Give A.A., and apply the Veterinary Oil in all cases of injury.
Caries of the Bones
Symptoms.—Swelling of the bones; great tenderness to the touch; frequently a suppurating wound. The disease is very serious, and very difficult to cure.
Treatment.—You may give the J. K., each morning, and the I.I., at night, with advantage.
Fractures
Horns.—When a cow breaks a horn there is considerable hemorrhage, which should be arrested by applications of Humphreys’ Marvel Witch Hazel. If the horn be warm, it is just possible to restore it by immediately putting it in its place and fixing it there with bandages. The animal should then be tied up to a ring, by itself, so that it cannot rub against anything. The stump, or replaced horn, should be wrapped in cloths after being well covered with Humphreys’ Veterinary Oil. B.B., should be given internally, once or twice per day.
Bones.—The ossa ilium, or flank bones, are most liable to fracture.
Treatment.—In fractures, wherever situated, it is indispensable to keep the part at rest as much as possible; consequently most fractures incidental to cattle admit of no efficatious treatment. In simple fractures, where the proper splints and bandages can be applied, recovery may ensue.
Poisonous Plants
Cattle sometimes eats poisonous plants, such as acrid buds of oak, twigs of yew, the water hemlock, and others, and consequently suffer and die. Unless it is known that they have had access to such plants, it is not always easy to determine the nature of the disorder from which they are suffering. If there be suspicion of poisoning, the following treatment may be pursued, when the symptoms seem to indicate it.