Notes on Diseases of Cattle: Cause, Symptoms and Treatment

Chapter 5: AMOUROSIS 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.

AMOUROSIS OF THE EYE.

Cause.—Paralysis of the optic nerve.

Symptoms.—Pupil fully dilated and of a glassy appearance. This condition is sometimes called “Glass Eye.” The cow carries the head high and steps high. This condition is very uncommon in cattle.

Treatment.—Nothing can be done for a cow if she is blind, but this condition may be prevented if detected in its early stages of development by the proper feeding of nourishing food, good clean surroundings and the administration of nerve tonics, as Pulv. Nux Vomica, four ounces; Pulv. Gentian Root, four ounces; Potassium Iodide, three ounces. Make into twenty-four powders and place one powder in feed two or three times daily; or make into twenty-four capsules and give one capsule two or three times a day with capsule gun.