CHAPTER III. 
DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS. 
1. Slavering. 
This is a dribbling of saliva from the mouth. 
Causes. — A wound, something being caught between the 
teeth, or eating wild mustard or poisonous grasses will cause 
it. 
Treatment. — Give 
Epsom Salts 1 pound. 
BiVnrbonate of Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 
Dissolve in a quart of lukewarm water and give as a 
drench. Sponge the mouth out with the following lotion once 
a day: 
After the medicine has operated and you have washed 
the mouth out two or three times the slavering generally 
disappears. In all cases examine the mouth thoroughly by 
looking into it, and if you find anything caught between the 
teeth remove it at once. 
2. Sharp Molars or Back Teeth. 
The edges of the teeth become worn sharp and conse- 
quently cut the tongue and cheek. 
Symptoms. — During mastication of the food the animal 
stops frequently and spits the food out of the mouth. As a 
result of its inability to properly chew the food the condition 
soon runs down. 
Treatment. — The best plan is to run a tooth rasp or float 
over the outside edges of the upper and along the inside 
edges of the lower teeth. 
3. Decayed Teeth (Caries). 
Symptoms. — The animal does not thrive well, stops eat- 
ing and spits the food out of the mouth. The breath smells 
very bad. Put a clevis in its mouth, run your hand back and 
locate the decayed tooth. 
Ginger 
1 dessertspoonful. 
Powdered Alum 
Water 
1 dessertspoonful. 
1 pint. 
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