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isli, brownish, or greenish blotches, the abdominal walla 

 more tender, the bowels more irritable, sometimes with a 

 foetid diarrhoea, and the strength is rapidly exhausted. The 

 head is constantly pendant, the eye sunken, the expression 

 of tlie countenance stupid and haggard, and the stupor or in- 

 sensibility may become so great that pinching or even prick- 

 ing of the skin may pass unnoticed by the animal. Death 

 usually takes place from the tenth to the twentieth day. 



Treatment. English veterinarians rely much on calomel, 

 and with a firm, full pulse, not too rapid, a general warmth 

 of surface and extremities, a bright eye, cheerful counte- 

 nance, whitish, foetid dung, and much yellowness of the eye, 

 nose, or mouth, a few doses of calomel (10 grs.) and opium 

 (30 grs.), repeated twice daily, may be useful in stimulating 

 the liver and throwing off injurious agents from the blood. 

 But it is to be avoided when there is a weak, rapid pulse 

 and great prostration and debility, and in no case should it 

 be given over two or three days, or until the system is satu- 

 rated with the drug. Severe eostiveness may be obviated 

 by 2 or 3 drs. of aloes and a drachm of calomel, or by 

 a daily dose of 2 or 3 ozs. of Glauber's salt until relax- 

 ation occurs. Soft feeding and copious injections of warm 

 water must be continued to maintain the bowels in a healthy 

 state. A draclim each of chlorate or nitrate of potassa 

 and muriate of ammonia may be given three or four times 

 daily with the water drunk, or in case of great dullness 

 and debility an ounce of oil of turpentine, sulphuric ether, 

 sweet spirits of nitre, or carbonate of ammonia may be 

 given as well. Great tenderness of the belly may be met 

 by persistent hot fomentations and mustard poultices, and 

 if necessary by half-drachm doses of opium. Tympany is 

 treated by hand rubbing and by aromatic ammonia or oil 

 of peppermint. During recovery 3 or 4 ozs. of tincture 

 of gentian or cinchona may be given twice daily with mu- 

 riate of iron and stimulants. Feed throughout on soft 



