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Treatment. A drench consisting of 2]/2 ounces of ginger and one pound 

 of Glauber's salts often gives relief. Raw linseed oil is also good. When 

 paralysis has actually occurred, the operation termed rumenotomy must be 

 performed. This is an operation for the removal of the contents of the paunch 

 through the side. Cut into the paunch on the left side and remove a large 

 part of the contents with the hand. The incision should be made up and 

 down midway between last rib and point of hip. The incision should not 

 be more than six inches in length. Cleanse the parts well and sew up with 

 catgut. Be careful about feeding anything but nourishing slops for eight 

 or ten days. Animals have often recovered from this operation, when a 

 common jackknife was used, but get a surgeon if there is time. 



Impure Blood. 



This is often caused by overfeeding, lack of exercise, damp stables and 

 poor care. 



Symptoms. Eruptions or scaly condition of skin. Animal is not thriving. 

 It has a dull eye and appears listless. 



Treatment. Cleanse out the system with a good cathartic. Charcoal or 

 sulphur will purify the blood. Give lots of exercise and plenty of salt. 



Indigestion. 



Irritating or damaged feed, overloading of stomach, lack of exercise, 

 deficiency of water or sudden changes of diet causes indigestion. 



Symptoms. Tongue coated, diminished appetite, mouth slimy, dullness, 

 fullness of flanks and dung showing undigested matter. 



Treatment. -Give sweet silage, roots, or selected hay several times each 

 day in small quantities. Feed sparingly. Dissolve one pound of Glauber's 

 salts in a pint of molasses and a quart of linseed tea. Diet should be laxa- 

 tive; avoid ice water. 



Indigestion in Calves. 



Indigestion is caused by the milk being too rich or too plentiful; con- 

 stipation ; allowing a calf to suck the first milk of a cow that has been violently 

 excited ; too long between meals ; feeding fermented or spoiled milk ; keeping 

 calves in dark, bad smelling pens. 



Symptoms. Dullness, uneasiness, sour breath, loss of appetite, indisposi- 

 tion to move or lying down and rising as if in pain, and fullness of stomach. 

 Diarrhea may carry off the offensive matters and restore health, or the 

 bowels may become inflamed, fever set in and the calf die. 



Treatment. Prevent the causes mentioned above. Remove the irritant 

 by giving castor oil, about 2 ounces at a dose. Then at each feeding give 30 

 grains of pepsin and a teaspoonful of tincture of gentian. Injections of warm 

 soapy water will help. 



