DISEASES OF THE COW’S UDDER
'By" ErrG. H; ■ Conn Ames. Tuberculosis. This -’condition cannot he 'deter--Wined "definitely by a physical dlagtndsls,Vbut ; re4uir6s ; the tuberculin test to confirm the diagnosis. This disease 'ls ; <Juite common in old dairy cows which- have 5 been‘heavy milkers, and : usually "manifests itself in hard *tu-. -niorbus masses' of different sizes. Sdme • ‘times-"the udder will - yield - - a -thick heavy -yellow substance resembling ' 'pus, : 'and which may be in reality a tubercular abscess; but more often it Is a-hard firm mass, which can be '*6ry readily’ felt upon palpitation of the udder. When such a condition of -the udder is found the presence of tuberculosis must be suspected and -the-tuberculin test should- be immedi’ately applied to confirm or disprove ’the Tumoursof the Udder. Tf the tuberlin test fails to show tuberculosis in‘‘those cows whose udders contain'-hard indurated masses discernible’ by manipulation, it is plain / that a tumour of ; the > udder "These are -nsually' benfgrn iin character in comparison to those of the human family,
Which are 'usually malignant or of the •Cancer variety. Surgical -interference not practised for this trouble, and is not often that medicinal treatment is of much value. •Suppression -of Milk.
, This condition will result from insufficient feed, debilitating disease, and 1 ill-health, but occasionally It will be seen In a cow apparently in good : health and showing no signs of any '■;jjicktiess v or irrejiularity. This disease ;is ‘ caused by an. affection or a temporary paralysis of the. trophic nerves,
which -stimulate the secretory action *>f tire Udder*--And should be treated >When this condition is ‘firsts noticed the cow .produces only . abput'half “as much milk as she pre- " yipusly . had been - giving, and in the , .yefy, next milking: she will give very little milk at all.. -In our practice we have obtained better results from the use rdf half-amourice fluid extract of nux-rvomica and one ounce of fluid Extract of pilocarpus or jaborandi, which should be divided into three doses, and a dose given every three or four hours. Milking at the teats - the same- as -though -milk was being drawn, wilf.assist in stimulating the -aecrbtibn of milk. . Simple Mammitis. 'Simple mammitis is a condition which is usually spoken of among .cattlemen and ' dairymen as garget, andvWhlch is simple congestion of the udder. It attacks the cow in various ways.J Its severity at-times puts the
animal off its'.-feed-and raises the tem-
perature several degrtses, and may alAt other times It will be so mild as to cause very little inconvenience. Frequent emptying and the kneading of the udder by a suckling calf's nose will sometimes be all the treatment , necessary. The temperature in the simple congestion of which we are now speaking is rarely above two or three degrees; the milk flow is de T . - Creased to some extent, and as the disease progresses the milk becomes watery, and Anally contains strings and clots, while the udder is doughy to the touch. The remedy is to reduce the feed and bathe the udder with hot water, after which it should ' have a thorough, yet gentle, massage with one part of poke root, belladonna or spirits of camphor in seven or eight parts of lanolin vaseline. If the udder begins to soften after several hours of treatment, It is usually a good -symptom that the case is terminating favourably, and that the function of the gland will be restored. Infectious Mammitis.
The cow affected with infectious mammitis will usually refuse to eat, its'hair stands on end, and the nose
Is hot and dry. The temperature is very high, as much as 106 degs. F., 7 and the animat usually walks -with a v limp; the respiration and the heart beat are greatly increased. The animal usually stands around much of the time as it is painful for it to walk, - and it refuses to chew its cud. It is inadvisable for the owner to attempt to treat this class of ailments, the best thing to do being to get a veterinarian as soon as possible. The same treatment here outlined for simple mammitis should be used until the, services of a veterinarian can be had; The water given to the cow in cold weather should have the chill taken off, and the animal protected from the -cold by blankets, while the udder should be suspended with a large bandage. An animal so affected should be isolated from the other cows, And- the caretaker must not
attend [to', apys Of the i other cows. It
Is very necessary in this condition that , Internal treatment-be of the very best, and ithis, should- always be prescribed by-,a farm in an unkindly climate -having: only a favourable veterinarian. The majority of these r cases''leave the cow 1 without the use
of ''part of ‘ Udder affected, and
In many cases It is necessary to ampu. - -tate that quarter of the udder affected.
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