INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 495 



Remedies. — The treatment to be adopted will depend 

 upon the condition and extent of the evil. If the pulse is 

 unusually quick, the eyelids unnaturally red, and the 

 breathing most oppressive and hard, bleeding must first be 

 attended to, and from four to six quarts taken, according to 

 the vigour of the animal. If the bowels are not lax, then 

 the following drench must be given : — 



The salts should first be dissolved in the warm gruel, and 

 the oil and salt of tartar added afterwards. The use of 

 the salt of tartar is to make the oil incorporate with the 

 gruel. 



If this drink does not operate quickly, clysters should be 

 given to facilitate the evacuation. They should consist of 



Hogs' lard . . . ^ pound, 

 Gruel, warm . . 1 pint. 



If there is no redness in the under surface of the eyelid, 

 the complaint will not be so severe as to render copious 

 bleeding necessary ; and particularly if the pulse should 

 not be very quick and hard, and the bowels open. In such 

 circumstances, I would not recommend more than two 

 quarts to be taken, which may be repeated in five or six 

 hours if the animal exhibits no signs of amendment. With 

 a moderate attack, when the animal is in low condition, 

 anodyne drinks may be substituted for bleeding. The fol- 

 lowing will be a sufiBcient dose, which should be repeated 

 every six or eight hours, according to circumstances : — 



