Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-11-22
MIX Fever.


Tho frequent occurrence of milk
fever among cattle and It's great fatal
ity, says the Pittsburg Stockman, is a
matter which has baftled tho most
skillful in the veterinary profession
and only until recently has 4 cure been
found. The old treatment, that OF
bleeding and purging, prGcticod for
the last hundred years, has proved a
failure. The total ineiliciency hereto
fore shown by the veterinary profession
to stay this terror of the dairy, in re-
ducing the mortality following milk
fever, is well known TO all breeders of
dairy stock. This fact has led many
farmers and stuck-raiSers to destroy an
animal for beef, upon the first appear
ance OF the disease, in order not to
suffer pCcuniary loss. There are n
great many different opinions in regard
to tho causes of tho disease, and its
proper treatment; but the general ad-
mission, upon the part Of most vetc-
rinary writer's, is that tho disease virtu.
ally means death. This belief shows a
mlscouccption of the nature and
causes of tho disease that has made the
mortality so great. The disease is a
cHrablo one, veterinary surgeons gem
orally to the contrary notwithstanding.
Our continued success proves that fact
beyond 4 doubt. The disease is typhoid
in character, and requires q sustaining
treatment, rather than depicting one,
50 generally practiced throughout the
world. The disease generally comes
on from three to fOrty-eight hours
after delivery, and attacks usually the
best animal in the herd, fat cows and
deep mixers being particularly predis.
posei to tho malady. Tho disease very
seldom attackSan animal until after the
second calving. One attack is usually
followed by another the following sea-
son, should the animal recover from
the first sickness. Among the exciting
causes are rich food, sudden change
from poor to luXuriant pasture, from
low to high stall fceding, parturition
during extremely hot weather, etc.
All cows should bo well fed, but it must
he remembered that prior to the act of
parturilion, deep milking cows, which
are dry or nearly so, rapidly become
plclhoric; and this condition of the
body, ut the time of calving, is one of
the most frequent causes of the malady.
Hence too much care cannot be taken
in the feeding at such time. The
symptoms OF the early stage Of tho dis
ease are as follows: The animal is rest
less, paving and lifting the feet, res
piration is Slightly increased, the muz-
zlc is dry and hot, the mouth is open
and the tongue protrudcd, the counte.
uanco is wild aud the eyes staring, se-
erection of milk is partly suspended,
appetite is lost, ears and horns are hot,
She wandprs about mOurnfully, below.
ing frequently, becomes irritable, ud
| der is hot and becomes painful 10 tho
{ touch, and ShO butts at a stranger and
sometimes at her keeper. As the dis
ease advances she CRATES her teeth anC
fOams at the mouth, with an entire sus
pension of milk. She throws her heaC
about Violently, and the hind legs be
come weak and tottering. Tho calf il
mnotlced. Breathing becomes labored
the pulse small, quick, and almost i'm
pcrcrptibc, and she finally staggeri
and falls, lying in acomatose condition
or dashcs her head about, often break
ing her horns, lashcs her tail ant
mOans. Cold swcatS bedcw her body
and legs, horns and ears are cold
1 Her eyes arc set in their sockets, pre-
scnting peculiar, CLASSY appearance
pud ii not relieved, tho animal sOOr
dies, in great agony.