Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-08-02

nepartment of veterinary science
". S. CO
~ the stock raiser in any COM
n;,v the question of animal health
= the greatest Importance His
fits at the end of the year are ma
.,alv affected by the loss occa-
,onod by disease and accident.
while this may not always mean
..o loss of life of an individual ami
mol any injury or disease which les
sons the productive or selling value
: The same is the source of consid-
cradle loss
This yearly waste of property can
.ovor he entirely eliminated, but it
mov by certain precautions, be
nreatly reduced and while no breed
a. Of animals is supposed to combat
,rocassfully the various diseases to
uh;ch animals are subject, it is of
great Importance that he should at
,ooOt he familiar with the causes of
,ho more common ones, that he may
no better prepared to prevent their
occurrence. and should they occur to
recognize them in the early stages, at
which time treatment Is much more
ant to be successful
While it would require many vol
nmes to explain the cause, symptoms
and treatment of animal diseases or
avon the very common ones, a few
lines concerning disease which
causes serious loss of life and animal
value seems not out of place here.
Mastitis mammitis or garget, as
this disease is commonly known, is 4
disease of the mammary gland or I'D
der, and the female animals of all
species are susceptible, though in
ewes and cows it. is most frequently
seen.
This disease should not be con
fused with milk fever, which is en-
tirely different
In heavy mixers, before and just
after parturltion, it is the rule that
the udder becomes greatly enlarged
and may be hot, congested, swollen
and painful to the touch. This con-
dtion Is not unnatural and usually
disappears as soon as the milk flow
becomes fully established. However,
II at this time the animal is neglect
ed by allowing it to be exposed to
cold, dirt and damp, or is not care
fully, frequently and thoroughly
MIXED, 1t frequently develops a dis
ease of the gland itself
Mastitis may fall into one of the
two general classes, the non-infec
tlous type or the infectious type, and
the former may take any one of sew
eral forms, and be classified accord
ing to the tissue involved.
If 1t is confined to the outer COW
ering of the gland, to skin and con-
nective tissue just under it, it may be
termed phlegmonous mastitis, but
1t frequently attacks a deeper struc-
ture and this may be the supporting
tissue, the framework of the gland
or the glandular or secretnig tissue
itself, and last the mucous membrane
lining the teat canals and milk sin
uses may be diseased.
In the first case the disease is a
very painful one. as the outer cover
lngs are very sensitive, more so than
the tissues more deeply located. The
uoder appears hot and painful and
upon light pressure feels firm and
nafd to the touch, though usually
gives springy sensation indicating
'aat the gland is not solid on the in
sue Harder pressure may result
III pitting the skin and the impress
sions made by the fingers may re-
nain Tor several minutes. This IS
AnoWn as doughty swelling because
F-s' oh pressure ike dough.
When this condition alone is found
'nefe is usually little change in the
quailty of the milk, though the guam
uty is decreased. One quarter of the
uuuer In cows may be diseased ~
The entire gland.
"nen this condition prevails the
Ilik should be carefully drawn by
nand as animals so affected may not
silow their young to nurse, and the
MIX must be removed several times
day
When the connective tissue or
oSnd framework is the seat of dis
Ease the condition is less painful and
'llS is frequently confined to only
Une section of the udder, it frequent
y results from injuries, such as horn
4iuSts' blows. tramping the udder,
w. III which case the secretive It's
.us Is diseased also. This form often
,a es chronic course and the af-