84 THE COW IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 



birth to her young. Does not occur in cows 

 that are not with calf. The bleeding may per- 

 sist until several pints of blood has been lost 

 and then cease of its own accord, but many 

 times leaves the animal in a weakened condi- 

 tion. If this condition is not properly treated 

 these hemorrhages may recur at intervals of a 

 vveek or ten days and then at calving time if 

 the cow experiences any great difficulty in giv- 

 ing birth to her young it may leave her in such 

 a physical condition that death will result. 



Keep the animal quiet and bathe the head 

 and nostrils with cold water. Apply cold wa- 

 ter to the head. Tie the head up to a rack or 

 beam. If it does not stop within a reasonable 

 time call a veterinarian who can either use 

 styptic injections to check it or hypodermics 

 of adrenalin. To prevent the recurrence of 

 the hemorrhages take 8 ounces of the tincture 

 of iron chloride and of this give two (2) table- 

 spoonsful in water as a drench, night and 

 morning until the cow has calved when all 

 danger will have passed. 



"Bronchitis." 



This is an inflammation of the mucous mem- 

 brane lining the bronchial tubes, be they the 

 main bronchi or the capillary bronchial tubes. 

 This condition is most often spoken of as 

 catching cold. It in itself is not often fatal, 

 but if complicated with other diseases it may 

 prove fatal. 



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