Part 17 (2/2)

” cayenne, 1 tea-spoonful.

Poplar bark, or slippery elm, 2 ounces.

Mix, divide into ten parts, and give one, in thin gruel, three times a day. The animal should be fed on boiled carrots, scalded shorts, into which a few handfuls of meal or flour may be stirred. In short, consider the nature of the case; look beyond the symptoms, ascertain the cause, and, if possible, remove it. An infusion of either of the following articles may be given at discretion: marshmallows, linseed, juniper berries, pond lily roots, poplar bark, or queen of the meadow.

Mr. Cole remarks that ”red water is most common in cows of weak const.i.tution, a general relaxation, poor blood, &c.”

In such cases, a nutritious diet, cleanliness, good nursing, friction on the surface, comfortable quarters at night, and an occasional tonic will accomplish wonders.

_Tonic Mixture._

Powdered golden seal, 1 tea-spoonful.

” balmony, 2 tea-spoonfuls.

Mix the above in shorts or meal. Repeat night and morning until convalescence is established. In cases of great prostration, where it is necessary to act with prompt.i.tude, the following infusion may be subst.i.tuted:--

Thoroughwort, } Golden seal, } of each, 1 ounce.

Camomile flowers, } Boiling water, 2 quarts.

After standing one hour, strain, and give a pint every four hours.

BLACK WATER.

My plan of treatment, in this malady, is similar to that for red water.

In both cases, it is indispensable to attend to the general health, to promote the discharge of all the secretions, to remove all obstructions to the full and free play of all parts of the living machinery. The same remedies recommended in the preceding article are equally good in this case, only they must be more perseveringly applied.

THICK URINE.

Whenever the urine is thick and turbid, deficient in quant.i.ty, or voided with difficulty, either of the following prescriptions may be administered:--

Juniper berries, 2 ounces.

Boiling water, 2 quarts.

Strain. Dose, 1 pint every four hours.

_Another._

Slippery elm, 1 ounce.

Poplar bark, 2 ounces.

Make a tea; sweeten with mola.s.ses, and give pint doses every four hours.

_Another._

Make a tea of cedar or pine boughs, sweeten with honey, and give it at discretion.

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