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paring the food for it. This may cause constipation. Give 

 oil, be the bowels loose or confined. 



Chronic Indigestion may be caused by irregular feed- 

 ing, bad food, lack of exercise and ventilation, exposure, 

 internal parasites or foreign bodies, &c. As in the horse, 

 the appetite is depraved; the coat stares; the skin feels 

 harsh and dry ; the feces are small, hard, dry, and glazed 

 with mucus ; the flanks may be now hollow, now swollen ; 

 flesh is lost ; the animal has a tucked up appearance, &c. ; 

 besides which rheumatism, tuberculosis, diarrhea, &c, may 

 supervene. 



Remedy. — Change diet, surrounding conditions, &c, 

 as iu acute indigestion. Give 14 to 16 oz. Epsom salt, 

 followed by stimulants and tonics. A draft of bicarbon- 

 ate sodium, 2 oz., sulphur, ^ oz., ginger, i oz., gentian, 

 1 oz., mixed with pint warm water, twice daily, is some- 

 times beneficial. Puncturing the rumen is sometimes 

 necessary. 



SIMPLE COLIC 



Is very rare. When severe, all treatment can be avoided, 

 if the animal is in good condition, by slaughtering for 

 the market. The actions of the ox are similar to those 

 of the horse. Many are the same. (See page 103.) 



Remedy. — Epsom salt, 16 oz. for full-grown ox. In- 

 jections. If plethoric, bleed. Drafts : 1. Aromatic spirit 

 ammonia, 2 fluid oz., tincture opium, 2 fluid oz. Eepeat 

 dose in an hour and a half if necessary. 2. Oil turpen- 

 tine, y fluid oz., tincture opium, 1-J fluid oz., spirit ni- 

 trous ether, 2 fluid oz., every 4 hours. 



FLATULENT (GAS) COLIC 



Is also rare. The symptoms are not so severe, but are 

 more continuous than those of simple colic. Sometimes 

 there is distention of the right side of the belly. 



Remedy. — Full dose of physic. Walk a little. Rub 



