Notes on Diseases of Cattle: Cause, Symptoms and Treatment

Chapter 43: INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE.

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This work is a practical veterinary manual that describes the anatomy of dairy cattle and the causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of many diseases. Entries cover common conditions—abscesses, abortions, eye paralysis, anthrax, and others—presenting likely origins, diagnostic signs, preventive measures, and step-by-step remedies, including field treatments, disinfection, and medical dosing guidance. Organized for students and practitioners, it emphasizes clear, concise instructions for early recognition, management, and hygienic control of infectious and noninfectious problems, with attention to stable care, feeding, and hands-on procedures to restore animal health and limit contagion.

INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE.

(Conjunctivitis)

Cause.—Injuries, irritating gases, standing in dark and poorly ventilated stables or foreign bodies in the eye, as chaff, etc.

Symptoms.—A constant flow of tears from the eye running down the animal’s face, which are due to the inflammation of the lining membranes of the eye. The eye is partially or completely closed.

Treatment.—If due to a foreign body, remove it. In order to accomplish this, the animal must be placed in a stanchion, the head twisted and the eyelid turned back. Do not use burnt alum as this will only make the condition worse. Use Boracic Acid, thirty grains; distilled water, one ounce. Apply to the eye three or four times daily, using an ordinary eye-dropper.