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stomachs without passing into the rumen, pour the drench into 

 the animal's mouth slowly. In this case the drench being in- 

 tended for the omasum, it should be administered as directed 

 above. Give frequent drenches of oatmeal gruel or linseed jelly 

 in warm water, to which should be added some such stimulant! 

 as aromatic spirits of ammonia, whiskey, etc. The following 

 prescription will be found useful: 



Take. Aromatic spirits of ammonia . . . . 1-| ounces 



Fluid extract, nux vomica -J- drachm 



Alcohol 2^ ounces 



Mix and administer two tablespoonfuls twice daily in half 

 pint of oatmeal gruel. It will be found advisable in obstinate 

 cases to give rectal injections (enemas), composed of warm water 

 and soap, to which a small quantity of common salt, about half 

 teaspoonful, has been added. These should be used twice daily. 

 Powerful purgatives, such as croton oil and mercury, or calabar 

 bean, are absolutely useless and exceedingly dangerous. 



This disease is always serious and demands the best of care 

 and attention, in spite of which fatalities frequently occur. 



Intestinal Obstructtons. 



First under this head we recognize accumulations of wool, 

 or wool ball, stony concretions, etc., all called calculi. 

 Secondly, rupture, or hernia, with strangulation. 

 Thirdly, stricture. 

 Fourthly, volvulus and intus-susception. 



Olool Balls. 



Wool balls, the results of felting wool and food ma- 

 terials, are frequently found in post mortem examinations of 

 the first stomach of the sheep. These appear to cause the animal 

 but little inconvenience and deserve but passing notice, excepting 

 when occurring in lambs, just after the ewes have been shorn, 



