DISEASES OF THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES. 377 



tion, occasionallj staggering and finally falls to the ground 

 and dies. 



Tkeatment. — Give as early as possible eight drachms of aloes. 

 Enemas in this affection are of the greatest possible benefit, 

 severe cases being sometimes entirely relieved by enemas alone. 

 In preparing the enema, enough soap should be used to make it 

 slippery. A little soda or turpentine may be added to the first 

 enema. The soap should be omitted after the second enema. In 

 cases of extreme distention, the animal must be held so that he 

 may not throw himself and rupture the stomach or bowels. 



Tincture of opium, two ounces; sweet spirits of nitre, two 

 ounces, in a drench, should be given to relieve pain. Turpentine 

 in two-ounce doses is preferable to the spirits of nitre in extreme 

 distention. If relief is not afforded ^^^ 



by the first draught a second may ^KSKj^^^^,^^^ 

 be given in thirty minutes. ^^B9^^^^^^^^H^ 



Carbonate of soda and carbonate ^^^^^^^^^I^^H 

 of ammonia, of each three ^^B^^HIB^^^^Hf 

 drachms, will remove the gas and ^1 ^^Hf 



prevent further accumulation. ■ Jn ' 



Turpentine, applied externally to ^^^^^^HMMgaJH^. 

 the abdomen and administered in- ^[^^^^^^^^^HHPm 

 ternally, is highly useful in re- ^^^"^^^^^^^^^^ 

 moving gas. In some few cases Fig. 108— Impaction of the 

 it becomes necessary to puncture >.tomach. 



the bowels and allow the gas to escape. The relief is almost 

 instantaneous, the operation causes but little inconvenience, and 

 is successful if employed in time. Ilypodennic injections of 

 morphine, in tlirec to five-grain doses, may be given to allay pain, 

 instead of using the drench. 



IMPACTION OF THE STOMACH. 



Impaction of the stomach occasionally takes place, caused by 

 feeding gTeedy eaters on coarse food, such as coarse straw not 

 well cut used in chop feed. 



