Infectives Gastro- Enteritis in Calves, Lambs and Foals. 149 



sulphate of copper. Here, as elsewhere chloride of lime (4 oz. to 

 the gallon) with as much quick lime as will make a good white 

 wash, does admirably, as it is at once seen if any part has been 

 missed. 



Esser remarked that the calves of cows that had been removed 

 to another stable some time before parturition, usually remained 

 healthy, provided they were kept from the other and sick calves. 



Lastly, it is important to use for breeding purposes such 

 animals only as have a strong, vigorous constitution, and to 

 furnish a healthful, abundant aliment and to allow a sufficient 

 amount of exercise during gestation. Vigor and stamina are the 

 great desiderata, but these are usually found with the darker 

 colors. 



Treatment. The old treatment of eliminating offensive matter 

 by a laxative is still good, and thus castor oil (2 ozs. for a foal 

 or calf, 2 drs. for lamb) , or rhubarb ( 1 dr. foal or calf, 1 scr. 

 for lamb), or manna ()£ oz., foal or calf, 1 dr., lamb), may 

 be given with laudanum (1 dr., foal or calf, 10 drops, lamb), and 

 salicylate of soda (16 grs., foal or calf, 5 grs., lamb). The 

 milk should be given boiled and in small amount. An old and 

 excellent remedy to follow the laxative is solution of rennet 

 made by adding | of a calf's abomasum to a quart of 20 per cent, 

 alcohol (or sherry). A tablespoonful maybe given with each 

 meal. The value of this as an antiferment is liable to be over- 

 looked, yet both the hydrochloric acid and pepsin are strongly 

 antiseptic, and neither of these is produced to any extent in the 

 diseased stomach. In addition to this ipecacuan has been used 

 and by its stimulant action on both stomach and liver it fur- 

 nishes the two most important natural disinfectants of the ali- 

 mentary canal (foal or calf 1 dr., lamb, 10 drops ipecacuan wine, 

 thrice a day). 



In addition to these or separately, antiseptics, carminatives 

 and astringents may be employed. An excellent preparation is 

 prepared chalk 1 oz., white bismuth 1 oz., tincture of cinnamon 

 8 ozs., gum arabic }4 oz. A tablespoonful thrice a day will often 

 check the disorder. 



Cadeac advises subnitrate of bismuth 5 grains, salicylic acid 5 

 grains, naphthol 20 grains, syrup 150 grains, distilled water 100 

 grains. One or two tablespoonf uls in the mouth after each drink 

 (foal or calf). 



