Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18
XXII.
GARGET.

This name has been so often misapplied
and is so vague in its use, one hardly
knows what is meant when it is mentioned,
but it is properly mammanitiS, or an in
hammation of the udder. Many of us
have seen cases of broken breast, caused
by not taking the milk away clean, or
from some accidental injury; from taking
cold, OF drinking too much milk. The
cases are parallel, except there are -four
orifces instead of two, and the larger the
gland, the harder to protect it, the greater
the secretion of the fluid and TIE more
danger.
Much fluid taken soon after dropping
the calf, such us giving pail full OF
warm Stops, or the cows own milk, will
increase the flow of milk before the calf
can take it all. An increase followed by
shrinking of the fluid is a sure indica-
ton of an Inflammation, which gives red
ness, soreness and swelling. In this case
lebrile remedies should be used to stop
the fever, also diaphoretics. Keep the
skin warm, and open the system to correct
any congestion. Local applications shonld
be made where the inflammation HIS given
the soreness and swelling spoken Of.
In an early stage cold applications arc
best; cold or ice water will cool down the
blood and cure if etiusion has not begun
In the human patient, when in much
pain and with great richness and swelling,
has seen relief given in six hours by the
application Of ice water, and in lhirly-siX
| hours had the disease under control
In cases where the bag is hot and fever
| iSh and Inflammation severe, there will be
II large emulation which must be absorbed,
or maluraton will take place, and if this
stage is reached warm applications should
be made TO mature the pus, break down
the matter and bring TO head as soon us
possible, and then open the bag; and
when there is IL large amount of matter, Il
free incision should be made so the matter
can come out readily, but the opening
should not be near the teat. After it Is
opened and the matter well out, dress us
in other minor surgery.
Garget sometimes arises from ponl
mixers who do not draw all the milk
when what is left will soon commence fer
mentation, when the milk will coagulatt
and the Jumps formed will induce irrta
ton and bring OH disease, in only one
quarter of the bag perhaps. In this case
use cooling lotions the cold drives away
the heat aud inflammation, while warm
applications will hasten maturation.
Another way in which garget is brought
on is by stretching down the tcat at every
motion while milking, which will thicker
the teat, and on the inside Of necessity, 81
all the milk will not be got out, and wha
remains will curdle and bloody milk sOor
be seen, sometimes not noticed in milk
ing, but may be observed on the bottom o
the pan, where it will settle, being heavier
than milk.
In cases where much inflammation eX
lists, and milking is done with great diff
Guilty, II catheter should he used, or l.;
small quill in absence of anything better
though there is some trouble in introduce
ing il with its sharp end but best of al
he found silver milk tube, samples o
which he showed which were made by
Goldman & Shurtleff of Boston.
The largest number of cases they
would have to treat will be from bloody
milk and hard mixers; and in chronic
cases of gargct, where the tube is obstruct
ed, it is sometimes found necessary to
scariGy the inner surface of the teat, which
could be done with a small knife blade
but it was very difficult, and an instru-