FARM DAIRYING 



Give from one to two pounds of Epsom salts 

 and an ounce of powdered ginger. 



Further fermentation may be prevented by a 

 tablespoonful of chloride of lime in a pint of 

 water. 



In slight cases a dose of 2 ounces of oil of tur- 

 pentine in a pint of raw linseed oil will generally 

 dissipate the gases. 



No food should be given for twelve hours, and 

 feed lightly for a day or two. 



IMPACTION OF THE THIRD STOMACH, OR FARDEL- 

 BOUND 



Cause: — A diet of coarse, indigestible food 

 and insufficient water to drink. Eating dried grass 

 or leaves, etc. 



Symptoms: — Refuses to eat; ceases to chew 

 cud; in some cases slight diarrhoea followed by 

 constipation; head carried low, dull painful ex- 

 pression; stands still, or lies down with head 

 extended; gives a short grunt during expiration; 

 advanced stages, staggering gait. Impaired sight, 

 and sometimes symptoms of frenzy. 



Treatment: — Same as for Impaction of 

 Rumen. (See p. 287.) Assist the purgation by 

 copious Injections of warm, soapy water, three or 



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