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THE DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



engorgement, and is usually soon followed by death. Hair 

 balls, caused by cattle licking themselves or one another, 

 and calculous concretions sometimes form in the rumen, 

 reticulum, and abomasum (the first, second, and fourth of 

 the four stomachs). See page 111 for ' Calculous Con- 

 cretions/ 



Fig. 108. Stomachs, &c. a,. Rumen or first stomach. &, Reticulum or 

 secoud stomach, c, Omasum or third stomach, rf, Abomasum or 

 fourth stomach, e, Esophagus, throat or gullet. /, Pylorus, entrance 

 to intestines. 



Remedy. — Epsom salt, 1G oz., solution of aloes, 4 to 

 8 fluid oz., powdered ginger, 1-J- oz., aromatic spirit of 

 ammonia, 1^ fluid oz. Mix with a rather large quantity 

 of warm gruel. Give slowly and carefully by horn. Fol- 

 low with \ pint of linseed oil for the purpose of lubrica- 

 ting the passages, and if there be no relief after 12 hours, 

 repeat the first dose or give 2 pints of castor oil. 



