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thing to do is to get a veterinarian as soon as 

 possible. The same treatment that we have 

 outlined for simple mammitis should be used 

 until the veterinarian can be had. The water 

 that is given the cow if it be cold weather 

 should have the chill taken off and the cow 

 should be protected from the cold by blankets. 

 The udder should be suspended with a large 

 bandage. An animal so affected should be 

 isolated from the other cows, and the caretaker 

 should not attend to any of the other cows. 

 It is very necessary in this condition that in- 

 ternal treatment be of the very best and this 

 should always be prescribed by a competent 

 veterinarian. The majority of these cases 

 leave the cow without the use of that part of 

 the udder that was affected. Many times it 

 is necessary to amputate the quarter of the 

 udder affected. 



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