Apply warm vinegar and salt, rubbing the parts thoroughly.
For a Forming Tumor.
Rub thoroughly with strong brine, or a solution of sal ammoniac dissolved in eight times its weight of water. If the tumor comes to a head, open it near the bottom with a lancet; or place a seton in it so as to admit the escape of purulent matter.
Lice and Vermin
Sometimes abound on cattle during the latter part of winter and spring. These are generally the result of mange, which is itself the effect of ill-feeding and ill-condition. They are removed with the cause. We doubt if they can be permanently kept off, where the animal is losing flesh and health.
Remedies.—Restore the health and condition, and sprinkle sand, ashes, or dirt plentifully around the roots of the horns, and along the ridge of the neck and back.
A liberal application of train or other oil has nearly a similar effect.
Never apply an ointment containing corrosive sublimate or
other poison, as it may be licked by the animal or its fellows, who may thus become seriously poisoned.