904 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



TREATMENT. This trouble should be treated as quickly as 

 possible. Give 



Carbonate of Ammonia, 6 drams. 



Or Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia, .... 3 ounces. 

 Or Chloride of Lime, 4 drams. 



Or even as much as an ounce of the lime in very bad cases. 

 Give in cold water. But, perhaps, better than the above is 



Turpentine, 3 ounces. 



Linseed Oil, : . 1$ pints. 



Give at one dose, and if the animal is costive 



Take Epsom Salts, 1 pounds. 



Water, ........ 1 quart. 



Mix, and give at one dose. But if the case is a very bad 

 one, it should be punctured. Puncture on the left side, at an 

 equal distance from the projections of the back-bone, the last 

 rib, and the haunch-bone. This should be done with a trochar 

 and canula, but in urgent cases a pocket-knife may be used. 

 After puncturing, give a small dose of turpentine and oil. 



Take Turpentine, ....... 1^ ounces. 



Linseed Oil, . . . . . . 1 pint. 



Mix, and give at one dose. Give the best of food, and give 

 an ounce of gentian three times a day, for a few days. 



Grain Sick. Impaction of the rumen ; or an overloaded 

 stomach. 



CAUSES. Eating too much food, especially green food, or in- 

 ferior food of any kind ; eating green wheat is a frequent cause. 



SYMPTOMS. The back will be arched, the breathing hurried, 

 the pulse quick, and the extremeties cold. There will be a dull- 

 ness, some pain, and if any dung be passed, it will be covered 

 with slime (mucus). The animal grunts or groans, and some- 

 times slobbers; will stand still, unless forced to move. The 

 belly will be greatly swollen, and tapping it produces a dull 

 sound, instead of the drum-like sound of tympanites ; and by 

 pressing the fingers against the swollen part, the prints of the 

 fingers will remain in the part for some time; in this it also 

 differs from tympanites. 



