260 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



IMPACTION OF THE MANYPLIES OR THIRD PART OF THE STOMACH. 



This also receives the name of fardelbound, or dry murrain. 

 This is when the food in the third part of the stomach gets hard 

 and dry between the folds and cannot work out. In some cases- 

 it gets packed in between the folds as hard as a board. 



Causes. — From the animal eating dry and over-ripe food that 

 does not contain much nourishment. A common cause is when 

 the cattle are turned out too early in the spring, before the new 

 grass has grown much, and in trying to get at the new grass 

 they fill themselves with old, dry grass, which lodges in third part 

 of the stomach and sets up impaction of it. 



Symptoms. — First there will be diarrhoea, followed by costive- 

 ness and stoppage in the bowels, and anything that does come 

 away is hard and slimy looking. The animal will fall off in con- 

 dition, and if it is a milch cow she will nearly go dry. The nose 

 will be dry and hot, the pulse quickened and breathing increased, 

 and sometimes there will be slight moaning and grating of the 

 teeth; the belly has a tucked up appearance, and on account of 

 the animal not eating much it does not chew its cud. If the dis- 

 ease is allowed to run on without being relieved it affects the 

 brain and the animal becomes delirious, which is followed by con- 

 vulsions and death. 



Treatment. — Give the following drench : 



Epsom Salts 1 pound. 



Ginger 2 tablespoonf uls. 



Common Soda 2 " 



Salt 2 



Mix in a quart of luke warm water and give as a drench- 

 After this give the following stimulating drenches : 



Whisky 2 wineglassfuls. 



Ginger 1 tablespoonful. 



Common Soda 1 " 



Powdered Nux Vomica 1 teaspoonful. 



Salt i tablespoonful. 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench ; re-^ 

 peat this drench three times a day until the animal is better ; 

 keep the bowels open by giving pint doses of raw linseed oil every 

 three days ; by keeping the bowels open and giving these stimu- 

 lants it will generally work the food out of the stomach in a few 

 days. Give the animal plenty of luke warm water to drink, and 

 feed on soft food. Salt is given to get the animal to drink, which 

 helps to work the food out. 



