ox. 



ness there, and the direction of the [cus actually discharged, or, in other 

 muzzle to it. The proper remedies words, of the danger of the case, 

 are those used in inflammation of The progress of the disease is rapid 

 other viscera, with the addition of blis- or slow, according to circumstances 

 ters over the diseased part. Chronic which it is difficult to appreciate; 

 inflammation is far more prevalent ; but, in the usual course of things, 

 than that which is acute. The indi- the animal wastes away almost to a 

 cations arc, want of condition, the skeleton, and then dies. 



same tint of the skin, and obstinate 

 cough. The remedies are gentle pur- 

 gatives, and succulent food. When 

 obstruction of the biliary ducts takes 

 place, there is a still deeper yellow. 



" Notwithstanding the purging, the 

 first indication of cure is to bleed. It 

 is an inflammatory disease, and that 

 inflammation must be subdued. To 

 the abstraction of blood should sue- 



invariably accompanied by loss of ceed the administration of an aperi- 

 condiiion. The animal then has jaun- ent ; and castor oil, as being the least 

 dice, or the yelloics. If much fever irritative, will be the best. Injections 

 accompanies it, recourse must be had of gruel should follow ; and when the 

 to bleeding and to physic. Cattle in ; dung has somewhat resumed its nat- 

 swampy places nearly always have ural character, astringents may be 

 disease of the liver, and even die of, administered, at the very head of 

 bilious fevers. which, in this case, stands opium : 



" Among the various intestinal dis- 1 a little calomel should, perhaps, be 

 eases of the ox stands enteritis, or in- mingled with it, as an alterative ; 

 flammation involving all the coats of and after that the vegetable tonics 

 the intestines. Young and fattening must perfect the cure. Cattle are 

 cattle are most subject to it. It is ,s\ib']ec\.io flatulent anA spasmodic colic, 

 not, however, of very frequent occur- ' for both of which the vegetable tonics 

 rence, except as an epidemic, and will be the best cure, with a little of 



then it is very destructive. Wood- 

 evil and moor-ill are varieties of the 

 same disease. They must be treat- 

 ed by bleeding, demulcents, blisters 

 on the belly, mashes, and gruel. 



the chloride of lime to absorb the gas, 

 and the abstraction of blood if there 

 is any inflammatory action. Walk- 

 ing exercise and friction of the belly 

 should not be omitted. For stransiu- 



" Diarrhoea, or purging without the lation of the intestines there is sel- 

 discharge of mucus mingling with dom any cure but by means of an 

 the faeces, is produced by various operation, which a skilful veterinary 

 causes, and particularly by a change surgeon alone can perform. In ca- 

 or excess of food. It is often epi- ; ses of co^jA-^i/^a/fo/!, the aperients must 

 demic in the autumn. A mild pur- ' sometimes be long administered be- 

 gative should first be given, and then fore the bowels will be opened. There 

 the mingled, but very efficacious med- will be no danger in this, provided the 

 icine already recommended for a sira- Epsom salts, alone or with a small 

 ilar disease in calves. portion of aromatic powder, are ad- 



" Dysentery, in the adult as well as ministered. Dropsy in cattle seldom 

 in the young animal, is, indeed, a admits of cure. Although an opera- 

 fearful disease. Its causes are often | tion may be resorted to, the belly fills 

 obscure, and the means of success- again, nor will any physic or diuretic 

 fully arresting its progress are a de- ; arrest the evil, 

 sideratum. Its principal character- I " Among the supposed diseases of 

 istic is the discharge of mucus with the urinary organs, but much ofiener 

 the fajces, recognised by the appear- of the digestive ones, stands rcd-ica- 

 ance of bubbles standing for a while tcr, so called from the colour of the 

 on the faeces. The length of time fluid which is evacuated. It is ma- 

 wiiich they continue there unbroken torially connected with the pasture, 

 may be considered as a kind of ad- l)ut sometimes it has an epidemic 

 measurement of the quantity of mu- \ character. In the acute form of 



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