DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS. 



769 



injuring the soft parts. The 

 foreign substances must be 

 removed, and then the follow- 

 ing wash may be applied two .^r, %t«^3i:.,x;r ,<=>. 

 or three times a day : — 



Powdered alum. : 2 dr. 



Honey 1 oz. 



Water 1 pt. 



y- ^fffnrTrr-argr " mr > . 



IMfXAMMATIOI* OF MOUTH 

 AI»» TONGIJE-GI.OISSITIS. 



This may arise from eating w -—*•*-** f 



rough, coarse food, or frosty Plo 1007.— Paralysis of the Tongue from 

 grass, or from accident. Too Injury, 



strong medicines may be given 



carelessly, or the animal may drink a caustic alkali, producing an 

 inflammation, which, if unchecked, may extend to the throat, and 

 prove serious. If the inflammation is not serious, apply the lotion 

 given for injuries of the mouth. If severe enough to prevent 

 eating, food must be given in the form of nutritive enemas. Steam- 

 ing the mouth is valuable, and the animal should always be allowed 

 a bucketful of nitrated water. If gangrene sets in, there is little 

 hope of a favorable result. 



Fig. 1008. — Stomach of Ruminants. 



A, A, B, 6, rumen, or first stomach ; C, oesophagus, ; D, reticulum, or second stomach ; B 

 omasum, or third stomach ; 7, abomasum, or fourth stomach. 



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