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symptoms will differentiate this condition from 

 the graver Bacterial infections. 



Treatment. — The patient should be isolated 

 and placed in a sheltered and comfortable 

 hutch. Green food should be withheld and a 

 concentrated dry diet substituted. If tympany 

 is the predominant symptom it should be re- 

 lieved by a dose of 01. terebinthinae min. v 

 in 01. ricini, drams i ; this may be repeated in 

 a couple of hours if relief is not obtained. If 

 diarrhea is present, the turpentine should be 

 omitted and Tr. opii and Tr. catechu as min. 

 V, substituted; if persistent Dover's powder 

 grs. V, twice daily, may be given and sulpho- 

 carbolates of calcium, zinc and sodium dis- 

 solved in the drinking Water or dissolved in the 

 water with which the mash is mixed. One one- 

 thousandth grain doses of copper sulphate will 

 often correct a diarrhea in young rabbits. It 

 needs to be frequently repeated. 



Constipation 



Constipation is of rare occurrence in the rab- 

 bit and is invariably the result of dietetic 

 errors, such as a too highly concentrated ration, 

 lack of sufficient green food, deprivation of 

 water, lack of moisture in the food, etc. 



Treatment: The diet must be corrected 

 and a supply of green stuff given, such as 

 grass, clover, vetches, chicory, kale, cabbage 

 leaves. A laxative of Tr. Rhei compound 



