The American Reformed Cattle Doctor: Containing the necessary information for preserving the health and curing the diseases of oxen, cows, sheep, and swine, with a great variety of original recipes, and valuable information in reference to farm and dairy managementDadd, George H.
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The American Reformed Cattle Doctor: Containing the necessary information for preserving the health and curing the diseases of oxen, cows, sheep, and swine, with a great variety of original recipes, and valuable information in reference to farm and dairy management
Dadd, George H.
Veterinary medicine
The urine will appear high colored, and approach a red hue, in many cows
after calving, in inflammation of the womb, gastric fever, puerperal
fever, fevers generally, inflammation of the kidneys, indigestion; in
short, many forms of acute disease are accompanied by high-colored
urine.
The treatment, like that of any other form of derangement, must be
general. Excite all parts of the system to healthy action. If the bowels
are constipated, give the following:--
Golden seal, 1 table-spoonful.
Thoroughwort tea, 2 quarts.
To be given at a dose. Scalded shorts will be the most suitable food, if
any is required; but, generally, abstinence is necessary, especially if
the animal be fat. If the surface and extremities are cold, give an
infusion of pennyroyal, catnip, sage, or hyssop; and rub the belly and
legs with
Hot vinegar, 1 quart.
Powdered lobelia or cayenne, 1 ounce.
If the kidneys are inflamed,--which may be known by tenderness in the
region of the loins, and by the animal standing with the legs widely
separated,--the urine being of a dark red color, then, in addition to
the application of stimulating liniment to the belly and legs, a
poultice may be placed over the kidneys.
_Poultice for inflamed Kidneys._
Slippery elm, 8 ounces.
Lobelia, 4 ounces.
Boiling water sufficient.
_Another._
Linseed, } equal parts
Marshmallows, }
Boiling water sufficient.
Lay the poultice on the loins, pass a cloth over it, and secure under
the belly.
A drink of marshmallows is the only fluid that can with safety be
allowed.
If the horns, ears, and surface are hot, sponge the whole surface with
weak lie or saleratus water, and give the following antifebrile drink:--
Lemon balm, 2 ounces.
Cream of tartar, 1 ounce.
Boiling water, 2 quarts.
Honey, 1 gill.
When cold, strain, and give a pint every fifteen minutes.
If the bowels are constipated, use injections of soap-suds.
Suppose the animal to be in poor condition, hide bound, liver inactive,
the excrement of a dark color and fetid odor. Then use
Powdered golden seal, 2 ounces.
" caraways, 1 ounce.
" cayenne, 1 tea-spoonful.
Poplar bark, or slippery elm, 2 ounces.
Mix, divide into ten parts, and give one, in thin gruel, three times a
day. The animal should be fed on boiled carrots, scalded shorts, into
which a few handfuls of meal or flour may be stirred. In short, consider
the nature of the case; look beyond the symptoms, ascertain the cause,
and, if possible, remove it. An infusion of either of the following
articles may be given at discretion: marshmallows, linseed, juniper
berries, pond lily roots, poplar bark, or queen of the meadow.
Mr. Cole remarks that "red water is most common in cows of weak
constitution, a general relaxation, poor blood, &c."
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