The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse: with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattleKoogle, J. D.
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The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse: with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattle
SYMPTOMS:--In the early period of it, the beast is dull and stupid,
he stands with his head protruding, or pressed against something for
support, he refuses to eat, is unconscious of the surrounding objects,
now and then suddenly drops as if he were shot, he starts up all at once,
is fearless of any surrounding object, his eyes will become red starting
from their sockets, will stagger about, falling and rising again and run
against everything in his way, he will stamp, tear up the ground with its
horns, run at every one within its reach, bellowing until nature is quite
exhausted; trembling will then come over him, he will grind his teeth and
saliva will pour from his mouth, every limb will be convulsed and he will
presently fall and die.
REMEDY:--The chief or only cure is bleeding, let the blood flow rapidly
until he falls from the loss of blood. Setons should be placed on each
side of the poll, and blistered on the forehead, then follow with heavy
doses of physic, when relieved feed cautiously for a few weeks.
STAGGERS OR SWIMMING in THE HEAD.
CAUSE:--Starvation during the winter season, and being admitted into too
fertile a pasture in the Spring, producing a redundancy of blood, which
gives rise to the disease.
SYMPTOMS:--Are heaviness, dullness, disposition to sleep, resting his
head upon any convenient place, reels and staggers when he attempts to
walk.
If this disease is not checked by bleeding, or purging, or proper
management, it may terminate in inflammation of the brain or fever.
REMEDY:--This must be remedied by bleeding, purging and giving the fever
medicine--after purging, give emetic tartar one drachm, digitalis ½
drachm, nitre ¼ drachms twice a day until relieved, feed cautiously.
INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS WITH COSTIVENESS.
Inflammation of the bowels is by no means an uncommon disease among neat
cattle, very often proves fatal. It is easily recognized by the peculiar
symptoms.
CAUSE:--This disease mostly arises from exposure to cold, and especially
when cattle go into rivers or ponds, after being heated and fatigued,
chilling the blood. It is sometimes produced by too much dry or
stimulating food.
SYMPTOMS:--The animal is continually lying down, getting up again,
strikes at his belly with his hind feet. The bowels obstinately
constipated; dungs in small quantities, hard, covered with mucus at
times, streaked with blood--the urine is generally voided with difficulty
and heaving at the flanks, accompanied with fever, becomes fearfully weak
and staggers as he walks, he leaves his company, hides himself under
hedges, &c. Becomes deaf, he trembles all over, his skin is hot, back
and loins tender, ears and horns hot, indicating the highest degree of
general fever.
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