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for calves, only they require a smaller quantity. The astrin- 

 gent properties of the above mixture can be augmented 

 by increasing the quantity of matico, or by adding a small 

 quantity of powdered bayberry bark. 



In all cases of diarrhoea, I usually order a change of diet, 

 for in some cases the food is operative in producing the diffi- 

 culty ; if it occur while at grass, the animal should be taken to 

 the barn for a short time, and allowed a few moderate meals of 

 ground oat meal. 



When suckling calves are under treatment for diarrhoea, the 

 mother should also have a few doses of the above remedy ; for 

 it often happens, that she is ailing at the time, and her milk 

 has a morbid tendency on the calf. 



In the advanced stages, when the fcecal discharges emit a 

 bad odor, and rumination is suspended, the patient should have 

 a few quarts of milk porridge per day. Scalded milk alone 

 will sustain and benefit the calf. 



CHRONIC DIARRHCEA. 



Chronic diarrhoea is usually accompanied by loss of condi- 

 tion ; the coat stares, and although the animal is allowed the 

 very best kind of food, still it thrives not, the skin and ribs 

 seem to have entered into permanent relationship. In a case 

 of this character, I recommend the following : — 



Phosphate of Lime, 6 ounces. 



Powdered Ginger, 3 ounces. 



" Charcoal, 4 ounces. 



" Goldenseal, 2 ounces. 



" Bayberry Bark, 1 ounce. Mix 



Divide the mass into eight equal parts, and mix one of them 

 in the food night and morning. This will generally have the 

 desired effect ; should it fail, I would increase the quantity of 

 bayberry bark to three ounces. 



"GUT-TIE." 

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