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CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



How to know it.— It will have the same outward appearance of tre- 

 mendous distension as tympanitis, but when the bloated section is touched 

 it is found to be soft and pitty, so that when dented the dent remains or 

 rises slowly. 



CORRECT POSITION OF THE ANIMAL FOR USING THROAT TUBE TO RELIEVE 

 GAS IN THE STOMACH. 



Throat tube (r) comes with its end piece (d) not in tlie food gruet (&) but in the gas area (a). 



What to do. — When paralysis of the stomach has actually taken place 

 from engorgement, there is nothing of any avail but to empty the umen 

 with the hand. This operation, which is termed rumenotomy, will be 

 found described in the chapter on operations. When the stomach is emp- 

 tied, and before sewing up the wound, pour in carefully the purgative 

 No. 8, with half a pint of ale added as a stimulant. Restrict the diet for 

 a few days, giving only easily digested food — grass, sloppy mashes, etc. 



IV. Impaction of the Omasum, Fardle-bound, Dry Bible, or Dry Murrain. 



The omasum, or third stomach, is a sack of a great many leaves, arranged 

 so as to rub constantly on one another, keeping up a grinding action 



