease communicable from one cow to another. This disease is 

 ushered in by a slight fever, which, however, is usually overlooked, and the first 

 sign is tenderness of the teats. On examination they will be found to be redder and 

 hotter than normal, and at the end of two or three days there appear knobs like 

 little peas, pale red in color, and they gradually grow larger, so that at the end of a 



