Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-06-15
FARM AND GARDEN.
The Treatment of target, and the Use Of the
Brush on Cows.
The Treatment of Garget in Cows.

The Treatment Of Garget in Cows.
Garget, or caked udder, which is
known to medical men as Mdmnattts,
or Inflammation of the udder, is most
common in the spring, when the COWS
are about to come in. 1t prevails more
or less at all seasons, especially among
large mixers and highly fed cows, and
to some extent in COWS that are badly
cared for, and exposed to the rlgors OF
the weather. The first indication of IL
is hardness of the udder. and stop
page of the flow of milk, or the APP
pearance of thick, stringy matter, in
place of the milk. Sometimes it APP
pears in the form of blood-like mat
ter in the milk. This may not be APP
parent until the milk has been set for
cream, when the red matter is found
at the bottom of the pan or pail. In
very rare cases, nothing but Il blood
like fluid is drawn from the teats, and
this sometimes continues for weeks.
The disease may be produced by var
ious causes. Physical injury to the
udder, as by blows, pressure, undue
exercise when the udder is full of milk,
exposure to cold by lying upon snow
or Ice, or in wet places. or in cold
barns: over-feeding, chiefly before
calving, or too soon after it; or by
forcing the cow to a large production;
or by constitutional tendency to it
when she is near calving; all these are
frequent causes of this disorder. There
are cases in which from some physical
defect in the udder, the glands are
unable to secrete milk from the blood,
but exude the blood itself, or an
imperfect milk, which has some of the
properties of the blood (chietly it is
red globules or colorlng matter), and
which throws up cream very little
differing from that of ordinary milk.
Such cases are very rare, and are
wholly incurable. Garget lis more
easily prevented than cured. This re-
mark will apply to the whole list of
diseases and other troubles, to which
COWS are subject. A careful,
observant dairyman, may not have a
case of 1t in his dairy for years, while
aneighbor may be losing half his pro-
duct through it. Prevention lies In
very careful feeding for few weeks
before calving, during which time no
grain should be given; avoiding excess
of rich food, especially of cotton n-seed
meal, which is a dangerous food in this
respect, on account of its highly nit
rogenous character; by carefully pro-
viding warm shelter and bedding for
the cows at all times, and avoiding
exposure to severe weather, especially
cold rains, or damp SHOWS; and lastly,
by careful driving, and the banishment
of dogs from farm where COWS are
kept. The treatment consists II
giving a cooling purgative, as pound
of EPSON salts, repeated after two ol
three days; also, in warm lamentations
of the bag, with gentle rubbing ant
kneading of the hard portions OF the
udder, until they are softened, anC
then after the udder has been drieC
with a soft towel, to apply camphoratet
soap liniment, mixed with an equa
part of ether; this is TO be we'll rubbed
into the skin with the hand. This
tends to allay the Inflammation, and &
prevent swelling of the gla.Gus. AL
the milk should be dawn Off. If it i
thick and ropv, Il solution of carbonat
OF soda o. saleratus in warm water
sEould DE Injected into the teats, am
after 4 few minutes milked out Thi
alkaline injection will dissolve tn
curdled, acid milk, and bring 1t to
condition to be drawn of with case
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