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Relieving Choked Cattle^ — The accompanying engraving represents 

 the instrumente employed for relieving choked cattle, as recommended by 

 Prof. Simonds, of the Boyal Veterinary College of England. 



'' In caees of choking," says Prot S., " the amount of danger may mostly 

 be calculated by the abdominal distension, for death rcsolts from the lungs 

 being unable to expand in conse- 

 quence of the pressure of the ru- 

 men against the diaphragm.'' 



He says: " In many cases 

 prior to unchoking the patient, 

 the gaseous comf)ounds which 

 are disengaged from the ingesta 

 and distend the rumen, must be 

 given an exit to, by pimcturing 

 the rumen, to prevent suffoca- 

 tkm-" 



The instrument for tmchoking, 

 as shown in the sketch, c o n - 

 sists of a probang and a gag; the 

 latter is to be placed in the month 

 as shown. Two assistants are re- 

 quired. One of these should be 

 placed on either side of the ani- 

 mal, holding the handle of the 

 gag, which protrudes from the 

 side of the mouth, with one hand, 

 and the opposite horn with the 

 other. They must also keep the 

 head elevated so as to bring it as 

 near as possible in a straight line 

 with the neck. YTo give Prof. 

 Simonds's instructions in opera- 

 ting as follows: 



"The probang being held as 

 . presented, is to be passed 

 through the opening in the gag 

 and carried carefully over the 

 dorsum of the tongue into the 

 pharynx, and from thence pushed 

 inwards tmtil it reaches the ob- 



ruction. Sufficient and well- 



::r'^lated pressure is now to be 



ade imtil the obstruction yields, 



lieu it is to be driven by the in- 

 strument into the rumen. Caro 

 should always be taken to /wo/W 

 Ihc yiMjl tuto tlieju-si si>-t„nr!,, and we should never rely on the power of the 

 esophagus to do this after we have succeeded in removing it from its origi- 

 ns', situation. Want of attention to this simple rule has often protracted suf- 

 fering to the animal, and not imfrequontly death. The probanps in ordinary 

 tise are seldom of sufficient length, nor are the \m\\<a with which they are 

 tipped of a proper slia}>e. The instrument should not be less than six and a 

 half feet long, and the bulbs should be large and sUghUy cup-shaped." 



