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every two hours until the animal is relieved of the thumping 

 noise. If warm weather, apply a woolen blanket wrung out 

 of hot water to the chest, with a dry one outside of it. If cold 

 weather it is better to apply a mustard plaster around the 

 back part of the chest and cover the body well. In some 

 cases, after giving a few doses of the above mixture, if he 

 does not get relief, it would be well to give 



Spirits Turpentine 1 ounce, or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 



Mix and give as a drench. After he is getting better 

 feed well and give regular exercise, and bring him gradually 

 back to his regular work. 

 19. Rupture of the Diaphragm. 



This is rupture of the curtain which separates the lungs 

 from the bowels, and, if the rupture be large enough to let 

 the bowels pass through in unto the lungs and heart, death 

 soon follows. 



Causes. — Pulling a heavy load up a steep hill, or high 

 jumping may cause rupture of the diaphragm. Sometimes it 

 results from acute indigestion, when the stomach is full of 

 gas, or from getting up and down. An animal may some- 

 times lie down a little too heavy, causing a great strain on 

 the curtain, causing it to become ruptured. 



Symptoms. — There is a frothy spume from the nostrils, 

 very heavy and quick breathing and a breaking out in sweat 

 over the body. The pulse runs up very high — sometimes as 

 high as 100 beats per minute — and gets very weak. There is 

 an appearance of suffocating, and if ruptured to any great 

 extent the symptoms gradually get worse ; the legs and ears 

 get cold, when death relieves him. 



Treatment. — Little can be done in this case, except to 

 give 



Laudanum 1 ounce, or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Mix in a pint of water and give as a drench. This may 

 be given once in a while only to relieve the pain. 



