446 THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



appetite, the animal appears slightly duller than usual, 

 and, if a milch cow, she does not yield the usual quantity of 

 milk, this symptom being, as a rule, one of the earliest pre- 

 sented. As a rule, the bowels are constipated, but some- 

 times there is slight diarrhwa, the pulse is quickened, the 

 bases of the horns are hotter than usual, or alternately hot 

 and cold, the muzzle is dry and hot, and the breathing 

 quickened to a considerable extent; as the disease advances 

 all of the above symptoms become increased in severity, 

 and the animal now gives vent to a grunt at the end of 

 each expiration, or may occasionally moan slightly. The 

 patient may become excited in some cases, or even delirious, 

 and, unless relieved, soon dies. 



Treatment. — As a rule, a powerful dose of cathartic medi- 

 cine should be administered as quickly as possible, in con- 

 junction with a nerve stimulant, and followed with diffusible 

 stimulants, as ale, whisky, etc. If much pain be present, 

 opiates are to be given. In those cases where impaction of 

 the manyplies results from inflammation of the true digestive 

 stomach, powerful purgatives should not be administered. In 

 such a case, however, an oleaginous draught, with a proper 

 proportion of tr. opii in it, may be given. As a tonic, during 

 the convalescent stages, quinia sulphas 5i. — 5ii. may be ad- 

 ministered, twice daily, for a few days. Enemas of tepid 

 water containing a j^roper quantity of sodium chlorid., in 

 solution, may be freely used during the acute stages of the 

 disease, and are highly useful both to remove any hardened 

 faeces that may be contained M'ithin the rectum, and to 

 stimulate the bowels to action. Most cases of fardel-bound 

 are in reality cases of abomasitis, or result from abomasitis. 



Colic, Spasmodic.^ — Cattle rarely suffer from spasmodic 

 colic. The nature, causes, symptoms, and treatment are 

 about the same as those of spasmodic colic in the horse. 



Enteritis. — Enteritis in cattle is much less frequent than 



