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and from two to four ounces of turpentine, or one to two pounds 

 of Epsom or Glauber's salts, dissolved in plenty of water. Sheep 

 may be g-iven about one-fourth the dose reconnncnded for cattle. 

 Overloading the Rumen. — This form of indigestion occurs 

 when ruminants have access to feeds that they are not accus- 

 tomed to. As a result, they eat greedily and the mass of feed in 

 tlie rumen becomes so heavv that the walls of the oraan can not 



Fig. 13. — The X indicates the point where the wall of flank and rumen are punctured with 

 trocar and cannula in "bloat." 



move it about, and digestion is interfered with. This is espe- 

 cially true of succulent feeds. A diseased condition of the ani- 

 mal predisposes it to this disorder. If after eating an excessive 

 amount of dry, innutritions fodder, the animal drinks freely of 

 cold water, acute s^inptoms of overloading are manifested. 



The general symptoms occurring in overloading resembles 

 those seen in bloating. The symptoms may be mild and extend 

 over a period of several days, or it may take on a highly acute 



