382 THE STOCK owner's ADVISEE. 



paroxysm comes on, he turns roimd three or four times before 

 lying down. When down he may try to balance himself on his 

 back, and may kick viciously at his abdomen. In cases termi- 

 nating favorably the spasms become less frequent and less severe. 

 In fatal cases the paroxysms become longer and more violent, and 

 ultimately terminate in death. 



Treatment. — The treatment is very satisfactory if adopted in 

 time. Eight drachms of aloes or one quart of linseed oil should 

 be administered at once, followed by opium tinct., ounces two; 

 aether nitrice, ounces two. The employment of this treatment, 

 together with enemas, is all that is required. 



The subcutaneous injections of morphine are ver}^ effectual, 

 and act in from seven to ten minutes. Chloroform, chloral 

 hydrate, sulphuric aether, and belladonna are useful in relieving 

 pain. Two or three drachms of chloroform may be combined 

 with the tincture of opium, or an ounce of the tincture of opium, 

 one ounce of sulphuric aether, two drachms of chloroform, to a 

 pint of water may be given. Chloral hydrate may be given in 

 two-ounce doses. 



The abdomen externally should be bathed with mustard and 

 ammonia, or mustard and water. A diffusible stimulant, as good 

 old rye whiskey, may expel a light attack. 



IMPACTION OF THE COLON. 



This is due to feeding on rough, coarse feed, such as straw cut 

 long for mixing in chop feed. 



The symptoms, aside from those of abdominal pain, are a ten- 

 dency on the part of the animal to push backwards, to press the 

 tail against a solid object, to resist, by straining, the introduction 

 of the hand and enemas into the rectum. In some cases the hard 

 and impacted mass can be felt by introducing the hand into the 

 rectum. The stomach and small intestines are usually found to 

 be more or less emptied of alimentary matter, or containing large 

 quantities of fluid; the large intestines are distended with a mass 

 of hardened material, the mucous membrane highly congested, 



