. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. DISEASES OF THE OKGAXS OK GEXEKATION. 757 gas, causing marked interference with the l)reathing : coiix ulsions set in, and death soon follows. The post-mortem sliows a fat, full hody, blood vessels full of fluid, black blood, and purple spots on the brain and spinal cohnnn and in other parts of the body. There are many other abnormal appearances in the bi-aiii, most of which can only be distinguished bv an expert. What to do.—Prevention is the main thing. If the cow is manifestly plethoric, give ligh
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. DISEASES OF THE OKGAXS OK GEXEKATION. 757 gas, causing marked interference with the l)reathing : coiix ulsions set in, and death soon follows. The post-mortem sliows a fat, full hody, blood vessels full of fluid, black blood, and purple spots on the brain and spinal cohnnn and in other parts of the body. There are many other abnormal appearances in the bi-aiii, most of which can only be distinguished bv an expert. What to do.—Prevention is the main thing. If the cow is manifestly plethoric, give light, soft diet, with laxatives (No. 8 is excellent) once or twice a week for three weeks before calving. When the attack comes, if the cow is seen in the first stage, when the pulse is alwaj-s full, bleed freel}', and give recipe No. 2iy ^after two hours give 'So. 20, repeating the latter every two or three hours as long as necessary. Give injections also every few minutes. Apply cold water and ice to the head, and heat in. rAKTUKIENT the form of hot rugs, hot smoothing irons, etc., to tiic b()(h . If the jmrgative does not work, give a hypodermic injection of Xo. 4(), repeat- ing it ever}" two hours. If these means fail, open the jugular vein, and inject a pint of clean, tepid water. During convalescence, treat the same as for puerperal fever. If she recovers, do not breed her again, I)ut sell her to the butcher ; for, as before mentioned, it is almost certain to occur again, and at no distant day to end in death. If it is necessary to give any drenches during the coma, use the stomach pump, to guard against turning them in upon the lungs. ^ X. Leucorrhcea, or Whites. This is catarrh of the vagina and woml), with a chronic discharge of a muco-purulent, Avhite fluid that hangs around the vulva and tail, and has a very offensive odor. It is not attended with serious constitutional dis- turbance, but sometiines causes nymphomania or "; Such cows
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