THE COW IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 119 



Suppression of Milk. 



This condition will result from insufficient 

 feed, debilitating disease, and ill health, but, 

 occasionally, it will be seen in a cow which 

 will apparently be in good health and will 

 show no signs of any sickness or irregularity. 

 This condition is caused by an affection or a 

 temporary paralysis of the trophic nerves 

 which stimulate the secretory action of the 

 udder and it should be treated immediately. 

 When this condition is first noticed, the co^.v 

 gives only about half as much milk as she 

 has been giving and in the very next milking 

 she will give very little milk at all. 



In our practice we have gotten better re- 

 sults from the use of one-half ounce fluid ex- 

 tract of Nux Vomica and one ounce of fluid 

 extract of Pilocarpus or Jaborandi, same to be 

 divided into three doses and a dose to be given 

 every three or four hours. Milking the teats 

 the same as though milk was being drawn will 

 assist in stimulating the secretion of milk. 

 Simple Mammitis. 



Simple mammitis is a condition that is usu- 

 ally spoken of among cattlemen and dairymen 

 as garget. It is a simple congestion of the 

 udder. It attacks the cow in various ways. 

 Its severity at times puts the animal off feed 

 and raises the temperature several degrees, 

 and may almost completely stop the milk 

 flow. At other times it will be so mild as to 



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