This disease often arises from exposure to wet or cold weather, and from
the food being of a bad quality, or deficient in quantity. If the animal
is enfeebled by poor feed, old age, or any other cause, then there is
very little resistance offered against the encroachments of disease:
hence young beasts and cows after calving are often the victims.
_Treatment._--It is necessary to attend to this disorder as soon as it
makes its appearance; for a common cold, neglected, often lays the
foundation of consumption. On the other hand, a little attention in the
early stages, and before sympathetic action sets in, would set all
right. The first indication to be fulfilled is to invite action to the
surface by friction and counter-irritants. The following liniment may be
applied to the feet and throat:--
Olive oil, 4 ounces.
Oil of cedar, 1 ounce.
Liquid ammonia, half an ounce.