780 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



of the obstruction, it requires great care and more than amateur 

 treatment. Two or three tablespoonfuls of the following should be 

 poured down the gullet three times a day : — 



Alum (powdered) } o«. 



Tincture of myrrh 3 oz. 



Water , 1 qt. 



All irritation of the gullet must be carefully avoided until the 

 animal has fully recovered. 



IMPACTION OF OMASUM, OR FABDEL-BOIIBD. 



Prof. Williams discards 

 as empirical the term 

 " Fardel-bound," and con- 

 eludes that the disorder 

 J&jA known by the above name 

 ^^ftjft is really true gastric in- 

 flammation — an inflam- 

 mation of the mucous 

 .If / membrane of the true 



/// */ If r stomach. 



Tr^J / Symptoms. — Uneasiness 



for a few hours, succeeded 

 by dullness ; appetite, 

 rumination, and lactation 

 are suspended ; the head 



Fig; 1028—Sacular Dilatation of Gullit. and ears han S down > 



respiration is impeded, 



the tongue protrudes, the eyes are staring and blood-shot, vision is 



impaired, the animal staggers, rolls on its side, where it lies with 



limbs rigid and convulsed, until death terminates its sufferings. 



In less severe cases, obstinate constipation is present, and the urine 



is highly colored, scanty, and hot. The disease may terminate in 



two hours, or it may extend over several days. 



Treatment. — The old method was to give a strong purgative at 



first, but, if the later view of the nature of the disease is correct, 



this is most unwise. If a cathartic is given, it should be a strong 



one, like the following : — 



Epsom salts 1 to 2 lbs. 



Gentian , 2 oz. 



Ginger .2 " 



Calomel 2 " 



Croton oil 20 drops 



Mix with one quart of molasses and two quarts of warm linseed tea. 

 If a sedative is to be given, administer — 



