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after blanketing the animal and making it 

 comfortable in the right surroundings, is to 

 apply a coating of the mustard and petroleum 

 as referred to above. Have your druggist put 

 you up several powders of Sparteine sulphate 

 each containing 30 grains and dissolve one of 

 these in a small quantity of water and give 

 every four hours. If the animal can be kept 

 eating it will greatly favor the patient's chance 

 for recovery. For this take fluid extract of nux 

 vomica and gentian of each two ounces and 

 give of this one-half tablespoonsful every three 

 hours in a little water. If the animal is con- 

 stipated give a small laxative dose of epsom 

 salts or oil. 



"Heaves." 



This condition is also known as emphysema 

 and is caused by a rupture of the very small 

 air cavities of the lung. It makes a peculiar 

 respiratory action in which the inspiration is 

 normal but the expiration is prolonged and 

 difficulty in expelling the air from the lungs. 

 The diagnosis can be made from this charac- 

 teristic breathing. The animal is usually 

 emaciated, hide bound and the coat is staring. 



There is no treatment for this condition and 

 as it does not materially affect the milk flow 

 nor the appetite and the best thing to advise 

 is to prepare such animals for the block where 

 their condition is such that they will make 

 good meat and why not destroy them for 

 humanity's sake? 



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