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or left standing- in a cold east wind. It may also be caused from 

 the belly being- bruised. 



Symptoms. — The animal will be noticed to be in slight pain, 

 will lie down, stretch himself out and moan, sweat freely if the 

 weather is warm, then g-et up and move around and seems very 

 weak, breathes very heavy, almost as heavy as in a case of in- 

 flammation of the lungs. The pulse runs up to 70 or 80 beats 

 per minute. If he is not soon relieved his legs and ears become 

 cold ; his ears lop over, and he seems very weak — hardly able to 

 get up when he is down. By listening with your ear to his side 

 you will find his bowels do not work very much, and if you press 

 over the bowels it causes him pain. The animal refuses food, and, 

 in some cases, the manure will have a very glossy appearance. 



Treatment.— Give the following : 



Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 5 to 10 drops. 



Mix and give as a drench. Apply lots of heat to the belly in 



the form of woolen blankets wrung out of hot water, and follow 



up afterwards with a mustard plaster over the bowels, and a half 



pail of hot salt in a bag over his back. Feed on soft food with 



lots of flaxseed in it to keep his bowels regular. After the first 



drench, if the pain is not relieved, follow up with tl/e following 



drench : 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 5 to 10 drops. 



Mix in a pint of luke-warm water and give every two hours 



until the pain is relieved. Sometimes this disease is followed 



by dropsy or a collection of water in the belly. 



DROPSY OF THE BELLY. 



This is a collection of a watery fluid in the belly around 

 the bowels, and is generally the result of inflammation of the 

 membrane mentioned above. 



Symptoms. — The animal is very weak, the pulse quick and 

 weak, the muscles of the body soft and flabby, the belly looks 

 swollen, and i. you press on it you can tell it is caused by some fluid 

 inside. The bowels are constipated, but in some cases of this 

 disease the animal will eat pretty well. 



Treatment. — Give remedies that will tend to absorb the fluid, 

 encourage his appetite by giving him lots of good food to eat. 

 Give the following : 



