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3. Clapp (Gonorrhoea). 
This is an inflammation of the lining of the passage of 
the penis. 
Causes. — Too frequent service, or serving a cow that is 
affected with whites (leucorrhoea) will cause clapp. 
Symptoms. — There is a whitish fluid discharge from the 
end of the penis and sheath, which are also very sore to 
handle. Making his water scalds him and causes him pain. 
Treatment. — Give one pound of epsom salts in a quart of 
lukewarm water as a drench to cool the blood. Bathe the 
sheath well with lukewarm watei twice a day, wipe dry, and 
inject into it a little of the following: 
Sulphate of Zinc... 2 drams or 1 teaspoonful. 
Water 1 pint. 
Mix and shake well before using. This is a cheap and 
effective cure for this disease. Keep the bull away from cows 
until he is better, as he is sure to communicate the disease to 
them. 
4. SweUing of the Point of the Sheath. 
Causes. — It is mostly met with in those that are grazing 
on a pasture field where there is a lot of limestone, or when 
there is much lime in the water that they drink. On account 
of the steer not putting out his penis while making water, 
just letting it dribble out of the sheath, the lime in his water 
collects and forms a small limestone which soon gets large 
and irritates the sheath, causing it to swell. 
Treatment. — If he is a quiet steer, let him stand, and 
have someone hold him by the horn and nose. Oil the fingers 
and pass one of them up into the sheath. By working the 
stone around you can soon remove it, then oil the sheath 
inside and outside with lard and it will be all right. In case 
you cannot do this with the steer standing up, throw him 
down and secure him as for castration and remove it in the 
same way. 
5. Bloody Urine (Red Water). 
Causes. — It is caused by the animal eating some weeds 
that act on and irritate the kidneys, or it may be caused by 
stones in the bladder or kidneys, or by a severe strain of tbe 
back. 
