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In the more acate cases, death may ensue in &ii hours. 

 The animal is found apart, lying with his head in his 

 right flank, with red fixed eyes, eyeUds half closed, and 

 much drowsiness and stuppr though he may still feed when 

 raised, pulse and breathing accelerated, bowels loose oi 

 torpid, hardness and tenderness under the right short ribs, 

 and muscular tremors. Later the eyes glare, the patient 

 seeks rehef in motion, in a straight line or to one side 

 regardless of obstacles, and pushing against obstructing 

 walls or fences till teeth or horns are broken, bellowing 

 loudly and in a terrific manner all the time. 



Treatmetit. For the simpler forms give strong purga- 

 tives, (sulphate of soda, ox 1 lb., sheep 6 oz. -with common 

 salt, molasses and croton,) stimulants (ginger, carbonate of 

 ammonia,) and abundance of water or watery fluids. The 

 stimulants may be repeated at intervals of Lhree hours, 

 and accompanied by injections of warm water. If no re 

 hef is obtained in twelve hours, repeat the purgative and 

 if any tenderness of the right side exists, bhster it with 

 mustard and turpentine (for sheep use ammonia and oil). 

 If the kidneys act profusely, change the purgative, giving 

 castor or linseed-oil. Even after free action of the bowels 

 it is usually necessary to feed green food, roots or soft 

 mashes, to give all the water that will be taken, and even 

 to add slight laxatives to insure the perfect breaking up 

 of all the impaction. 



In the acute forms of the disease with irritation of the 

 stomach the blandest purgatives only (linseed, olive, or 

 castor-oil,) must be used with nux vomica, injections and a 

 bhster on the right side over the short ribs, and cold -ff ater 

 or ice-bags to the head. Should the victims become deUri- 

 ous, fasten to a strong post round which they can move, or 

 to a ring fixed in the ground. When recovery ensues, fol- 

 low up with a course of bitt ir tonics, (gentian, willow bark 

 uux vomica, boneset, etc.^ 

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