DISBABBB AlfD TREATMBN7 OF OATTLB. 36? 



SyniptomSi — In som* cftses thd Animal is shghtly bioaied, 

 while in other cases there is no bloating at all ; the animal seem* 

 uneasy, and makes a peculiar grunt or jjroan nearly every time i« 

 breathes. If it is a cow, and milking, the flow of milk will fall 

 away in one nig-ht, the nose will be dry, breathing and pulse will 

 be quicker than natural, and the animal will keep getting up and 

 down once in a while, and will not take much food or water. By 

 pressing on the left side, over the paunch, or rumen, it will b» 

 found hard and full of food, and where you make the dent in i» 

 with your finger the dent will stay in it some time. By tapping 

 over the stomach there will be a dull, heavy sound. The bowels 

 are costive, and the passage is dry, slimy looking, and h»^ - 

 bad smell. 



Treatment. — Give a dose of physic consisting- of 



Epsom Salts U potmdt. 



Bitter Aloes 1 ounce. 



Common Soda 2 tableppoonfuls. 



Ginger 1 tablespoonf ul. 



Dissolve in a quart of luke warm water and give as a drench. 



After this follow up with a stimulant to help iha physic to wo^i- 



through the bowels. 



Whisky 2 wiiiPglaRsfuis. 



Gingisr 2 tahlet<p(>oufula. 



Common Soda '2 " 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and {^ive as a drench threr 



times a day until the animal is better, if the physic has not oper 



ated in twenty-four hours after giving it, walk the animal a quarter 



of a mile, the exercise often starts the physic to work, but i' 



it does not operate wait twenty-four hours more before giving any 



more physic, at the end of this time, if the physic has n»* 



operated, give a stronger physic consisting of 



Bitter Alo«s. 2 onncei. 



Gamboge 2 drams. 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench, then 

 at the end of another twenty-four hours give the animal a short 

 walk, and this will generally work the physic ; if this has n'*' 

 operated, after walking it, give 



Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 



Give this drench every day until the physic does i>perate 



Keep the animal well blanketed and warm, and place a halt pai' 



of hot salt over the back, for heat helps the stomach to act. (iivr 



the animal all the luke warm water it will drink ; give it sli«po« 



—17— 



