. Principles of veterinary science; a text-book for use in agricultural schools. Veterinary medicine. 346 PRINCIPLES OF VETERINARY SCIENCE MILK FEVER Milk fever is a non-contagious, non-febrile disease of cows occurring at calving time. Heavy milk producers in good flesh are most susceptible. Causes.—Several theories have been advanced to account for the cause of milk fever. Some veterinarians hold that the blood congests in the uterus and udder and leads to anemia of the brain and spinal cord. Others think it is an autointoxica- tion due to absorption of poisons generated in the collostrum in
. Principles of veterinary science; a text-book for use in agricultural schools. Veterinary medicine. 346 PRINCIPLES OF VETERINARY SCIENCE MILK FEVER Milk fever is a non-contagious, non-febrile disease of cows occurring at calving time. Heavy milk producers in good flesh are most susceptible. Causes.—Several theories have been advanced to account for the cause of milk fever. Some veterinarians hold that the blood congests in the uterus and udder and leads to anemia of the brain and spinal cord. Others think it is an autointoxica- tion due to absorption of poisons generated in the collostrum in. Fig. 87.—Cow in the last stage of milk fever completely paralyzed. Recovery was rapid and complete after the air treatment was administered. the udder. Predisposing causes are heavy feeding and lack of exercise before calving. Symptoms.—The symptoms of milk fever start with excite- ment and end in complete loss of consciousness, the animal going through much the same stages as it does when given a general anesthetic, such as ether or chloroform. The patient has a wild look in the eye, switches her tail, trembles, weakens, staggers, lies or falls down, tries to rise but is unable to do so on account Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hadley, Frederick Brown, 1880-. Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders Company
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