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THE farmer's veterinarian 



fresh green food. I have known of many cases 

 where cattle have bloated from eating alfalfa hay 

 during the winter season. 



There is no mistaking the disease. The animal 

 shows pain, goes off to itself, and breathes with 

 difficulty. Colic is often associated with bloating. 

 The most characteristic symptom, however, is the 

 excessive swelling due to the gas. The bloating 



where to tap in bloating 



Insert the trocar and canula, or if these are not avail- 

 able a knife may be used. Make the puncture downward and 

 forward and plunge the instrument into the rumen. 



is noticed even over the back of the animal, the gas 

 continues to form, and, unless relief is secured, the 

 animal will choke and die as the result. Or some 

 suppression of the vital processes will occur, even 

 rupturing, with the same fatal ending. 



Bloating may take one or two forms ; a mild case 

 in which recovery gradually follows, and a very 

 severe form, where the only salvation is in tapping 



