The Farmer's Veterinarian: A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Farm StockBurkett, Charles William
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The Farmer's Veterinarian: A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Farm Stock
Burkett, Charles William
Veterinary medicine
For horses and cattle a good remedy is made as follows: Boil for an hour
8 tablespoonfuls of arsenic, 8 tablespoonfuls of soda ash and 16
tablespoonfuls of soft soap in two gallons of water. After being
prepared by boiling, add enough water to make two gallons. When cool,
wet the animal all over with a little of it, using a brush or currycomb
to get it into the skin. Another good remedy is made of boiling
stavesacre seeds, 1 part to 20 parts of water, for an hour and let it
simmer for another hour; then add water to make it up to the original
bulk. This applied to the affected parts brings quick relief. It is
advisable to repeat the application in a week or ten days, so as to
catch any new lice from any eggs that were not caught by the first
application. A very common treatment is secured by mixing a pint of
linseed oil, 8 tablespoonfuls of oil of tar, and 8 tablespoonfuls of
sulphur. This is then rubbed on the affected parts once a day for two
days and allowed to remain for a few days, after which it is washed off
with soap and water. In serious cases, the application should be
repeated within a week or so.
=LIVER FLUKES.=--These are parasites usually found in the liver or its
ducts. At times they are present in great numbers, giving rise to a
serious disease called liver rot. When the fertilized eggs are
discharged in the excrement of diseased animals and fall in fresh water
they hatch out and are taken into the body by sheep and cattle, either
in the food or drink. In a short time thereafter they have entrenched
themselves in the liver of cattle or sheep.
[Illustration: LIVER FLUKE]
A few liver flukes in an animal causes little trouble, as the injury is
largely mechanical anyway. No peculiar symptoms are conspicuous when
only a few flukes are present. The greatest damage is done when hundreds
of flukes develop in a single individual. In these cases the flow of the
bike is checked. As result the health becomes impaired and the usual
penalties of malnutrition follow. Swelling of the jaws and diarrhœa are
often noticed in connection with the disease.
When the host is badly infected with the flukes and in a badly run-down
condition the trouble is always serious, and medicinal treatment is of
little real value. Tonics and good food may be given to help along--but
death usually follows. Salt is helpful as the flukes are sensitive to
it. If an animal that has succumbed to the disease be examined, the
liver will be observed to be fairly rotten as a result of the inroads of
the parasites.
Treatment is in line of prevention only. Clean, pure fresh water, free
of the eggs or the parasites, is necessary if the trouble is to be
eradicated. The old ponds, ordinarily filled with stagnant water, should
be drained. They harbor many bad parasites, and their harm is far beyond
their value. When water for sheep and cattle is taken from pure streams
or wells the trouble from liver flukes and other parasites is reduced to
a minimum.
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