Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11
Veterinary Science.

veterinary science.
THE UNIVERSITY COURSE OF VETERINARY
LECTURES BY PROF. CREssY, AT THE
MEDICAL COLLEGE AT BURLINGTON.
XVIII.
Hoven is 4 trouble in cattle similar to
wind collie in horses, and arising from the
same cause, the fermentation of undiges-
ted food. Some food is of such poor quail
ity that it is about impossible to masticate
or digest it, rs for instance frozen corn
stalks, or wited cabbage leaves or turnip
tops. When these leaves are green and
brittle, they are readily chewed and
ground up, but when wilted, they 90 into
the stomach stringy, the whole leaf hang
ing together and passing into the stomach,
become balls of indigestible matter, which
warming up with the heat of the system
is soon in active fermentation.
The wilted leaves of the black cherry
arc especially dangerous in this way, and
farmers should not cut black cherry brush
for mending fences where cattle can
browse them when they are wilted.
Wet clover, fresh and rank, is also very
dangerous, and cattle turned into a field of
such in the morning, will ordinarily die
before noon if nothing is done for them
The clover alone would be readily di.
gested, but when in addition to its abun-
dant moisture, the dew or water is taken
in the gastric juice is weakened by dilution
and does not perform its office, SO the
more moisture, the less digestion and the
more fermentation. Horses seem to be
los, 1;,I1o 60 t,o,,I,1,
first point is prevention, but if you have
the fermentation, the next thing is to stop
it, and to do this use saleratus in from
heaping tablespoonful to quarter of
pound (well Diluted, according 10 the Sc
verify of the case, and if larger doses are
desired, it is better to repeat the smaller
ones.
This will check the fcrment for short
time, and injections should at once be
given with the idea of getting passage
opened for the gas to pass downward. |
Head the COW down hill, and with small |
force pump, or a rubber tube which may
be inserted in the bowel, with the end out
side, turned up on tunnel put in, pour in
all the warm waiter she will hold if it is u
paifull then turn her head up hill and
let it discharge, and repeat the operation
till the gas is started Meantime have an
other hand preparing some physic, (Gor in
this difficulty time is of the greatest value)
which should be EPSON salts, from Il half
pound to pound and half dissolved in
warm water and turned down with bot
tie or horn; or if salts are not at hand,
use Castor or linseed oil or melted lard, in
pint doses with West India moasses and
couple Of ounces of essence of winter
green to make it more palatable. If it
does not operate in an hour or so, repeat
the dose. Castor oil, linseed oil and mel
ted lard in pint doses, mixed with West
India molasses, have good effect in some
cases. If the COW does not revive under
this treatment tap the stomach with n
trochar, if you have one, or with a pen
knife, you have nothing bettet Insert
the blade in the hollow of the left side,
where tn bloated stomach is thrown against
the side, at point about the length of II
table knife forward from the point of The I,
hip bone. In the case of horse, tapping
is last and desperate resort But in
cattle or sheep if the bloating is decided {
and the skin drawn tight like drumhead, i
blade riGbt into the stomach fhrdngh tho
side. 4 ouill NAV thcn he inIroJncnd
throuph tLa nnnctIra--tlis will ho ,ilod
bv nnttinr 4 nointed stick into tho mill
which nav i've Withdrawn ,ftor cha ,,,i;II ~
f,irlv inserted and tho r,ss viii nee nT y
through the passage thus made for it. The i
wound will close and commonly heal with S
out trouble afterwards. lIoyen often comes i
from CHOKING. An annie or nototo No. f.
comes fixed IN the onlJdt RIoptin hive foi y
lows No modicine will nass no oIIo=,r,,a :
tion and So the animal cnnnot ho nbusio- y
ed A common wov in surh a oa.n e 70 y
Get n broomsticE and maEo a swah ' =, wit IN %
Which m effort is made to cro,yd tho nu :,
ple down into the stomach Tbis i. VOW r y
'liAicult and dangnrons for to tbo rosi,S e
lance made Inv the thront which norlG I not ~ =,
lake down The object in if NJ fret s . nJ ''
led pressure of thS gases hchinJ II and If :,
pressed down NAV 6nrst thc stom,n ,,nN 90. -
If Ieast he terrbly nainrn In S"nh i'I n1s VI
if the animal 10 tonnnd and tho ,,,oss,,ra ~
releyeI she viii somotimos NV no t nS1o ~
;woIlow the annie A doso If III Iinto oii III i, T.
n melted lard viii holm bor IN on ,no,u oI ~
his by lnbrica,inp the passaoo Tbis nav mar f. F.,
~ administered With =, link 6ni,Io -, b ,n' -
f tbe anns iS moi foo far J,w, !, n,a a,o' w.
naninnlnted from, the outside mi ,noJJl,aJ ~
,nwords mr. the MN, nav ho ,S,,t Ja,,," ~
brongh fLo throot If ,b;s 10 o r'' "o"i' nv
.con tho laws onen NV mnans or hip 'SoT' ",
inc or c,evis then in3ert thn ,rn, Ir Di' ~
Il nv vyinGn1 If ,nitb Son WY ~, ~ .
onS iii tho notato ~. or,in 9H''' oo,
raw ont hy tbe band iI''Un'G "h'' 10
jrable for such mn operation ut III 30 wv ", W.
nch cnsos forn,od of halln, 0 tnoi ioa Il.
roh,n% in which is nInnror '' o,,o o vi y,
VIII wow, On tbo end '" H. t "I'lo :; y.
assoc down iii II strikos tbo aI1st 'uoG 10 ."
1o ,lnnOor is tbon nrosso oi' J Jonr UI.'Tn VI
o,tdn, - tho I,ho and t6o ,nor WV" ~ the
49, a. l ,,otato NJ "o,n - oCioW
~ or ,,nT, ho Lmol.o,, LT, tho 10y w u'""ii RI
o,a 10 ~, Wv 'olow ~ ln"V re
lin The object is reacbod C Or tbo &c ror ca
lay be turned into the passage itself. Ia
,ro,t nov Lo o,,t thror,. " t Ii Ulio w
on removed throuob the ont and tbo if
,ound sewed nm. '''N ii,
In case Of an animal which bos oorood
self with drv meal thn treatn,ont ~ La IL
ifferent. Iftbe bloatino is not vow wow oroot
nd the pain seems severe tbe moaG hos r,, an
OF vet reached the fourtb stomach inv v ia
he COW drinks. il will swell tho n,oal ', nnd oil
III the cow Tn sncb cosoe dnsor - n ,,n" he