250 Veterinary Medicine. 



An eliminating and antiseptic treatment has at present the 

 most general acceptance. Seven grains of calomel has been given 

 every two hours for two or three days in succession. Still more 

 recently 2 to 4 ozs. sulphate of soda every three hours with hot 

 water and antiseptics (salicylates, sulphites, salol, boric acid, 

 creolin, naphthol) have been substituted. Even more important 

 is the washing out of the large intestine by antiseptic enemata. 

 These should be very copious and frequently repeated so as not 

 only to render the contents of the rectum and colon antiseptic 

 but to secure the discharge of the offensive matters as they are 

 produced. The agents may be glycerine, carbolic acid, creolin, 

 sulphate of iron, nitrate of silver, salicylic or boric acid. If the 

 animal can be made to stand on an inclined plane with its hind- 

 parts elevated it will favor the penetration and retention of the 

 liquid. Perfect rest is a most important accessory. 



In case of recovery the return to ordinary diet should be 

 gradual. 



CATARRHAL ENTERITIS IN SHEEP AND GOAT. 



Causes : Symptoms : Moping apart, inappetence, tympany, hard masses 

 in rumen, constipation, colics, straining, stretching fever, no rumbling nor 

 defecation, diarrhoea, critical, or exhaustive. Treatment : Laxative, an- 

 tiseptic, counter-irritant, demulcent antiseptic injections, in diarrhoea 

 antiseptics, carminatives, bitters, diet, well boiled farinas. 



Causes. These are unknown apart from those given for the ox. 



Symptoms. Moping alone in place of following the flock-, 

 inappetence, suspended rumination, tympany, hard masses in the 

 rumen, cold ears, horns and limbs, obstinate constipation, weary 

 movements of the hind limbs, lying down and rising, looking 

 at the flanks, and tenderness of the right side of the abdomen, 

 frequent straining, stretching, hyperthermia, rapid pulse, and 

 suppression of movement and rumbling in the bowels are promi- 

 nent symptoms. The constipation may be followed by diarrhoea, 

 which may presage recovery or hasten death, the symptoms of 

 improvement or aggravation indicating which. The diarrhoea 

 may be simply serous or muco-purulent and inoffensive or it may 

 be black, blood-stained and foetid. It may cause extensive losses, ' 

 with pathological changes as in the ox. 



