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TREATMENT OF BOVINE MASTITIS THROUGH HOMEOPATHY, PART-1 ,By- Surjit singh Makker, Homeopathic veterinarian.

MASTITIS. 
In General
Is the inflammation of the mammary gland and is characterized by physical, chemical and bacteriological changes in the milk and by pathological changes in the glandular tissue. The most important changes in the milk include, discolouration, presence of clots, blood, pus and the presence of large number of leucocytes and swelling, heat, pain, reddening, ulcerations and indurations, in the mammary gland. There may be systemic reactions in acute cases with pyrexia, dysagalactia, anorexia. The incidence is more in heavy milkers and old cows. 
Etiology : 
1. Infectious factors : 
Bacterial , viral and fungal organisms are mainly responsible and systemic diseases like Brucella , Foot and Mouth etc. 
2. Trauma While milking 
3. Bad Hygiene and management 
through the contaminated milker’s hands, bedding and wash cloths, infection enters the teat canal. 
Treatment : The mode of treatment can be grouped in to two heads A). Mastitis with Anorexia, and B). Mastitis with out Anorexia 
A) Mastitis with Anorexia : 
1. Belladonna 30 or 200 : When the udder is hot , painful, and edematous. 
Dose: Belladonna 30 : one dose every two hours 4 to 5 times till relief 
Belladonna 200 : B.I.D for 2 days. 
2. Bryonia 30 or 200 : When udder is hard, painful and hot, animal is disinclined 
to move. 
Dose : One dose every 3 hrs , till relief 
3. Urticaria urens 30 : When the udder is hard, painful, edematous with allergic 
reactions and let down problems, dysagalactia, 
Dose : One dose every 1 hr till relief 
4. Homeopathic Combination : Belladonna 
Bryonia 
Urtica aa 30 
Dose : 1 dose once in 2 hrs till temperature comes to normal 
5. Phytolocca 200 : When the udder is hot, with flakes and clots in milk and 
refuse to allow the calf for suckling or mulking 
Dose : 1 dose 2 hourly 4-5 doses, for 2-3 days 
6. Conium 200 : When the udder is very hard, with yellowish and cheesy milk 
and painful udder. 
Dose : B.I.D. for 2 – 7 days 
7. Merc sol 200 : When the udder is hard and when the milk is watery or 
serosanginous in appearance ( Foot and Mouth affections) 
Dose: B.I.D. for 2 days 
8. Silicea 6x : Udder indurated, milk cheesy in consistence, with yellow clots 
Dose : T.I.D for 1 week to 10 days 
9. Biochemical Preparation 1 : Kali mur 6x when clots in milk 
Calc Flur 6x 
Dose : B.I.D. for 1 week to 10 days 
10. Biochemical Preparation 2: Silicea 6x When the udder is hard 
Calc Sulph 6x and clots in milk 
Dose : Q.I.D for 1 week 
11. Homeopathic Combination 1: For intra mammary use. 
Calundula Q 
Belladonna 30 
Dulcamara Q 
Echinaea 30 aa 1 ml 
Made upto 20 ml with distilled water 
Indications : Inflammation of the udder with loss of appetite, fever 
congestion and trauma. 
Dose : 10 ml Morning and 10ml Night , intra mammary injection 
for 2 to 3 days. Massage the udder to disperse the medicine uniformly 
12. Homeopathic Combination 2 : For External use only 
Phytolocca decandra 30 
Calendula officinalis Q 
Apis mel 30 
Belladonna 30 aa 1 ml 
Made up to 20 ml with glycerine. 
Indications : Indicated in fissures, wounds, ulcers, congestions, 
hematomas, inflammations, contusions etc. 
Dose : Apply on the affected teats and udder, B.I.D. for 2 – 4 days 
13. Homeopathic Combination 3 : For internal use, 
Phytolocca 200 
Calc. Fluor 200 
Silicea 30 
Belladonna 30 
Arnica 30 
Conium 30 
Ipeca 30 aa 0.5 ml. 
Made up to 30 ml vimeral. 
Indications : In acute, subacute and chronic mastitis . 
Dose : 2 –5 ml, B.I.D. orally for One week. 
B) Mastitis Without Anoexia : 
1. Kali Mur 30 : Hardness and White or gray or cream colour clots. 
Dose : 4 time a day for 2 to 5 days 
2. Ferrum Phos 6x : Blood in milk with or without bad smell 
Dose : Q.I.D for 2 to 5 days 
3. Silicea 1M + Calc. Sulph 200 : When udder is hard and with clots 
Dose : Q.I.D for 2 –7 days.
A. Acute form. In this form, which frequently accompanies parturition, and also, in
less severe form, at drying off, the onset is usually sudden, and the condition can be
recognised by swelling of the gland and changes in the milk. The swelling may take several
forms, ranging from slight oedema to a hot painful enlargement. Although most often seen
as a sequel to calving, this acute form can also be seen at any time during lactation.
B. Chronic form. In chronic mastitis, feverish manifestations are usually absent,
although exacerbations can occur. The gland shows fibrous induration in the region of the
milk cistern and the milk itself shows small clots.
Mastitis caused by streptococci. In dairy herds where good hygiene and
management are poorly practised, streptococci may show a morbidity rate of 25%. It is less
common in well-managed herds, but can still cause a high loss of production, though rarely
resulting in the death of the animal. There is a primary fever which may persist for 24
hours, but this systemic reaction is invariably mild, and is associated mainly with
Streptococcus agalacticae. Streptococcus dysgalacticae and Streptococcus uberis produce a
more acute syndrome with severe swelling of quarters and abnormality of milk. Systemic
reaction is usually moderate, although an occasional per-acute infection may yield a very
high fever.
Mastitis caused by Staphylococci. There is frequently a per-acute form appearing a
few days after parturition, and this can be highly fatal, the quarter becoming swollen and
purple, and systemic involvement rapid. The chronic form of this type is characterised by a
slowly developing induration of udder tissue with watery secretion, leading eventually to
atrophy of the quarter. A form in between the per-acute and the chronic may yield secretion
of a purulent nature containing many thick clots.
Mastitis caused by E. Coli. Per-acute involvement is fairly common and can lead to
loss of function of affected quarters and in many cases to death. The secretion is thin and
yellow, and contains small bran-like flakes. Temperature may be very high indicating a
severe systemic involvement.
Mastitis caused by Corynebacterium pyogenes. This is usually called summer
mastitis because of its appearance during the summer months among animals that are not
lactating. In Britain it is common in warm wet summers, although it can occur under other
conditions also. Low-lying wooded farms experience a high incidence and this has led
some authorities to implicate flies in its transmission. Summer mastitis always commences
acutely with severe systemic reaction. The quarter or quarters involved – there are
frequently more than one – become indurated, yielding a thick cheese-like secretion which
is evil-smelling and sometimes difficult to express. Less severe involvement produces a
purulent discharge. The udder may later show abscesses which burst through the outer skin,
yielding a creamy pus with occasional sloughing of tissue. The corynebacteria are
well-known for the invasive toxins they produce, and it is this toxin which produces the
systemic symptoms.
The role of Homoeopathy in mastitis control.
(a) Prevention. When advising the dairy farmer with this end in view, we stress the
importance of tackling the problem on a herd basis, rather than seeking out one or two
offending animals and treating them individually as is often done by farmers themselves. In
considering prevention we must take account of the various bacteriological causes of the
condition, and, if possible, employ the appropriate nosode. By first determining which type
of mastitis is present in the herd, we can easily have a nosode or oral vaccine prepared
against the organism concerned. This prior determination is important in as much as there is
a multiplicity of bacteria capable of causing the condition and one cannot always assume
we are dealing with one of the commoner types we have mentioned. For the purpose of
herd medication we usually employ the nosode in the 30th potency and have it prepared in
liquid form. A 5ml vial may be added per month to the main water tank supplying the
drinking water. A variation of this approach is to use certain remedies well proven in their
relation to the mammary glands, e.g. Phytolacca, and Sulphur, Silicea, and Carbo
Vegetabilis used in conjunction. Sub-clinical cases will obviously benefit from this
approach.
In considering prevention, we must not forget the animals in the herd which are
non-lactating during the summer months and consequently are at risk to Cor. Pyogenes
infection – all such animals should be given a monthly dose of nosode, starting in March –
heifers in calf for the first time are just as likely to succumb as older animals, and should
therefore be included in the prevention programme.
(b) Treatment of individual cases. All outbreaks of mastitis call for the employment
of various remedies according to the different symptoms, and the animal’s reaction to the
disease. Among the commoner remedies frequently used are the following:
Belladonna 1m. Indicated usually in the acute form post-partum. The udder shows
acute swelling and redness, and pain is obvious on palpation. The animal generally may
feel hot with full, bounding pulse. Dose: one every hour for four doses.
Aconite 6x. This should be employed as a routine in all acute cases, especially those
which develop suddenly, possibly after exposure to cold, dry winds. It will allay tension
and restlessness. Dose: one every half-hour for six doses.
Apis Mellifica 6c. This is a useful remedy for freshly calved heifers showing
oedema of udder and surrounding tissues. The mammary vein is usually engorged in these
cases. Dose: one every three hours for four doses.
Bryonia Alba 30c. Indicated where the udder swelling is hard and indurated. In
acute cases pain will be relieved by pressure on the udder and such cases are frequently
presented with the animal lying down as this appears to give relief. Chronic forms showing
fibrosis should benefit from this remedy. Dose: in the acute form, one dose four-hourly for
four doses. In the chronic form, one dose twice weekly for one month.
Arnica Montana 30c. When mastitis has developed as a result of injury to the udder
tissue. Blood may be present in the secretion. Dose: one three times daily for three days.
Bellis Perennis 6c. Somewhat similar in its requirements to Arnica, but Bellis is
probably better if the injuries are more deep than superficial, e.g. damage from teat cups
which has gone on for a few days. Dose: one three times daily for four days.
Phytolacca 30c. A useful remedy both for acute and chronic cases. Acute forms
may show curdled milk and clots, while in the latter, small clots may appear in
mid-lactation. This is probably the most useful remedy for the average chronic case. Dose:
for acute cases one three times daily for three days, followed by one daily for four days.
Mastitis which appears in the form of small clots in mid-lactation will probably yield to a
dose every three hours for four doses.
Urtica Urens 6x. For acute forms showing oedema which may be in the form of
plaques frequently extending to the perineal area. Dose: one every hour for four doses.
S.S.C. 30c. This is a combination of Sulphur, Silicea and Carbo Veg. and has given
excellent results in both acute and sub-acute cases. Clots are usually large and have a
yellowish tinge, especially in the fore-milk. Dose: one three times daily for three days.
Hepar Sulphuris 6x. This low potency of Hepar will help promote suppuration and
clearing of the udder contents in cases of C. Pyogenes or summer mastitis infection. Dose:
one every three hours for four doses. Once the udder has been cleared of purulent material,
a dose or two of a higher potency should be given to complete the cure.
Silicea 200c. Also useful in chronic cases of C. Pyogenes infection where purulent
foci and sinuses have developed as a result of multiple abscesses. Dose: one twice weekly
for four weeks.
Note: In acute cases remedies such as Belladonna, Bryonia and Urtica Urens may be
combined as a polyvalent remedy (like S.S.C.). This will avoid the necessity for separate
dosing with each remedy. The various nosodes can also be used therapeutically along with
indicated remedies, a dose a day for three consecutive days being sufficient.
12. Ipecac 30c. This is a useful remedy for controlling intra-mammary bleeding
which results in ‘pink milk’, or even more frank bleeding. Dose: one three times daily for
three days.

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Sub clinical mastitis: Milk can be tested with a pH paper like bromothymol blue in sub clinical mastitis the paper turns to green and in clinical mastitis turns blue. Or small quantity of milk is directly boiled in a glass and decanted. In sub clinical mastitis the sediments gets attached to the sides of glass. These two methods are 40% reliable. Use electronic device to know electrical conductivity which is reliable above 95%. All these 3 methods are not useful in colostral period, when the animal has crossed 5th month pregnancy and in a non pregnant animal which has milked for 10 or more months, where milk will be having more sodium and chloride ions in the milk. In such sub clinical case Pulsatilla 30/200, 20 pills TID for 2 or 3 days is used (if used for more days the animal can lose its appetite), 
Animal can be given two teaspoonfuls (10-12g) of sodium citrate orally once a day, which reduces alkalinity of milk. 
Sulphur30, Carboveg30, Silicia30, Phytolacca30, Pulsatilla30 each 15 pills TID/QID can be used. In acute mastitis i/mammary and i/muscular treatment is used. Pulsatilla30/200, 20-30 pills TID can be used for 3-4 days. 
Acute mastitis: Echinacea.Q 8drops and Apis Mel CM 6drops in one tea spoonful of water TID/QID. Sulphur30, Carboveg30, Silicia30, Phytolacca30 and Pulsatilla30 each 15 pills TID/ QID. 
Mastitis in Cattle: Painful swollen udder: Belladonna hourly, Udder Hard but milk not spoiled. Bryonia 200 qid . 
Hard udder with pus in milk. Phosphorus 200. 
Udder oedema Natrum Sulph 200 depending on the severity the drug/s may be used 5 to 6 times in a day. 
For Chronic Mastitis: Use subcutaneously 1/2 ml of injectable Sulphur C

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