94 DISEASES OF ANIMALS 



FEVER. 



Cattle are liable to this disease at all seasons, but it 

 prevails most in the spring and fall. It is most common 

 .o young animal. Sometimes it is caused by too rich 

 food. Colds, from exposure, or change of atmosphere, 

 may produce it. There are various other causes. 



Symptoms. Stronger and more frequent pulsations, 

 coldness at the tips of the ears, and in the horns, and heat 

 at the base of the horns, and in the mouth and breath ; 

 dulness and redness of the eyes ; want of appetite and 

 rumination ; dryness of the nose, and fallen counte- 

 nance. 



Remedy. Sweat, or bleed lighly, early, but when 

 the disease has advanced, bleeding would be dangerous 

 or fatal. Physic with one pound of salts. If there is no 

 effect in six or eight hours, give a clyster of soap suds, 

 and repeat in half doses of physic, which continue every 

 six hours, till an operation. If the constipation be obsti- 

 nate, give an exciting injection. Those who do not 

 bleed should continue light doses of physic, and give 

 light diuretic doses ; and give daily, till the fever abates, 

 a good dose of raspberry tea. Nurse carefully, and give 

 light and laxative food 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS AND COS- 

 TIVENESS 



Causes. Going into rivers and ponds after Deing 

 heated and fatigued, and other exposures to cold ; change 

 from green to dry feed ; change of pasture to higher 

 feed ; too rich feed of any kind, with too little exercise, 

 and various other causes. 



Symptoms. The bowels are obstinately constipated ; 

 the dung is voided with difficulty, and in small quanti- 

 ties, hard, covered with mucus, and sometimes stained 

 with blood. The animal lies down, and then rises 

 quickly ; strikes at his belly with his hind feet. Contrary 

 to colic, a fever attends this disease, and the muzzle is 

 dry , ai n the mou»h hot. 



