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develops, the excrements become more and more liquid 

 and clear ; they then become fetid, mucous, yellow or 

 greenish-grey spumous, and contain more or less fibrin- 

 ous flakes or clots. They have an acid, putrid odor ; 

 later they are streaked with blood or even bloody. 

 There is ordinarily tenesmus and slight colic ; back 

 arched, and limbs gathered ; skin dry, and hair erect ; 

 exhalations become fetid, and there is excessive weak- 

 ness. Tympanites from abnormal fermentation, which 

 may exist before, during, or after the diarrhoeic period. 

 Death may occur in from a few days to several weeks, 

 and is generally produced by exhaustion, ansemia, or 

 dropsy. 



Treatment. — Ascertain the cause, suppress it, or 

 diminish its effects. In sucklings, the mother ought to 

 receive attention ; regulation of her diet ; fatiguing 

 work should be avoided, also too long intervals of 

 milking. Another nurse may have to be selected. 



Regulation of the food and feeding of the young 

 animal should be attended to. 



The diarrhoea combated by albuminous or mucil- 

 aginous agents. A mild laxative may be necessary to 

 clear the intestinal canal. When due to fermentation, 

 the carbonates of soda or magnesia may be beneficial. 

 Antiseptics, as creolin, salicylic acid, etc., have been 

 recommended ; these medicaments may also have the 

 desired effect should intestinal parasites be the cause 

 of the diarrhoea. Other agents recommended are : 

 opium and rhubarb, Dover's powder, tincture of opium, 

 chlorodyne. Styptics or astringents, and antiseptic 

 and astringent enemas. 



