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I have followed for the last few years I do not lose a case when 

 seen in time. 



TREATMENT : 



Aromatic ammonia 10 ozs. 



Spirits of nitrous ether 20 " 



This is enough for ten doses ; 3 ounces to be given every half 

 hour till five doses are given ; then 1 ounce every hour till the 

 balance is administered. Each dose to be given in half a pint 

 of cold water. 



This may look like a large quantity to be given, but this is 

 what is necessary to stimulate the nerves into action. 



I also give from 1 to 1 V 2 pounds of epsom salts, with 1 ounce 

 ginger, the whole to be dissolved in half a gallon water and given 

 at one dose. Also mix a half pound of good mustard with warm 

 water, rub this over the loins and cover up with a rug. This I 

 do to assist in stimulating the spinal cord. After doing this the 

 animal generally lies quiet for about ei^ht or ten hours, when 

 she will get up. In this case no after treatment is required. In 

 some cases the animal becomes lively and commences eating, 

 but remains unable to get upon her hind legs. It is then neces- 

 sary to give nux vomica in dram doses three times daily, for a 

 week, in gruel. 



PREVENTION : 



The best prevention in this disease is to keep the cow in a 

 good, firm, healthy state, and not to have her too soft and flabby. 

 This can be done by giving the animal good solid food and not 

 too much of it. In the spring, when the weather is getting hot 

 and the grass long and succulent, keep the cow off such pasture 

 and put her in a place where she cannot get much grass, and 

 have a stable for her and feed dry, solid food, as hay, oats 

 or corn. Soft, sloppy diet is not good. If the animal is fat it 

 would be well to give her 1 y 2 pounds of epsom salts about ten 

 days before calving. It is not wise to give it at or a few hours 

 before calving, as it weakens the animal. This treatment I have 

 advised for several years, I think with beneficial effects as par- 



