390 THE STOCK owner's ADVISER, 



iiials fed on the sweepings of flour mills. Sometimes calculi of 

 enonnous dimensions have been removed hy the aid of enemas 

 and tlie animal recover. Balls, composed of hair, are frequently 

 seen in cows and pigs; in cows, they result from the animal's lick- 

 ing itself. 



Symptoms. — There are no diagnostic signs beyond those of 

 violent abdominal pain. AVe may, however, judge pretty accu- 

 rately b}' recurrent attacks of colic, immovable obstruction, etc. 



Treatment. — AVliere a calculus is suspected, an examination 

 must be made per rectum. The arm should be well greased and 



Fig. 115 — Intussusception. 



passed as far as possible into the canal, where it is possible that 

 the calculus may be felt; if found, it should be grasped and re- 

 moved. 



INTESTINAL TUMORS. 



Tumors of various sizes are found in the intestines. If large, 

 they obstruct the passage, and death ensues. They are not fre- 

 quent. 



INTUSSUSCEPTION. 



Bj intussusception is meant the slipping of a portion or whole 

 of a bowel into the cavity of another bowel. This is rarely met 

 with, but M'hen it occurs it u?;ually results in death. 



