114 THE VETERINAKIAN 



food. After the paunch or rumen is filled, the cow finds 

 a comfortable place to stand or lie down and she regur- 

 gitates it into the mouth by a contraction of the muscles 

 of the walls of the esophagus in small quantities or pel- 

 lets from the rumen or paunch back into the mouth and 

 is there masticated. When it is chewed finely she swal- 

 lows and it passes into the second stomach and is there 

 digested for assimilation. 



DIARRHOEA 



Cause: Giving rich succulent foods after being fed 

 on stimulating diets for some time, and such a case may 

 be a benefit to the animal instead of an injury. Turnips, 

 carrots, etc., especially if frozen slightly, are apt to pro- 

 duce it. Also impure and st^gL%At water which acts as 

 a poison or some irritant in the food, as sand, clay, etc., 

 or it may result from excitement, as driving cattle or 

 shipping cattle in cars when not accustomed to it. Or, 

 it may be the result of an overdose of irritating medi- 

 cines. Diarrhoea as a rule is not fatal. It is often an 

 effort of nature to relieve some disease, as poison in the 

 blood. The easiest way to get rid of it is by way of the 

 bowels. 



Symptoms: It is easily detected. An animal passes 

 large amounts of feces which are of a liquid nature. At 

 first the pulse is but little affected, but after a day or 

 two it becomes weak and slightly increased. If it con- 

 tinues for a few days the pulse increases, the ears and 

 legs get colder than normal, there are slight gripping 

 pains in some cases due to slight irritation or perhaps 

 to slight spasm of the intestines. These pains may in- 

 crease and result in inflammation of the bowels, espe- 

 cially if the cause is due to stagnant water or irritating 

 drugs. 



Treatment : In many cases all you have to do is to 

 change the food and clothe the body according to the 



