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caniiia should "be left in the rumen until all the gas escapes. The 

 place to puncture is a span with the hand from the external 

 angle of the ilium or point of the hip, downward and forwards, 

 and the trocar should be entered downward and forwards. If 

 the purgative has not been given, a pound of epsom salt should 

 be administered. After the tapj^ing, give stimulants and tonics. 



VOMITION". 



Yomition takes place in the ox, although rarely. The act is 

 easily performed by them, but the reason that we seldom see it 

 is due to the fact that these animals are not easily nauseated. 



Fig. 132— Symptoms of Abdominal Pain. 



The act of vomition is rarely performed by the horse, occurring 

 only as symptoms of a grave lesion or disease. It is frequently 

 seen just at the point of death. Cattle vomit when suffering 

 from indigestion, during profound coma or apoplexy. I have 

 seen it occur during severe cases of ])arturition. The dog, pig, 

 and cat are easily nauseated and vomit very cLuickly. 



