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pain hypodermics of one-fourth to one grain of 

 morphin sulphate, or the H-M-C tablets (No. 1) 

 may be given as required. 



Hot applications to the abdomen afford relief and 

 if necessary the patient's strength should be sup- 

 ported with stimulants, such as ether or brandy ad- 

 ministered hypodermically. In cases that respond 

 to treatment and become convalescent the diet 

 should be restricted at first to milk, gruel, and beef 

 tea. Later on, very small quantities of soft and 

 non-irritating food may be given. 



When enteritis is due to any of the causes above 

 mentioned other than poisons, the attack usually 

 comes on more slowly and as a sequel to other pre- 

 liminary disorders. The animal becomes more de- 

 pressed, the nose is hot and dry, the temperature 

 extremely high, 105 to 107 degrees Fahrenheit, and 

 the pain continuous. The abdomen is tender, fre- 

 quently tympanitic, and sometimes hard and tense. 

 Peristalsis is absent, and constipation obstinate. The 

 animal evinces intense thirst, but the stomach is so 

 irritable that vomiting is easily excited, even by 

 water. Symptoms of collapse appear, the pain 

 abates, the pulse is barely perceptible, the mouth 

 feels cold and clammy, and the patient dies in coma 

 or, more rarely, in convulsions. In all forms of 

 enteritis extreme fear and apprehension are evident, 

 the patient presenting a haggard, miserable, and ap- 

 pealing appearance. 



Treatment. — Enteritis following intussusception, 

 impacted foreign bodies, and so on, is almost invari- 

 ably fatal; operation offers the only hope for re- 

 covery, and that is most forlorn. In other cases, 

 however, anodynes and hot applications to the ab- 

 domen to relieve pain, with demulcents to protect 

 and sooth the inflamed surface, enemas to gently 

 solicit action of the bowels, and stimulants as re- 



