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Copious enemata with mucilaginous liquids or warm soap suds 

 should be given at frequent intervals. 



Counterirritants and derivatives to the abdomen are most im- 

 portant. Hot fomentations may be persisted in for an hour at a 

 time, or a damp compress around the abdomen covered closely by 

 •dry blankets and held in place by elastic circingles. Mustard 

 pulp made with cold water rubbed in against the hair and at once 

 covered by paper and a thick blanket is often of great value as 

 -drawing blood and nervous action to the skin and relieving the 

 -suffering intestine. 



In all cases the diet, and .drink must be carefully supervised. 

 A little thoroughly scalded wheat bran, or farina, and decoctions 

 •of flaxseed, farinas, slippery elm or mallow, or a solution of gum 

 arabic will refresh the animal without overloading the digestive 

 •organs or favoring further fermentation. 



In case of the onset of diarrhoea which threatens to prove ex- 

 cessive and persistent, the giving by mouth and anus of 

 antiseptics and anodynes with mucilaginous agents may be 

 resorted to. Calomel may be given in 10 grain doses twice daily 

 mixed with five times the amount of chalk. Or 2 drs. each of 

 nitrate of bismuth and salicylate of soda and y 2 oz. of laudanum 

 may be given three times a day. Or quinine, 2 drs. and nux 

 vomica 10 grs. may be added to the above. A choice may be 

 made of other anodynes, (hyoscyamus, belladonna), antiseptics, 

 {salol, chloral, naphthol, naphthalin, creolin), and bitters, 

 (gentian, calumba, cascarilla). 



Antiseptic and even astringent injections must be given, and 

 well boiled farinas and mucilaginous agents may be given by the 

 mouth. Wheat flour boiled for several hours ; starch prepared 

 with boiling water as for the laundry, (1 pint) ; gum arabic, or 

 slippery elm may suffice as examples. 



The patient should have a dry, comfortable box and warm 

 clothing according to the season of the year. He must be kept 

 for a week on linseed gruel or other equally simple demulcent 

 agent and brought back to his customary food by slow degrees. 



