The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-01-02
XVIII.-Cow Diseases.
Second Article.
BY LAURA ROSE
Demonstrator and Lecturer In Dairyine
at the Ontario Agricultural Col
lege, Guelph. Canada.

p EAKY teats are caused either py
weak muscles or because the
IL teat opening is too large.
Treatment.-Throw and ne
the COW. insert a milking tube IN
the teat to preserve the milk duct
With a sharp knife remove the skin
from the end of the opening. making
a good fresh wound. Draw the edges
Of the hole together with few stitch
es, tying each stitch separately. Dress
with healing ointment.
This should be.done when the COW Is
dry and is better TO be done only by
veterinarian. If the leak be through
a hole on the side Of the teat scarify-
ing the edges Of the opening with a
sharp penknife when the COW is dry
may cause the edges to unite.
To Cure a Sucking Hefsr or Prevent
Self Sucking.
Insert 10 the heifer's or cows nose
an ordinary bull ring. Just before ID
sorting the ring slip on 1t q harness.
ring the same size. which hangs loose
ly after the bull ring has been insert
ed This is a sure remedy.
Impaetion Of the Rumen or Paunch.
Cause.-The paunch becomes over
filed with solid food and its walls SO
paralyzed as to lose the power OF con-
traction.
Observation-Disclosures OF aboo-
men, the drumlike sound is absent. and
when the part is pressed the indenture
remains for some time. The animal
is dull. her breathing heavy. grunts
and grinds her teeth.
Treatment-Give a strong purgatlVe
one and q half to two pounds Of salts
and two ounces of ground ginger in
two quarts of warm water. Follow
up with two drains Of nux vomica ev-
cry six or eight hours until the bowels
move freely. If the bowels do NOT
move in eighteen TO twenty-fcur hours
give more salts. A little walking eXer-
else helps the expulsion OF the food.
In bad cases the COW is opened and
the food removed by hand This should
be the work Of veterinarian.
Tympanitis or eloatins.
Cause. - Eating fermented grains,
rank clover, especially when Wet or
with the dew on it; raw juicy potatoes
etc, may cause fermentation and the
accumulation Of gases.
Symptoms-The abdomen distended.
especially over the left flank; the walls
of the belly elastic 10 the pressure OF
the hand and when tapped giving a
hollow, drumlike tone; breathing Ia
bored.
Treatment. IF much distressed,
prompt relief is afforded by puncturing
deep on the left side into the flank four
or five inches from the spine and mid
way between the last RIB and The hip
bone. This is best done with trocar
and cenula. If one is not at hand use
a knife and insert a large goose gull
or something Of the kind to keep the
wound open to allow the gases to es-
cape.
Give from one to two pounds of ep-
som salts and an ounce Of powdered
ginger. Further fermentation may be
prevented by tablespoonful of chic
ride Of lime in a pint of water. In
slight cases Il dose of two ounces OF
oil of turpentine In q pint OF raw lin
seed oil will generally dissipate the
gases. No food should be given for
twelve hours, and feed lightly for day
or two
lmpaetion Of the Third Stomach Or
Fardel. bound.
Cause.-A diet Of coarse. indigestible
food and insufficient water to drink;
eating dried grass or leaves. etc.
symptoms TO eat; ceases to
chew cud: in some cases slight diar-
rhoea, followed by constipation: head
carried low: dull. painful expression;
stands still or lies down with head ex-
tended; gives n short grupt during ex-
piration: advanced stages-staggering
gait Impaired sight and sometimes
symptoms of frenzy.
Treatment.-Same as for impaction OF
rumen. Assist the purgation by copi-
Gus injections of warm soapy water
three or four times day. If the brain
ne affected. douche the head with cold
water or apply ice.
TubsrcuIosis.
Symptorns.-A dry cough without
sther constitutional disturbances indi-
Gates tuberculosis of the lungs A COW
losing flesh gradually and becoming
generally unthrifty looking may have
the disease in any organ. The only
safe way to know II the herd be free
from this very contagious disease Is
by having the animals testsd with tu-
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