Impaction of the Stomal 293 



Or:— 



No. 325. Strong solution of ammonia, ^ oz. 



Water, 1 pt. 



For a drench. 



Or:— 



No. 326. Creasote, 2 drachms. 



Water, 1 pt. 



For a drench. 



Other stimulants used are whiskey and brandy, oil of 

 peppermint, essence of ginger, and red pepper tea, either of 

 which will at times work satisfactorily, and at others fail 

 entirely. 



When the animal is liable to frequent returns of the dis- 

 ease, Prof. Law recommends careful dieting, and the follow- 

 ing tonic : 



No. 327. Fenugreek, 



Iron rust, 

 Carbonate of soda, 



Common salt, of each, 4 ozs. 



Powdered nux vomica, 2 drachms. 



Mix well, and give a heaping tablespoonful, twice daily, in the food. 



FARDEL-BOTJND—MAWBOTJND— STOMACH STAGGERS— IMPACTION" 

 OF THE THIED STOMACH— GASTRITIS OF RUMINANTS— 



LAKEBURN. 



Definition. — Distension of the third stomach, the many- 

 plies or omasum, with undigested food, which may be 

 followed by congestion and inflammation of its lining mem^ 

 brane, and also of that of the fourth or true stomach, the 

 caul or abomasum. 



The best authorities on veterinary medicine, such as the 

 late Professor Dick and Professor Williams, do not make a 

 distinction in practice between impaction and inflammation 

 of the third stomach. By the older writers impaction was 

 called '^ fardel -bound," and inflammation, ^' lake-burn /' and 

 they taught that the third stomach alone was the one usually 

 at fault. Closer observation has shown that the symptoms 



