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THE STOCK OWNER S ADVISER. 



Fig. 104— Nausea. 



Symptoms. — There may be some gas present, but generally 

 there is not. The animal paws and rolls, tnms his head to his 



side; the pulse be- 

 comes quick and 

 weak and, unless 

 relieved, he dies. 

 Treatment. 

 Give eight drachms 

 of aloes in conjunc- 

 tion with one 

 drachm of calomel, 

 and follow with 

 opium tincture, two 

 ounces; nitrous 

 iether, two ounces. 

 Enemas should be freely given. A decoction made by boiling 

 tobacco, one ounce to four pints of water, may be used as an 

 enema. An ounce of alcohol may be given as a stimulant. 



RUPTURE OF THE STOMACH. 



This may occur as a result of acute indigestion or may 

 occur from blows. 



. Symptoms. 

 The symptoms of 

 this condition as a 

 rule, enable us to 

 diagnose with some 

 accuracy, but they 

 may be misleading. 

 If the animal vomits, 

 turns around in a 

 circle, lies down and 



Fig. 105— Rupture of tlie Stomach. 



sits up on his haunches like a dog, with eyes in amaurotic state, 

 and cold sweats on the body, there is reason to believe that 

 rupture has taken place. Kupture of the stomach is invariably 

 fatal. 



