102 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE, 



to run on it will become quick and weak. The animal does 

 not eat. and becomes very gaunt and weak looking, and if allowed 

 to run on the legs will become colder than natural ; after a time 

 there will be slight pains, caused by the irritation and spasms in 

 the bowels. When the animal begins to get in pain — if he is not 

 soon relieved — the disease begins to get more serious, for the con- 

 gested state of the bowels would soon run on to inflammation of 

 the bowels. 



Treatment. — In many cases kll you have to do is to change th« 

 food, clothe the body according to the season of the year and give 

 a little medicine. Endeavor to find out the cause of the trouble, 

 and if it is caused by some irritation in the bowels, such as irritat- 

 ing food or sand, then give the following : 



Raw Linseed Oil i pint. 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Ginger 1 tablespoonful. 



Common Soda 1 " 



Mix and give as a drench. In this case give the drench to 



assist nature in throwing off the cause of the disease. Where 



the disease is not caused from an irritation of that kind give the 



following : 



Tincture of Catechu . ..1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Ginger 1 tablespoonful. 



Common Soda 1 " 



Mix in a pint of coffee about the same strength as what is 



used at the table and give as a drench, repeat the drench every 



four or five hours until the animal has relief. The animal will be 



very dry ; give him the water luke warm, in small quantities, but 



often, and in the water mix a handful of flour. Feed him on 



dry feed and keep him quiet. In severe cases it is well to apply a 



mustard plaster over the bowels and put a half pail of hot salt in a 



bag and place it over the kidneys. 



DIARRHOEA IN YOUNG ANIMALS. 



Causes. — The causes of this disease in young animals are gen- 

 erally exposure to cold, or where the mother's milk is either too rich 

 or too poor, or where the young animal is allowed to lie out on the 

 damp ground in the spring or fall of the year. This chills the 

 bowels and ets up diarrhoea, or in some cases where the mother 

 is working hard and becomes heated and the foal drinks a lar},'? 

 <-nount of the hot milk. 



