Daily Republican., 1884-01-31
niIk Fever (Partariens Apopl ~

This disease is no doubt more II
teresting TO the farmer and milk-ma
than pleuro-pneum0nia, owing to 4
. greater frequency. 1t is disease thi
has many names, but will simply ca
II by the name most familiar with I
all-milk fever-and sndeavor TO give
few general ideas on the symptoms an
treatment and its supposed cause
This malady is extremely fatal, deaf
sometimes being caused in few hour!
and sometimes prolonged for day.
This Is disease of milk cattle only
and makes It's appearance IN cows tina
have just given birth to Q calf. 1t fo
lows, rs q rule, an easy birth, thoug
why II IL 30 no one can explain, and In
variably attacks the improved mill
COW, and the owner always says, "sh
was one Of the best mixers ] owned.
SYMPTOMS.
The COW may be attacked with tn
disease from one hour to eight day
after calving time, but Is most fire.
quently seen on the second or thirt
day. Cows have been known to have /
prior to giving birth to calf, although
this IL very rare. In most case
there will be noticed o cessation O
milk. the flow may be entirely suspend
ed, or may only he diminished. Th'
animal at first becomesst stupid aud dull
the appetite becomes lost, pays no at
tentiOn to her calf, and hangs back OF
her chain. At this period she may be
come restless, stamping the hind feet
striking the belly and whisking the tai
violently. She ceases to chew her cud
and begins to look alarmingly sick
with y dry, staring coat or possibly
chilly.
The breathing all this time IL some.
what hurried and laborious she may
at times push her head against the man
ger or wall, showing that the brain il
already involved. She may not he con.
scious at this time. but II 80 her expires.
sion will be painful and anxious, the
eyes wide open and staring. Very
rarely will we find q rise Of temperature
when the Thermometer is used, and the
pulse may be found only slightly accel.
Grated.
The disease has 80 far advanced now
that the animal staggers and may fall
or lie down. To some this seems 10 give
comfort, to others it seems to cause
great pain, AZ they will moan, some
times below and constantly strike at
the belly with the feet.
This is the stage the animal Ia mostly
found In by the owner, as the above
symptoms may develop In a very few
hours, and 1t Is at this time that the
owner looks around for the aid of the
Veterinary Surgeon. After the animal
Is down, she invariably lies with the
front feet well under her, with the body
resting on the breast bone. The head
now IL either drawn around TO the right
or left, and remains In that position,
no matter how often 1t is pulled for
ward.
The eyes are usually closed. The
animal may possibly rise, but it is rare
ly 30. In the majority of cases the
limbs seem powerless. At this time it
seems to be insensible 70 pain or its
surroundings.
While In this position they do not, as
a rule, seem to suffer much, but appear
to be insensible and sleeping comfort
ably. The legs, horns and nose are OK
tremely cold, and no amount of rubbing
or banaaging seems to restore them to
the proper heat. Urine and manure
cease to be- evacuated voluntarily, the
saliva runs from the mouth In q con-
slant stream.
Food and water are refused, and
when drenched they often show an in
ability TO swallow, az the paralysis
seems to have effected the throat as we'll
as the limbs. The animal seems to be
bloated from gas, az all movements
of the bowels are greatly diminished.
When listening over the bowels we will
not hear the intestinal murmurs or
rafting. When death is about to take
place they evince great pain, and
struggle more or less, or they lay
stretched out on their sides and breathe
very fast. The eyes become CLASSY and
he hair bedewed. When the eyes are
touched with the fingers they will not
close, the body becomes cold, breath
short, and gasping and death finally
closes the scene.
If recovery is about to take place the
animal seems TO awake from sleep,
the expression becomes more natural it
will now take water and appear thirsty.
Food, when placed before it, will be
aiken, and at this time will notice its
calf If placed near 1t either by looking
1t it or licking it. Urine and manure
Ire now passed with little effort. Re-
,overy is now very fast, and sometimes
occurs in q few hours. The animal |
makes one or two Intellectual struggles,
md at last regains standing position.
The complications following this disease
ire numerous, but by no means fre-
luent, such az permanent paralysis,
pneumonia and cessation of
milk. Treatment, both for its cure and |
will be given in the next
ssue, together with short discourse on
he most probable causes Of the disease.
WARD b. ROWLAND, ID. V. 8.