120 THE COW IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 



cause very little inconvenience. The frequent 

 emptying and the kneading of the udder by a 

 sucking calf's nose will sometimes be all the 

 treatment necessary. The temperature in the 

 simple congestion of which we are now speak- 

 ing is rarely above two or three degrees. The 

 milk flow is decreased to some extent and, as 

 the disease progresses, the milk becomes wa- 

 tery and finally contains strings and clots. 

 The udder is doughy to the touch. Reduce 

 the feed and bathe the udder with hot water, 

 after which it should have a thorough yet a 

 gentle massage with one part of poke root, 

 belladonna or spirits of camphor in seven or 

 eight parts of lanolin or vaseline. If the ud- 

 der begins to soften after several hours of 

 treatment, it is usually a good symptom that 

 the case is terminating favorably and that the 

 f'inction of the gland will be restored. 



Infectious Mammitis. 



The cow affected with infectious mammitis 

 will usually refuse to eat. The hair stands on 

 end and the nose is hot and dry. The tem- 

 perature is very high, as much as 106 Fahren- 

 heit, and the animal usually walks with a limp. 

 The respiration and the heart beat are greatly 

 increased. The animal usually stands around 

 much of the time as it is painful for it to walk, 

 and it refuses to chew its cud. 



It is inadvisable for the owner to attempt 

 to treat this class of ailments and the best 



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