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THE R,UFt.A.I> NEW-YORKER 
September 11, 1915, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
When a Cow Bloats. 
Causes of The Trouble. —Bloating 
is distension of the paunch with gas due 
to fermentation of feed in that compart¬ 
ment of the stomach which occupies two- 
thirds of the left side of the abdomen. 
The distension occurs high up in the left 
flank. In a horse the bloating occurs in 
the large colon (intestine) which occu¬ 
pies the right flank. In cattle bloating 
most commonly follows gorging on feed, 
the eating of wet green clover or Alfalfa 
when the stomach is empty and the ani¬ 
mal not. accustomed to such feed, over¬ 
feeding, neavy feeding when the cow is 
fatigued from a journey, or the eating of 
damaged feed, or fermenting or decom¬ 
posing feed. Bloating is especially liable 
to occur in hot, muggy weather, when the 
atmosphere is surcharged with electricity. 
There will be less danger of bloating on 
clover or Alfalfa if the cows are fed hay 
before turning out, if kept out of the 
field when it is wet with rain or dew, 
and if allowed free access to a mixture of 
slaked lime and salt. It is young green 
Alfalfa that bloats a cow. Bloating rare¬ 
ly if ever occurs when Alfalfa is in bloom. 
Symptoms. —The bloated cow has diffi¬ 
culty i . breathing, as the distended 
stomach presses upon the diaphragm. 
Suffocation frequently is the cause of 
death; or it may be due to absorption of 
poisonous gases from the fermenting 
feed. The distended paunch may rise 
higher than the back bone. The animal 
has difficulty in walking, may have blood¬ 
shot eyes and shows anxiety of counte¬ 
nance, the eyes staring and the nostrils 
being dilated. Chewing of the cud (ru¬ 
mination) ceases and manure and urine 
may be retained. ' The muscles of the 
walls of the paunch cease to act, after a 
time, and when paralysis from the pres¬ 
sure of distension upon the nerves has 
taken place, recovery seldom occurs. That 
eondi' a more often is present in en¬ 
gorgement of the paunch with feed, and in 
that ailment drugs do little good, and 
opening of the paunch for removal of feed 
is resorted to by the veterinarian. 
Operation for Bloat. —Every stock 
owner should know what to do when a 
cow becomes dangerously bloated. If the 
danger is great the gas should be liber¬ 
ated by use of a trocar and canula. The 
former is a daggerlike instrument insert¬ 
ed in a tube (the canula). A small open¬ 
ing is eut in the skin of the most distend¬ 
ed part of the paunch, high up in the left 
flank, close to the last rib and transverse 
processes of the spine. The point of the 
trocar is inserted in the slit, then the in¬ 
strument is struck a blow with the palm 
of the hand to drive it inward, down¬ 
ward and forward the entire length of the 
canula. The trocar is now withdrawn 
and the canula le f t in place to liberate 
the gas. When all of the gas has escaped 
the trocar is put back in the canula and 
both are then withdrawn together. If 
the canula is withdrawn without the tro¬ 
car in place it will be likely to pull liquid 
and feed from the paunch and drop them 
between the wall of the stomach and the 
abdominal wall to set up irritation and 
possibly form a troublesome abscess. If 
it is found necessary to use the trocar and 
canula a second or *hird time a new cut 
should be made in the skin for each inser¬ 
tion. Sometimes it is necessary to keep 
the canula tied in place by a string 
around the body until the formation of 
gas ceases. The gas may also be removed 
by passing a long half-inch rubber tube 
(hose) down the gullet (oesophagus) into 
the stomach. To do this the head of the 
cow is held in a straight line with the 
back, or approximately in that position, 
and the tube having been placed in the 
mouth is run back into the throat and 
pushed downward the moment the cow is 
seen to swallow. Should the tube hap¬ 
pen to pass into the windpipe, which 
rarely occurs, that can be detected by the 
air rushing back and forth in the tube 
as the animal breathes. 
Simple Treatment. —If the owner has 
neither a tube nor trocar and canula 
there are some simple measures of treat¬ 
ment to which he may resort. One is to 
stand the cow in cold water, or to dash 
cold water over the back. Another plan 
is to pull out the tongue, or throw a 
handful of salt into the back of the 
mouth. The most common or popular 
plan is to place a piece of fork handle or 
similar round wood bitwise in the mouth 
and tie it there. This prevents suffoca¬ 
tion, as the animal belches in trying to 
get rid of the stick. Standing the cow 
with her forefeet much higher than her 
hind feet helps to relieve bloat in that it 
keeps the distended paunch from pressing 
upon the diaphraghm, the web of muscle 
which separates the abdominal cavity 
from the chest cavity. 
Medicinal Treatment. —This consists 
in giving two ounces of turpentine in a 
pint of raw linseed oil or quart of new 
milk ; or two ounces of hyposulphite of 
soda dissolved in water and having an ad¬ 
dition of an ounce of aromatic spirits of 
ammonia and one dram of fluid extract of 
mix vomica; or a tablespoonful of for¬ 
maldehyde in a quart of new milk ; or half 
an ounce of salicylic acid in water; or a 
tablespoonful of chlorinated lime in wa¬ 
ter. Rectal injections of soapy warm 
water are useful; or a quart of warm 
water and one tablespoonful of glycerine 
may be injected once an hour and the cow 
be given walking exercise. Where it is 
impossible to obtain a regular trocar and 
canula the owner may liberate the gas by 
inserting a metal tube of any kind, even 
the spout of a coffee pot having been 
successfully used for the purpose; or a 
large quill has been used, or in a case of 
emergency, the blade of a knife has been 
thrust into the distended part and turned 
around to dilate the wound and allow 
escape of the gas. The latter plan is 
highly objectionable, as it is likely to be 
followed by a troublesome abscess, or gas 
may get under the skin, from the paunch, 
and cause troublesome emphysema. Tt 
should only be done when absolutely 
necessary to save life. The trained vet¬ 
erinarian employs drugs which it would 
be dangerous for the owner to use, but 
which are wonderfully effective in skilled 
hands, and for that reason it would be 
well to employ a graduate veterinarian to 
attend to a valuable cow, as soon as first 
aid assistance has been given. A. s. A. 
y 
In desperation a farmer recently gave 
employment to a shabbily dressed and 
shifty-eyed individual, who laid great 
stress on the fact that he never got tired. 
Later in the day he went out to see how 
his new man was getting on at hoeing 
the potatoes, lie found him resting at 
ease on the shady side of a hedge. 
“What does this mean?” gasped the in¬ 
dignant farmer, when he had swallowed 
some of his wrath. “I thought you nev¬ 
er got tired?” “Well, I don’t,” replied 
the loafer calmly. “This doesn’t tire 
me.”—Credit Lost. 
A REAL CHANCE 
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Holsteins 
THE FIRST 
HAVERHILL SALE 
OCTOBER 1, 1915 
AT HAVERHILL, MASS. 
90 HEAD 
of extra good cattle, featuring the 
ENTIRE DISPERSION 
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nearly half of which are daughters of 
Crown Prince Mechthilde De Kol, 
a sire of extra good show quality. 
Watch for further announcements 
and write early for catalog. 
All animals over 6 months of age 
will be tuberculin tested by State 
approved veterinarians. 
Liverpool Sale & Pedigree Co., 
Inc., Sale Managers 
LIVERPOOL, N. Y. 
Do You Want to Buy Daughters 
Of the following great sires: 
King Pontiac Segis Korndyke 
Beauty Walker Pietertje Prince 
King Segis Pontiac Alcartra 
King Pontiac Fayne Alcartra 
Finderne Pride Fayne 
Count Pontiac Spofford 
King of the Pontiacs 
Lakeland King Pontiac 
Hengerveld De Kol 5th 
Denver Pontiac Boy 
Sir Prilly Walker 
King Lyons 
King Jon 
You will find a few daughters of some of these, but It, etC. 
MORE THAN HALF 
the offerings in the sale are females bred to them. Thus in the coming calves 
you will get back a large part and, in some cases, more than you will have to 
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The best breeding from some of the best herds owned by the leading breeders of the country. 
If these things mean what they should to you, you will attend the 
Breeders Consignment Sale Co.’s 18th Sale at the Syracuse Sale Pavilion 
OCTOBER 12-13, 1915, SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
All over 6 months of age will be tuberculin tested by State approved veterinarians. If you 
want catalog of this sale be sure to write early to the sale managers. 
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THE ENTIRE 
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FLOCK OF 
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numbering 250 head, will be sold at 
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WORCESTER, MASS. 
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