Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-08-10
DAIRY DEPART Mt,
MILK FEVER.

manifest in the attack by a wild, glaring
look, high excited movements of the head,
irregular, giddy steps, with no apparent
loss of strength, until the cow falls in a con-
vulsiye fit, which lasts but a few moments.
Ii the arterial circulation is not impeded, she
rises and dashes about wildly till Frustrated
by another attack. In this type of the dis
ease l have found by immediate post norton
examination, from the first fit, the blood in
the large arteries extending under the back
to the udder SO clotted, as to be drawn out
OF the arteries like a rope. In this state,
bleeding would be followed by death. So
would any other prescription. 1t is in this
type of the disease in it's advanced stage that
bleeding is found to be an Enthusiastically
remedy. But the chances are in favor of
bleeding, if the arteries are not already clot-
ted. No time should be lost in applying the
lance at the first symptoms described. Adj
minister at the same time an active purga-
tive, followed by aconite and mix (if treated
homnpathically) alternately once in two
our with a half gallon of water with each
dose. A dose should be twenty times larger
than for an adult person, and so continue
until the fever abates.
Another type of the disease is marked by
lassitude, a staggering gait, falling with in
ability to rise, %shrinkage Of milk, cold ex-
tremities, dull eyes, and inattention to move
ments around her. She ~inclines to Law pros
trate onher side for want of strength to lie
in a natural position, indicating a general
proctratiop Of fhn or,,o, c,,,4o.,, -,:47
morbid circulation. Although this type of
disease is not so Immediately dangerous as
the former, it reqires thorough administra-
ton of remedies, and constant care to keep
the patient lying in a natural position, while
the remedies given are working the system.
A well COW will die from lying upon her
side in eight and forty hours. So the fate
of the sick cow is often fixed by neglect in
care when she cannot care for herself.
There are but few cows, after having been
to grass a few weeks, that do not require
bleeding in an attack of milk fever in any
form. 1t has been my practice, attended
with good success, to first bleed, in nine
cases out of ten, from four to eight quarts.
according to size and condition of COW dis
solve one pound of EPSON salts and one-
half ounce of saltpetre in two quarts of
t~horoughwort tea of good strength, and give
it a dose; in two hours after, give two
ounces of laudanum and water once in two
hours till eight ounces Of laudanum are Civ
cn no other medicine should be given to
eounteract those given, which are found suf-
ticient to carry the patient through a severe
attack. After the first administration of
bleeding and physic, laudanum and water
are relied upon to raise the patient, which
requires from twelve to forty-eight hours.
When she rises, exchange the medicine for
nourishing diet. In bleeding, the strength
and condition of the patient should be duly
considered. II in low condition, and the
pulse is weak and wavering do not bleed,
but give physic and stimulate with laudan-
UNI as directed. If in high condition, with
quick wiry pulse, lose no time in drawing
blood, being always watchful of the pulse,
and stop the blood if irregular beats are OBJ
served to increase by the flow Of blood. If
the pulse grows softer from the flow of
blood, do not be afraid to take from eight to
ten quarts from a large, strong COW. After
bleeding largely do not neglect to admins
ter water freely, because it passes through
the system and carries the medicine with it
and induces a flow of milk.-Uti Herald.
Xix CAPACITY.-fmong the various
breeds of COW the difference in the milking
CAPACITY ia very remarkable and To thoco