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MARASMUS. 
Marasmus is a tuberculous growth in the intestines which destroys 
their structure. It occasionally occurs in calves. It is usually caused by 
some chronic disease. 
Symptoms.—W eakness; wasting away, though the animal may rumi- 
nate and may eat heartily, even voraciously; the skin sticks to the ribs; the 
hair loses its luster; diarrhoea, with foul dung. 
TREATMENT.—Give arsenicum and china, separately or ‘in alternation. 
Silicea, calcarea carbonica, phosphorus and hydrastis are all good. Sul- 
phur should be given to complete a cure when it has commenced, 
INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER. 
Though this disorder is not very common, it is found in animals that 
are stall-fed on high food and deprived of adequate exercise, and occurs. 
mainly in winter. 
Symptoms.—In the acute form there will be considerable fever; quick 
pulse; increased heat of the body; eyes, tongue, mouth, nose and teats. 
yellow; dry muzzle; hot mouth; ears and horns alternately cold and hot; 
belly swollen and tender, particularly on the right side; constipation or 
violent purging; urine deep yellow; milk bitter and yellowish, or lessened, 
ropy and salty; general functions feeble. This form lasts about two weeks. 
In the chronic form the fever is weak or absent; the dung is scanty, hard 
and clay-like; the milk separates into watery and cheesy elements; there is 
a very marked and general yellowish hue in the skin; there is a loss of flesh,, 
strength and spirits; the animal is hide-bound; great distress comes on, and 
may be followed by death. This form may last several months. Compare 
the symptoms of Jaundice below. ' 
TREATMENT.—Mercurius is needed for yellow tint; dung offensive, 
hard, whitish or yellowish; or fluid dung. For costiveness with severe pain,, 
fever, and thickly-coated tongue, give bryonia and mercurius in alternation. 
Nux vomica may be given with bryonia for constipation and high-colored 
urine, In chronic cases lycopodium is serviceable. Give juicy, nutritious food.. 
JAUNDICE, 
Jaundice arises from a morhid state of the liver, as hardening or inflam- 
mation, from gall-stones, or other obstruction to the passage of the gall to 
the gall-bladder. It is liable to confusion with Inflammation of the Liver, 
which is mentioned above. 
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