74 THE COW IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 



pain and general weakness and to the poisonous 

 products that are absorbed from the digestive 

 tract. 



The very best and most appetizing feed should 

 be offered several times each day, and if the ani- 

 mal eats at all, care should be taken that the di- 

 gestive organs are not overworked ; water should 

 be given and should have the chill removed. 

 Treatment of this condition is of grave im- 

 portance, and should be prescribed by a veterin- 

 arian after he has examined the case. Possibly 

 the treatment prescribed for loss of appetite 

 would give as good results in the majority of 

 these cases as anything that we might be able to 

 suggest or advise. 



Colic. 



This condition is most often produced by 

 drinking freely of cold water and, as the animal 

 suffers a chill shortly after drinking and imme- 

 diately before the colic starts, the cause of this 

 condition c?nnot be doubted. 



The animal begins by kicking at the abdomen 

 wit'i the hind feet and stepping from side to side 

 in the stall. The pain becomes very severe and 

 the animal will throw itself to the floor. In some 

 cases bloating is present. 



In mild cases walking exercise for ten min- 

 utes or so will sometimes relieve the condition. 

 A tablespoonful of ginger, either alone or with 

 one tablespoonful of tincture of capsicum will 

 usually be all the treatment that is required. It 



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