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In many cases of mammitis the gland is hard, swollen 
and tender, often “pitting” on pressure; the milk 
secretion is altered, often thick or stringy, or sometimes 
is only a watery fluid. In most cases the flow is greatly 
lessened. .As the disease is most frequently seen in 
cows, the description will be applied to them. The cow 
is often uneasy with the pain. In severe cases the milk 
secretion is stopped in one quarter or in all of the udder. 
In very bad cases a part of the udder may die and 
slough off. In cases in which the secretion is stopped 
it may return at the next period of lactation. 
In treatment, the milk should be drawn frequently 
and the udder gently but thoroughly rubbed. Bathe 
with hot water for twenty minutes at a time, rub dry, 
and apply an ointment made by dissolving two table- 
spoonfuls of gum camphor in a teacupful of melted 
fresh lard. An ounce of fluid extract of belladonna 
added is an improvement. The gland should be bathed 
three times daily, and the ointment well rubbed in. 
If the udder is large and pendulous, supporting it with 
a wide piece of cloth with holes cut for the teats, gives 
relief. A poultice of spent hops or similar light 
material applied inside of the cloth is excellent. 
A form of inflammation of the udder that is prev- 
alent in some localities starts with a small sore at 
the opening of the milk-duct. This causes the cow 
to milk hard, and a milking tube is resorted to, which 
usually carries the germs from the sore up into the 
udder and causes much difficulty. When these small 
seabby sores first appear they should be treated with 
white lotion, and lard or vaseline applied to keep the 
