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
Vinegar, 1 quart.
Common salt, 2 ounces.
Set the mixture on the fire, (_in an earthen vessel_,) and allow it to
simmer for a few moments; then apply it to the legs. After the
circulation is somewhat equalized, give the following drench:--
Extract of butternut, half an ounce.
Tea of hyssop, 1 pint.
A stimulating clyster may then be given, composed of warm water, into
which a few grains of powdered capsicum may be sprinkled.
If due attention be paid to counter-irritation, and the head kept cool
by wet cloths, the chances of recovery are pretty certain.
INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE.
This disease is too well known to require any description; we shall
therefore, at once, proceed to point out the ways and means for its
cure.
_Treatment._--First wash the eyes with a weak decoction of camomile
flowers until they are well cleansed; then give a cooling drink,
composed of
Cream of tartar, 1 ounce.
Decoction of lemon balm, 1 quart.
Repeat this drink every six hours, until the bowels am moved. Should the
disease occur where these articles cannot be procured, give two ounces
of common salt in a pint of water. Should the eye still continue red and
swollen, give a dose of physic. (See _Physic for Cattle_.)
If a film can be observed, wash with a decoction of powdered bloodroot;
and if a weeping remain, use the following astringent:--
Powdered bayberry bark, 1 ounce.
Boiling water, 1 pint.
When cool, pour off the clear liquor. It is then fit for use.
Inflammation of the eye may assume different forms, but the above
treatment, combined with attention to rest, ventilation, a dark
location, and a light diet, will cover the whole ground.
INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER, (HEPATITIS.)
Cattle very frequently show signs of diseased liver. Stall-fed oxen and
cows kept in cities are most liable to derangement of the liver; in such
animals, (after death,) there is an unusual yellowness of the fat. A
disease of the liver may exist for a long time without interfering much
with the general health. Mr. Youatt informs us that "a chronic form of
diseased liver may exist for some months, or years, not characterized by
any decided symptom, and but little interfering with health."
_Symptoms._--Permanent yellowness of the eyes; quick pulse; dry muzzle;
hot mouth; considerable pain when pressure is made on the right side.
Occasionally the animal looks round and licks the spot over the region
of the liver.
_Treatment._--First give half pint doses of thoroughwort tea, at
intervals of one hour, (_to the amount of two quarts_.) This will relax
the system, and equalize vital action. The following drench is then to
be given:--
Extract of butternut, half an ounce.
Warm water, 1 quart.
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