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
Powdered worm seeds, (_chenopodium } 1 ounce.
anthelminticum_,) }
" sulphur, half an ounce.
" charcoal, 2 ounces.
Linseed, or flaxseed, 1 pound.
Mix. Divide into eight parts, and feed one every morning. Make a drink
from the white Indian hemp, (_asclepias incarnata_,) one ounce of which
may be infused in a quart of water, one fourth to be given every night.
FOOTNOTE:
[19] The membrane which lines the interior of the skull.
JAUNDICE.
This malady generally involves the whole system in its deranged action.
It is recognized by the yellow tint of the conjunctiva, (white of the
eye,) and mucous membranes lining the nostrils and mouth. We generally
employ for its cure
Powdered mandrake, 1 tea-spoonful.
" ginger, 1 tea-spoonful.
" golden seal, 2 tea-spoonfuls.
Mix. Divide into two parts. Give one dose in the morning, and the other
at night. An occasional drink of camomile tea, a few bran mashes, and
boiled carrots, will complete the cure.
INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS.
A derangement of these organs may result from external violence, or it
may depend on the animal having eaten stimulating or poisonous plants.
Its symptoms are, pain in the region of the kidneys; the back is arched,
and the walk stiff and painful, with the legs widely separated; there is
a frequent desire to make water, and that is high colored or bloody; the
appetite is more or less impaired, and there is considerable thirst.
The indications are, to lubricate the mucous surfaces, remove morbific
materials from the system, and improve the general health.
We commence the treatment by giving
Poplar bark, finely powdered, 1 ounce.
Pleurisy root, " " 1 tea-spoonful.
Make a mucilage of the poplar bark, by stirring in boiling water; then
add the pleurisy root; the whole to be given in the course of
twenty-four hours. The diet should consist of a mixture of linseed,
boiled carrots, and meal.
WORMS.
The intestinal worms generally arise from impaired digestion. The
symptoms are, a diminution of rumination, wasting away of the body, and
frequent snorting, obstruction of the nostrils with mucus of a greater
or less thickness.
_Compound for Worms._
Powdered worm seed, }
" skunk cabbage, } equal parts.
" ginger, }
Dose, a tea-spoonful night and morning in the fodder.
DISEASES OF THE STOMACH FROM EATING POISONOUS PLANTS.
_Treatment._--Take the animal from pasture, and put it on a boiled diet,
of shorts, meal, linseed, and carrots. The following alterative may be
mixed in the food:--
Powdered marshmallows, 1 ounce.
" sassafras bark, 2 ounces.
" charcoal, 2 ounces.
" licorice, 2 ounces.
Dose, one table-spoonful every night.
SORE NIPPLES.
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