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couple of hours the start, it is then a hopeless case. Give the 

 following: 



Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Extract of Belladonna 1 dram or 1 teaspoonful. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 10 to 15 drops. 



Bicarbonate Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 



Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 



Mix in a pint of lukewarm water, and give as a drench. 

 The purpose of this drench is to relieve the pain and check 

 the inflammation. Repeat every hour until the animal gets 

 relief. Apply plenty of heat to the body by using large woolen 

 blankets, wrung out of hot water. Hold these up to the belly 

 and apply a half pail of hot salt in a grain bag to the back. 

 In every case, after using the hot blankets, apply a mustard 

 plaster, consisting of: 



Mustard V2 pound. 



Vinegar Enough to make it like paste. 



Rub this well over the belly. Do not give physic or in- 

 jections in cases of this kind, as they only irritate the bowels, 

 doing more harm than good. It is always best to keep the 

 bowels quiet. If the animal is in good condition it is well 

 to take 4 quarts of blood during the first stage of the disease ; 

 but if this is done do not give so much aconite. For after 

 treatment feed on soft feed containing flax seed, which has 

 a soothing effect on the bowels. After death the bowels will 

 be black, thickened and full of watery fluid. 

 9. Constipation of the Bowels. 



Sluggish bowels loaded with food and manure constitute 

 constipation. 



Causes. — It is often a symptom of some other disease 

 affecting the liver or stomach. It may follow distemper or 

 influenza, which often leave the bowels unable to do their 

 work, or it may be the result of paralysis of the bowels. 

 Sometimes the eating of over ripe and inferior food — pea 

 straw or barley straw will cause it. A large tumor growing 

 on the inside may press on the bowels and thus prevent their 

 proper action. 



Symptoms. — Little manure passes through, and what 

 does come will be in little hard balls. The animal looks un- 

 naturally full and shows slight signs of pain. He sometimes 

 looks round at his sides or lies down and rolls. The pulse 

 is but slightly changed. Put your car to his side and but 

 very little movement of the bowels is noticeable. He eats 



