64 THE COW IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 



great difficulty, and may chew some food but 

 may drop it from the mouth rather than make an 

 attempt to swallow it; water is taken into the 

 mouth but instead of swallowing it the animal 

 allows it to run out between the lips. 



The water that is offered the animal should 

 be warmed, and the feed should consist of slops 

 and mashes and hay or linseed teas. No coarse, 

 harsh feeds of any kind, such as hay or fodder, 

 should be given. Take an eight-ounce bottle and 

 in this place one ounce of tincture of iron chloride 

 and fill with glycerine ; then place one ounce of 

 this mixture on the tongue three times each day. 

 Bathe well the region under the throat and be- 

 tween the lower jaw bones with ammonia or 

 white liniment two or three times each day. 

 Keep the animal in a well ventilated yet warm 

 stall and do not allow it to be exposed to the 

 weather or storms. Recovery should take place 

 in from three or four days to one week. 



Mumps. 



This is an inflammation of the parotid gland 

 and occurs in cows of almost all ages and un- 

 der almost all conditions and different kinds 

 of care. The parotid gland lies just under the 

 ear and extends downward to about the angle 

 of the jaw. 



This condition usually starts with a chill 

 which is quickly followed by high fever in 

 many cases. The head is extended as if the 

 neck is stiff and a slight swelling is noticed 



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