flO RED- WATER 



as well as evt^r, yot ere long it preys upon the constitution, and the 

 aiiinr.\l trradually \vastes away. 



It is folly 10 wait in order to see whether nature will efTect a cure. 

 Except in beasts suddenly put upon more than usually rich pasturage, 

 .t never is or can be a salutary discharge. It must be preying upon 

 the system and wasting the strength, and the sooner it is got rid of 

 the better. It attacks milch cows oftener than others, and it is more 

 injurious to tiiem than to others. While it lasts, it often materially 

 .essens the quantity of milk, and, even after it is removed, the animal 

 s slow in returning to her former strength. 



The first thing to be done is to remove the cause of the disease. 

 The pasture should be changed. A more open and a drier situation 

 should be found, and where the grass, although succulent and nutri- 

 nous, is not very plentiful. If there is considerable fever, or the 

 animal should appear to be really ill from the discharge, she should 

 •je taken under shelter, and fed on mashes, with a very little hay; or 

 a few turnips or carrots may be allowed her if they are in season. 



Bleeding- is often necessary at the onset of this disease, but it 

 should always be practised with moderation, and in many cases ab- 

 stained from altooether. About two hours after bleeding, the follow- 

 /no- drink should be administered : — 



RECIPE (No. 21). 



Takeep?nni, or frlaiiher salts, one pound ; ain^cr, half an ounce; carbonate of anr.- 

 iQonia, half aii oulice. Pour one quart of boiling water upon the ingredients, stir 

 iiem well, and give when new-milk warm. 



A quarter part of this drink may be given every six hours, until the 

 Dowels are freely opened, and the medicirue may be assisted by clys- 

 ters. The successful treatment of the disease very much, or altoge- 

 ther, depends on early and thoroughly opening the bowels. If this 

 IS early accomplished, the animal will almost certLiinly recover. If it 

 is neorlpcted, or the constipation cannot he overcome within the first 

 two or three days, the termination will probably be fatal. 



When the bowels are properly acted on, mild lUimulants may be 

 exhibited, such as — 



RECIPE (No. 22). 

 Take gineer, one drachm ; gentian, one drachm ; and spirit of nitrous ether, one 

 ounce. Mix, and give in a pint of gruel. 



If, with the amendment of the other symptoms, the urine shoi 

 appear black, a diuretic, — such as one ounce of nitre, — may be givt; 

 with the above drink, or even the more powerful stimulant, spirit of 

 turpentine, in doses of one or two ounces. 



If, after the bowels have been well opened, and the fever is some- 

 what abated, the discharge of blood still continues, and in as great a 

 quantity as before, it will be right to have recourse to astringents, yet 

 such as will not irritate an' stimulate the kidneys; and even these 

 should be administered cautiously. Constipation attended the early 

 and most violent stage of the disease — some remission, at least in tlie 



