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THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 
with the fingers on the left side, over the paunch, makes a 
hollow, drum-like sound. On account of the stomach being 
so much swollen it presses on the lungs, causing the animal 
Fig. 60. — Tapping the Rumen for Bloating. 
to breathe very heavily. In severe cases the eyes are blood- 
shot, and if not soon relieved will stagger, fall and die, actu- 
ally smothering to death. 
Treatment. — The treatment must be prompt in severe 
cases. Give 
Spirits of Turpentine 2 ounces or 8 dessertspoonfuls. 
Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 
Mix and give as a drench, and if the animal does not ge't 
relief in one hour and a half give 
Epsom Salts 1 pound. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre 2 ounces or 8 dessertspoonfuls. 
* Bicarbonate of Soda 2 dessertspoonfuls. 
Dissolve in a quart of lukewarm water and give as a 
drench. Follow with a drench (every hour until the animal 
gets relief) of 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 2 dessertspoonfuls. 
Apply plenty of heat to the body by means of blankets, 
and hot salt over the kidneys. 
