Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-12
Eye Disease of Cattle,

So-called 'plnk-eye" e"-properly term
ed contagious ophthalmia" has ap-
peared among cattle in this and other
states and presents the following eff
fects:
Symptoms. Adult, young cattle and
calves first show swelling of the eye-
lids accompanied by weeping, Red
ness OF membranes of eyeEds and
''haw" becomes apparent, creamy dis
charge follows and in three or four
days a Clouded syot shows in center of
eye and gradually spreads until sssght''
of eye becomes milk colored. Chang
ing from milk-color to pearl tint eye
may become yellow, bulge show blood
shot streaks, form an abcess and burst
leaving ragged ulcer, or commence
to clear up and finally recover Slight
ulcers may heal by granulation, but
extensive ruptures and ulcers often
lead to loss of sihht. Fever and some
loss of appetite is present, especially
in young cattle for a week or more
from time of first attack and dairy
COWS may shrink in milk production.
Treatment. The disease being
''catching" and doubtless due to
germ which loads to it's spread from
one animal to another a affected cattle
should be separated from unaffected;
eyes of latter should be washed once
or twice a week with a solution of two
drachms OF boracic acid in a pint of
water as possible preventive and
pastures bordering on rivers, ponds
and sloughs should be Abandoned as
the disease seems most liable to attack
cattle in darkened shod or stable.
Give each ADULT animal a one pound
dose of epssm salts with one ounce of
saltpeter and one ounce OF ground
girger roo in two quarts of warm wa
ter as one dose and follow with table
spoon of saltpeter twice daily in drink
ing water or soft sood. Younger cat
tie should have the same medicine in
emrller doses according to age and
size. While under treatment do not
feed grain but give soft and green
food; allow all the cold water animals
will take. At the commencement of
an attack puff between eyelids by
means of clean, insect powder fol-
lows 4 saixtnre OF equal parts of finely
powder calomel and boracic acid. or
cover eyes with soft cloth to be kept
wet with a 10000 solution of bichlor-
Ide of mercury corrosive sublimate.)
This treatment may pIove sufficient in
a majority of cases but should the dis
ease persist and aggravate, substitute
for above lotion one, consisting of a
drachem each of sulphate of zinc and
| fluid extract of belladonna leaves with
20 drops OF carbOlic acie in a qnart of
clean, soft water with which to keep
cIoth over eyes continually wet.
| When Inflammation subsidies should
eye remain milky appearing paint once
daily with 1-1OOO solution of bichloride
of mercury or per cent. solution of
boracic acid. In bad cases which are
tardy in responding to treatment give
= except to pregnant cows-one
drachm of iodle of potash twice daily
for adult animal and from ten to twen-
ty grains for calves and yearlings,
continuing its use for one week.
Ragged ulcers fiay be with benefit be
painted wife solution of three grains
of nitrate of silver in an ounce Of dis
titled water two or three times a week.
Lastly, quarantine animals bought at
stockyards shipped in or from infected
herds.
| A. S. ALEXANDER,
Veterinarian.
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment
Station Madison. Wisconsin.
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