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The swelling is caused by gas in the first stomach (the 

 rumen or paunch), and is usually the result of injudicious 

 feeding. Sudden change from a poor diet to a rich one 

 is bad, for it causes overeating. The swelling is some- 

 times chronic, when it may depend on the presence of 

 foreign bodies in the rumen. 



Remedy. — Begin with a purge ; then give hyposulphite 

 of sodium, \ oz., water in proportion, and repeat several 

 times at intervals of from 2 to 4 hours. 



2. Ether, 2 fluid oz., carbonate ammonium, \ oz., spirit 

 chloroform, 1 fluid oz., water in proportion, at intervals 

 of 4 hours. 



3. Sulphocarbolate sodium, \ oz., bromide potassium, 2 

 drams, chlorodyne, 6 fluid drams, water in proportion,, at 

 intervals of from 4 to 6 hours. 



Fig. 104. Mode of securing ox in passing Probang for either gas or choking. 



Fig. 105, The Probang. 



When foreign substances or food causes choking, the 

 use of the probang is necessary, provided the obstructing 

 body cannot be reached with the hand. The probang 



