The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-25
VETERINARY SCIENCE.

the lectures delivered by Prof. Cressy
before his class at the Agricultural
College, as of practical interest to our
farmers at the present time.
GARGET.-This name has been so Of
ten misapplied and is so vague in its use
one hardly knows what is meant when
il is mentioned, but it is properly an
inflammation 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, or 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
ofthe fluid and the more danger.
Much fluid taken soon after dropping
the calf, such as giving a pail full of
warm slops, or the cows own milk, will
increase the flow of milk before the calf
can take it all. An increase followed
by shrinking ofthe fluid is sure in
dication of an inflammation, which
gives redness, soreness and swelling.
In this case remedies should be used to
stop the fever. Keep the skin warm,
and open the system to correct any
congestion. Local applications should
Le made where the inflammation has
the soreness and swelling spoken of.
In an early stage cold applications
are best; cold or ice water will cool
down the blood and cure if effusion has
not begun.
In the human patient, when in much
pain and with great redness and swell
ing, relief has been given in six hour:
by the application of ice water, and il
thirty-six hours had the disease under
control.
In cases where the bag is hot anC
feverish and inflammation severe warn
applications should be made to mature
the pus, break down the matter anC
bring to head as soon as possible
and then open the bag and when ther,
is large amount of matter, free in
cision should be made so the matte
can come out readily, but the opening
should not be near the teat. After i
is opened and the matter well out, dres
as in other minor surgery.
Garget sometimes arises from poo
mixers who do not draw all the milk
when what is left will soon commenc
fermentation, when the milk will coag
ulate and the Jumps formed will induce
irritation and bring on disease, in onl,
one-quarter of the bag perhaps. Ii
this case use cooling lotions-the colt
drives away the heat and inflammation
while warm applications will hastel
maturation.
Another way in which garget il
brought on is by stretching down thu
teat at every motion while milking
which will thicken the teat, and on tn,
inside of necessity, so all the milk will
not be got out, and what remains will
curdle and bloody milk soon be seen
sometimes not noticed in milking
but may be observed on the bottom 0
the pan, where it will settle, bein
heavier than milk.
In cases where much inflammation
exists, and milking is done with grea
difficulty, a small quill may be used i
absence of anything better, thong
there is some trouble in introducing
with it's sharp end ; but best of all h
found silver milk tube, made by Coo
man & Shurtleff of Boston.
MILK FEVER.
This is a specific disease, malad
3 attacking animals in good condition
3 the best mixers, and comes on 500
after dropping the calf. The dee
mixers, the Jerseys and the Ayrshire'
will be most subject to it, and the be-
ones of the breeds and most marke
cases frequently occur at the thin
period of calving.
The first symptom of this troub
which will be observed is the cow
losing all care for her calf-takin
no notice of it at times her eye
9 blood-shot-no milk in her bag, SOM
times at the first, but certainly in ii
9 second stage.
. This will appear in from two
h thirty-six hours after calving and IL
= earlier the attack the more dangerou
i and the more violent the symptom
While carrying the calf, large amour
of blood went to the womb to nouris
. the calf. When the calf is droppe
this channel will be suddenly close