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CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



I. Glossitis, oj Inflammation of the Tongue ; and ParaJysis of the Tongue. 



The mouth and tongue are frequently wounded from drenching in 

 careless manner, or by foreign bodies in the fodder, thorns, etc 



Ik 

 The 



TROCHAB AND CANNULA. 



swelling is sometimes very great, especially if it is the tongue that is in- 

 jured. Temporary paralysis of that organ occasionally ensues, in which 

 case it hangs from the mouth, like some lifeless appendage. 



What to do. — Examine the mouth care- 

 fully, and remove all offending substances. 

 If the tongue hangs pendulous, foment it 

 with hot water ; if very bad, a few scari- 

 fications, to make it bleed a little, will do it 

 good. Apply the following lotion three or 

 four times a day, with a swab : 



No. 25. 



1 Ounce vinegar, 



2 Ounces honey, 

 ^ Pint Avater, 



Mix. 



POSITION OP THE INTESTINES 

 OF THE COW. 



Left spot where the Trokar must be 



pierced. By piercing on the right -p^fU 

 side, the intestmes would be injured, vvitu 



n. Hoven, or Tympanitis. 

 This is distension of the rumen or pauncfa 

 gas, the product of fermentation 

 accompanying acute indigestion. It com- 

 monly follows a hearty feed on clover or 

 other succulent diet, or is one of the sequelcx, in a case of choking. 



How to know it. — The paunch is terribly distended with gas, so much 

 so that the space between the last ribs and the points of the hips is 



puffed up above the surface, and 

 when tapped, is elastic and resonant, 

 Uke a drum, ' especially on the left 

 side. The breathing is difficult and 

 painful, becoming more so as the gas 

 increases ; the nostrils are dilated, the 

 eyes look wild, and gas and food are 

 belched up from the stomach, and 

 dribble from the mouth. The animal 

 moves slowly and uneasily about, 

 moaning with each expired breath. If not relieved, death follows from 

 Buffocation, rupture of the stomach, or blood poisoning by the gases. 



ox SUFFERING FROM HOVEN, 



