DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS. 869 



No. 39. 1 Pint linseed oil, No. 40. 4 Grains strychnine, 



4 Ounces oil turpentine, 1 Ounce spirits of wine, 



30 Drops croton oil, 6 Drops sulphuric acid, 



1 Quart warm water, Mix. 

 1 Ounce soft soap. 

 Mix. 



Repeat No. 39 three times a day till a full purgative action is secured. 

 If the constipation does not yield, give hypodermic injections of No. 40. 



When dissolved, inject from ten to twenty drops under the skin with a 

 syringe suitable for the purpose. Ten drops of this solution contain one- 

 twelfth of a grain of strychnine. If prostration follows, give the fol- 

 lowing ; 



No. 41. 2 Drachms camphor, 



J-2 Ounce sulphuric ether, 



4 Ounces acetate of ammonia (as directed below), 

 Mix. 



The camphor is to be dissolved in the sulphuric ether, and the other 

 ingredient added afterwards. Give as one dose in ale or gruel. 



If violent purgation takes place, it can be controlled with flour and 

 water, — a double handful of flour to four or nve quarts of water ; or 

 linseed tea may be given to drink. The prescriptions for diarrhoea will 

 be found convenient in cases of superpurgation. 

 X. Peritonitis. 



This is inflammation of the peritoneum, a serous membrane lining the 

 cavity of the belly, and covering the bowels and other abdominal viscera. 



Cause. — It is always the result of injury, or of secondary inflammation 

 following the operation of rumcnotomy. 



How to know it. — The animal stands dejectedly, and has fits of 

 shivering, which are especially noticeable around the flanks and hind 

 parts ; all the symptoms of fever arc present, the pulse, urine, tem[)era- 

 ture, rumination, etc., all being affected ; the breathing is labored and 

 done mostly with the chest, the ribs i)cing fixed ; the sufferer looks around 

 to her flanks, and paws or crouches with pain ; all the symptoms become 

 aggravated, and the temperature suddenly falls below the normal ; the 

 belly fills with water, and death speedily follows. 



If a post mortem is had, large quantities of reddish water will flow from 

 the belly, as soon as the membranes are cut, and unmistakable signs of 

 inflammation will be seen around the injury ; and sometimes there are 

 adhesions between the intestines. 



What to do. — Give recipe No. 8, following it six or eight hours after 

 with No. 36; also, frequent injections of soap and water. No. 18 may 

 also be given with advantage. If prostration follows the action of the 

 puBgative, give No. 41. During convalescence, give No. 21. 



