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Other food agreeable to their palate, will often continue 

 to graze iiniil tliey are in danger of suflTocation. Thus 

 the powers of digestion become over-burdened, and the 

 animal appears dull and heavy, and feverish symptoms 

 are induced. Purgatives will give the most effectual 

 relief in these cases, and if the appetite does not return 

 soon after the physic, a cordial ball will be useful in re- 

 storing it. 



3. Cows that are turned into fresh pastures sometimes 

 become bound in their body, in which case a purging 

 drink must be immediately administered, and repeated 

 every twelve hours, until the desired effect is obtained: 

 a clyster should be given, if the first drink does not ope- 

 rate. If the costiveness is accompanied with pain and 

 feverish symptoms, inflammation of the bowels is to be 

 suspected, and must be treated accordingly. 



4. When red-water is recent, a purging drink or two 

 will often completely remove it. 



5. In the yellows it is generally necessary to give a 

 purging drink, and, after that, cordial tonic drinks, in 

 order to invigorate the digestive organs. 



6. When medicines are given to prevent cows from 

 slipping their calves, they are generally preceded by 

 physic. 



, 7. In all inflammatory complaints, a purging drink 

 should be administered after the bleeding. 



8. If external inflammation, occasioned by wounds, 

 bruises, and other causes, runs high, and aflfects the 

 whole system, purgative medicines are absolutely ne- 

 cessary. 



SETONING. 



In some districts the hoose in calves is very prevalent 

 and fatal : where this is the case, they should all be 

 setoned when they are getting into condition, and before 

 they are attacked by the disease. 



In joint evil, I have frequently inserted a seton in the 

 dew-lap with decided good eflfect. 



Mode of insertiiif^ a Seton. — The seton is commonly 



