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
=Treatment Very Simple.=--Make the cow comfortable. Now give her a small
dose of Epsom salts from one-half to one pound, depending on her size.
This should be given as a drench. Animals afflicted with this ailment
swallow with difficulty. Use care that the drench does not get into the
lungs. Perhaps the most satisfactory medical treatment is to use what
is known as the Schmidt treatment. This is nothing more than injecting
into the udder a solution made by dissolving in one quart of clean
boiled water 3 teaspoonfuls of iodide of potash, after stripping all
milk from the udder. A very satisfactory way is to get a rubber tube,
attach it to a common milking tube which is placed into the teats in
turn and pour the solution into the tube by means of a funnel. By
massaging the udder the solution can be worked into each quarter in a
short time without difficulty.
In case iodide of potash is not available, inject air into the udder
after drawing out the milk. I have known of many cases where air has
been forced into the udder by means of a bicycle pump, and the animal
recovered in a very short time. If the disease does not respond to the
treatment with readiness, repeat in a few hours, say, anywhere from five
to ten hours after. Cold water or ice on the head is advisable. The use
of stimulants is also recommended. Whiskey can be given in doses of 10
to 15 tablespoonfuls and jamaica ginger 6 to 8 tablespoonfuls. Milk the
cow frequently and massage the udder, bathing in hot water.
After the cow is on the way to recovery, withhold milk-stimulating foods
for a few days and give some tonic like gentian and nux vomica, half and
half, 2 or 3 tablespoonfuls two or three times a day.
=MONDAY MORNING SICKNESS.=--See Azoturia.
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