442 AMERICAN CATTLE. 



pint of the animal's own blood, mixed with salt, are generally 

 held in high estimation." 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 



Causes. This disorder may proceed from costiveness, drink- 

 ing cold water when much heated and fatigued. It is sometimes 

 produced by a change of pasture and error in diet. 



Symptoms. This disease is accompanied with a very severe 

 griping pain, which causes the animal to lie down and become 

 very restless; frequently turning his head towards his belly, or 

 attempting to strike it with the hind foot. The pulse becomes 

 quicker than natural, the breathing rather quick, and when the 

 pain is violent, a copious perspiration takes place. If proper 

 remedies are not speedily applied, the disease will terminate in 

 mortification and death. 



Cure. In the proper treatment of this complaint, great caution 

 is requisite, according to the circumstances of the case. If the 

 pulse is much quicker than natural, the under surface of the eye- 

 lid unusually red, and the breathing disturbed, let a large quantity 

 of blood be immediately taken away, even five or six quarts; and 

 then, unless the bowels are already unusually open, give the fol- 

 lowing drink: 



Sulphate of magnesia, ...... Bounces, 



Castor oil, ....... 1 pint, 



Gruel, ........ 1 pint. 



Dissolve the salts in the gruel, and add to them the oil, for one dose. 



The operation of this drink should be assisted by clysters. 

 When all the above symptoms, however, are not observable; if 

 the under surface of the eyelid is not redder than usual, or if it 

 is rather paler, if the pulse is nearly in its natural state, and par- 

 ticularly if the animal is rather loose, or scours, the bleeding 

 should be moderate; and if he be rather weak, and low in con- 

 dition, it had better be omitted. The following anodyne drink 

 is to be given: 



Tincture of opium, ...... half an ounce, 



Spirits of nitrous ether, .... 2 ounces, 



Water, ........ 1 pint. 



Mixed for one dose. 



When the animal has been kept for some time upon dry food, 

 and has been observed to dung sparingly, and what he does void 



