Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-02-28

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strength fails, and the animal seldom sur
wives a week, and often dies in half tha
time. If the animal be opened, th'
thread like worms will be found amiC
thick unhealthy mucus, aggregated il
little masses, and distributed especially
throughout the small intestnes. Not
withstanding the popular idea to the CON
trary, there is seldom any appearance Of
inflammation, and the stomach and bow
els, as might be expected, are nearly
empty. Filaria ae also frequently found
in the bronchial tubes and lungs, account.
ing for the cough and breathlcssness tha
so generally accompany the securing
1t should be recoIlected that these fla1ia,
whether in the digestive or respiratory
organs, must be looked for within few
hours after death; for if the search for
them be longer deferred, they are dis
/ tinguishable with more difficulty, and by
and by appear to be broken up and lost
among the thickened mucus. In spite Of
the losses which generally attend the dis
ease, it is easily durable in its earlier
stages by any Of those remedies which
kill the worms. For this end few things
answer better than teaspoonful of oil
of turpentine, given with little oil, and
repeated daily or every second day
Three or four doses generally effect a
cure. What !" we have repeatedly
been asked, won't the physic increase
the securing? Shouldn't laudanum, oak
bark, and other astringents be used to
staunch the running?' This is the treat
ment often pursued by those unacquain-
ted with the nature Of such complaints.
They forget that diarrhua, in the first in
stance, usually depends upon the pres
ChCS Vi SOulC llIItdit HldttCIo III lH6 dIl-
mentary canal, and is induced by a natu-
raj effort to carry them away. Thus
misinterpreting the case, and ignoring the
conditions on which it depends, they
vainly endeavor to restore health by at
once arresting the discharge. Greatly
more rational and effective is the admin
istration Of a properly regulated dose Of
physic which removes the irritant, and
thus allows the bowels to resume their
natural state. A like principle is appli-
cable in the case of these fIaria They
are poisoned by the turpentine, and ef-
fectually removed by the laxative with
which it is united. 1t is perfectly unnec-
essary to give the medicine, as is ofen
done, by the nostrils. There thus great
risk of choking the struggling patient,
whilst the draught, whether given by the
nose or mouth, finds its way into the
stomach or bowels, where its pungent,
penetrating qualities carry prompt de-
strucdon to the parasites. In certain
seasons and localities, this complaint at
tacks calves a3 well as lambs, and occa-
sionalIy proves troublesome and even
fatal. More frequently, however, the .
flarja accumulate in the air passages,
producing the familiar hoose, which Of
various degrees Of severity occurs during
the autumn months. The treatment is
just exactly the same as that just advised
for lambs. The dose for a six months
calf may consist Of table spoonful Of
oil Of turpentne and three ounces of lin
seed or castor oil. The medicine should
be given by the mouth after several
hours fasting. In the large majority OF
cases, the unthrifty appearance, slight
cough, and dlsordered bowels, which are
SO prevalent among calves during autumn
depend on those troublesome filaria and
are easily remeded by the timeous use
Of few doses of the turpentine and oil
Attention must be paid to the general
the supplying Of good food,
the proper shelter in the cold
frosty nights, and avoid over-crowding.
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