The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-29
MILK FEVER.
How to Prevent This Complsint---
Starvation Plan.

How to Prevent This ComplsInt---
Starvation Plan.
The way to prevent milk fever is to
feed about two-thirds rations Of fodder
and half rations Of whatever mess they
have been eating for a few days before
they come in, and for two or three days
after calving feed ,paringly with fodder;
give no mess at all for the first day or
two after, except a half dozen potatoes
or carrots, and take the chill of all her
drink for forty-eight hours after calving.
II the weather Is hot keep her In the
shade in the heat Of the day, and she
will not be likely to have any trouble.
But II you are caught with q case Of
milk fever, don't try to physic her, but
empty the rectum and give an injection
OF laudanum diluted with thin starch,
and keep giving the laudanum often
enough to keep her easy, and In four or
five days her bowels will move. When
you wish to leave her for the night, give
an extra amount Of laudanum. As she
begins to get better she will look
brighter. and drink q little, and will not
need as much laudanum. BY the sec.
ond or third day she will almost surely
need a cstheter TO empty her bladder.
II there Ia no catheter near, a small
rubber tube will answer. Your family
physician can tell you how to use IL Il
necessary. A little weak saltpeter water
for q diuretic Is useful. Cows six years
old and over are more likely 10 have
milk fever. The writer says that he has
never known n case with a COW less
than Eve years old. Good cows that
give much milk and are extra well fed
are the ones that have Il. A great
many Jersey cows have died In that way.
The directions here givon We have
thought In the main were very good.
The direction As to feeding before aud
after coming In Is unquestionably sound.
The suggestion. too, a. 10 the class Of
cows that are subject or liable 10 have
milk fever IL worthy Of attention. II Il
the good Cow that needs looking after
carefully In this matter. Perhaps n
would be useful TO publish here what
Mr.. g. W. Fsrlee. a noted breeder. Of
Trenton, N. j.. has TO say upon tho sub
ject. He says; ut IL the great hane Of
breeding for great milk and butter ca.
paclty. have had some severe lossc.
with milk fever, and can discover no
other method of prevention than what
Colonel Waring called ~'judicious starva.
ton for = month or two before c%alving.
The calf Il 20 far advanced In devotion.
msnt that there IL no danger o%flniury Il
II. Such q COW ~ fadetts h Is simpl,
impossible TO dsy, and besides, I qncs.
TONED It's propriety. In view Of the
danger Of milk fever Il II often recon,
msnded 10 dry a great mixer for Al
least . month before oalving. I am In
clined to think this IL not wise. Tn,
disturbance 10 the system Of mskins
the new milk when = COW !. entirely Dr.,
Is. ] believe, largely responsible fol
milk fever. OF course the msisdy IA no
toriously aggravated by = plethoric con
dition u the animal. Ny practice IL !,
reduce the now by short common. bul
continue milking until the new min
comes, which Il readily recognized b.
lie watsry condition. then cease milk
Ing. In three or four DAYS I have N,
udder entirely emptied. care being tskes
10 extract from the udder every particle
Of the ropy. curd-like substance whicl
sccumulases In the udder. After . lik,
interval Of time the udder 10 again thor
sughly cleansed and The COW left 10 de
velsp the milk In due course Of tirs.
have had good luck thus far In M
practice. bot I confess the starvatioI
plan MAKES ssrry looking Cattle for
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