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THE STOCK OWNER S ADVISER. 



goes down and is unable to rise, groans heavily, and shows evi- 

 dence of great pain. This disease is very fatal, and if extensive 

 inflammation is present, death is the usual result. 



Treatment. — Make a good, soft bed for the patient, and prop 

 her up by placing supports for her to lean against. The place 

 should be as quiet as possible. Drinking water should be offered 

 frequently, but in small quantities. Enemas of warm water 

 should be given three times a day. The vagina and uterus should 

 also be injected with warm water, with a small quantity of 



Fig. 135 — Parturient Peritonitis. 



opium added. A half pound of epsom salts should be adminisr 

 tered, followed by tincture of opium, one ounce; aconite tincture, 

 ten drops, every three hours. During convalescence, tonics 

 should be given — iron sulphate, one-half ounce; powdered gen- 

 tian, one-half ounce — twice a day in feed. Keep the body well 

 clothed and change the position of the animal every three or 

 four hours. 



PATURIENT PARALYSIS. 



Paralysis occasionally follows paturition, usually making its 

 appearance within two or three days after the birth of the young 

 animal, and is not a vcrv serious condition. 



