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mal must be purged, and afterwards must only be allowed 

 hay and a very moderate amount of boiled roots. A mild 

 stimulant laxative, which may be repeated once or twice in 

 such cases, is the following : 



Assafcetida, ... 2 drachms. 

 Linseed oil, ... 1 pint. 



This should be well mixed and given as a dose. 



It is impossible to state with any degree of precision the 

 various methods to be adopted in managing such cases, and 

 particularly as to diet, from the innumerable ways in which 

 animals are fed and otherwise treated. 



Mrs Scott's rule is a very good one as applied to all 

 animals in health, and more especially for the prevention of 

 hove, viz., " not to gorge cows with more than they can com- 

 fortably devour, but keep the appetite always sharp." 



Suckling animals are subject to tympanitis. In them the 

 rumen is very small; but whenever symptoms of indigestion 

 appear, the abdomen swells, and foetid flatus constantly 

 escapes per ano. In rare instances do we find a distention 

 which is calculated to endanger the animal's life, and treat- 

 ment consists simply in using enemata, mild laxatives, or 

 moderate doses of aromatics. 



HOVE IN SHEEP. 



This malady presents itself amongst sheep as severely, 

 though not as frequently, as amongst cattle. They are pre- 

 served to a great extent from it by living constantly on pas- 

 ture, whereas the cases of hove in cattle are seen chiefly in 

 animals incautiously turned out very hungry, or on pasture 

 ill suited for them, and especially when damp. 



IMPACTION OF THE RUMEN. 

 When the evolution of gas is not very rapid, and an ani- 



