Cattle 1853 - Lewis Family Farm

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or to the extremes of heat and cold, there is considerable nasal
gleet, not interfering much with health, but unpleasant to the eye
and annoying to the animal, and which, in despite of the most care-
ful treatment, will remain. When, however, the warmth of spring
returns, it sometimes gradually disappears. This, however, is one
of the most favorable cases ; for it will occur that, from some improper
management, hoose or cough has gradually become connected
with the nasal discharge. The farmer has not observed this con-'
nection, nor is he alarmed although the cough should remain when
the nasal discharge ceases : nay, he cares little about it, although
the cough ..should be a frequent and harrassing one, if the beast
does but carry its usual flesh, and yields its full quantity -of milk
when, however, the milk fails, and the cow begins to lose condition,
he, for the first time, looks about him, and then it is too late.
We are now, however, speaking of coryza—inflammation of, and
discharge from, the membrane of the nose. It is a matter of the
utmost importance for the attendant upon cattle, to assure himself
that it is simple coryza. He should carefully examine whether
there be any cough, especially whether that cough be painful—any
increased labor of breathing—any diminution of appetite—suspension
of rumination—fever ? The pulse, felt at the left side, and the temperature
of the root of the horn, will best ascertain this last particular.
If there be nothing of these, still we have inflammation, and of a
character that soon connects itself with some or all of them ; there-
fore a mash may be given in the evening, and a few doses of cooling
medicine.
The ' best fever medicine for cattle is half a drachm each of powdered
digitalis and emetic tartar, and two drachms each of nitre and
sulphur, which will constitute the medium fever-powder, to be given
as occasion may require, and increased or diminished in quantity,
according to the size and age of the beast, and the intensity of the
disease. This should be given in the form of drink.
If it be simple coryza, add half a drachm of sulphate of copper
(blue vitriol,) finely powdered, to the other ingredients. This drug
seems to have a peculiar and a very beneficial termination to the
mucous membrane of the nose and its connecting cavities, and is very
useful in pure inflammation or ulceration of that membrane, or discharge
from it. A very slight degree of hoose, and particularly of
painful hoose, is a sufficient indication that the fevei -powders alone
are to be used.
Coryza may degenerate into catarrh, bronchitis, or inflammation of
the lungs ; the proper treatment will be indicated when those diseases
are taken into consideration.
GLANDERS AND FARCY.
Of these dreadful diseases we have never met with a case in cattle.
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