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
REMEDY:--The easiest and shortest way to remove them, is to tie a piece
of waxed silk firmly around the base of each, and to tighten them every
day; by means of this, the tumor will drop off, and will rarely grow
again. To make it certain, the parts should be touched with a hot iron
or lunar caustic; the warts should be well scarred, and they will never
appear again.
THE FOUL IN THE FOOT.
The first thing is to examine the wound carefully, and see how far it
extends under the hoof or horn. The first step is to clean all the
foul or proud flesh, by means of a knife, then apply lunar caustic, or
muriatic acid, until the wound becomes healthy and dry. In extreme cases
where there is swelling, apply a poultice night and morning, then apply
the caustic, and keep dry and from all danger of getting dirt and gravel
in. When the wound begins to look healthy, apply the tincture of Aloes
and Myrrh, until perfectly relieved, and give a gentle purgative.
TO DRY A COW OF HER MILK.
The best time to dry cows is whilst feeding dry feed. A good dose of
physic and after it has operated, follow with an astringent drink, will
generally settle the business. Six drachms of alum dissolved in 1 pint
water, is a dose. The cow should be milked clean when the astringent is
given; feed on dry food for a few days. Should the udder get very hard in
a few days, milk clean and give another astringent drink, and the third
may be given if necessary.
THE MANGE.
This is a troublesome disease among cattle, at times the itching torments
the beast wonderfully, causing the cow to fall off in her milk, and
generally get thin in flesh, if suffered to remain any length of time.
The most effectual application is an ointment, which, sulphur is the
principal ingredient.
MANGE OINTMENT:--Take flour of sulphur 1 lb., strong mercurial ointment
2 ounces, common turpentine ½ pint, lard 1½ lb. Melt the turpentine and
lard together well; stir in the sulphur when it begins to cool--when
cool, rub the mercurial ointment on a marble slab, with the other
ingredients, mix these together. This should be well rubbed in with the
hand daily, wherever there is mange. If in the winter, the animal should
not be exposed to severe cold. Give a few doses of physic, with sulphur
added to it. Warbles gad fly or ose fly, is quite an annoyance to the
animal. The fly generally alights on the back, deposits the egg under the
skin, causing a tumour to rise the size of an hazel nut, some larger--it
soon bursts, leaving a hole on the top, for the grub or worm, which now
lives and feeds on the fatty matter.
REMEDY:--Squeeze out the worm or grub, by pressing firmly, if this cannot
be accomplished, open it with a lancet or knife, and put in a few drops
spirits turpentine, a few times which will destroy the grub.
RABIES OR HYDROPHOBIA.
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