DISEASES OF CATTLE. 907 



Mix, and give at one dose, and repeat every three hours, 

 until relief is given. If the mother's milk is deficient in any 

 way, change the mother's food accordingly, and so change the 

 quality of the milk. 



Enteritis Inflammation of the Bowels. CAUSES. 

 Exposure, poor food, too much food, etc. 



SYMPTOMS. Pressure on the bowels especially in the right 

 flank causes pain; small quantities of dry, hard dung are fre- 

 quently dropped ; the temperature of the body is elevated, and 

 sometimes the bowels are bloated. The animal desires to stand 

 still, grunts, and grinds the teeth occasionally, and looks at the 

 flanks. The nose is carried forward, the appetite gone, and the 

 thirst is great. The pulse is quick, the breathing hurried, and 

 if in the last stages of the disease, the mouth is cold, the eyes 

 sunken, and the pulse almost gone. 



TREATMENT. Apply to the belly blankets wrung from hot 

 water if the weather is suitable, but if the weather is too cold 

 for this, 



Take Aqua Ammonia, 2 ounces. 



Turpentine, 2 ounces. 



Flaxseed Oil, ....... 2 ounces. 



Mix, and rub well over the belly and flanks, and cover with 

 blankets ; or, 



Take Mustard, ........ 3 ounces. 



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



Mix, and apply as the above. Do not give a physic, although 

 the bowels may be costive, but. give injections of 



Tincture of Opium, 2 ounces. 



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



Mix, and inject, and repeat in two or three hours. And if 

 there is much fever, 



Take Fluid Extract of Belladonna, . . .2 drams. 



Water, ........ 2 ounces. 



Or Tincture of Opium, . . . . . .3 ounces. 



Water 3 ounces. 



Mix, and give either, at a single dose, every three hours 

 until relieved. If there is excessive thirst, add to either of the 



