SORES ON TEATS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 3238, 4 December 1930, Page 2

SORES ON TEATS.

A useful home-made mixture for application to the teats of dairy cows consists of equal parts of mutton fat and castor oil. Very little is required and besides keeping the teats nice and soft, it undoubtedly affords some protection from chill. In the case of persistent sores or cracks, the most efficacious remedy is by bandaging Give the sore or crack a thoroughly good clean up with warm water and soap, to which a little disinfectant has been added. Remove any festering scabs, bathe well, and then apply some suitable ointment, vaseline, or the grease mixture recommended to which has been added enough carbolic to give an odour, or else a few drops of lysol. As bandages, use clean rag threequarters of an inch in width and about a foot long. Place the middle of the bandage against the sore, and wind it in both directions, then tie firmly. Narrow bandages are essential. They are the only ones that remain on, especially in the case of a cow with tapering teats. Too much stress cannot be laid on the importance of the preliminary cleansing of the sore teat. The wounds must be absolutely antiseptic to heal quickly. When removing the bandages, especially at first, they will be found stuck to the sore. Do not rip them off, but carefully soak them off with a little warm water. A little care and pains will be amply rewarded by the improved condition of the teat.