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If not relieved in five hours after the first drench give the 
following: 
Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench 
every five hours until the animal gets relief. This disease, if 
not checked for some time, is liable to terminate in bloody 
flux (dysentery). 
17. Bloody Flux (Dysentery). 
This follows diarrhoea, and is indicated by the manure 
being streaked with blood. 
Treatment. — The treatment is the same as that given for 
diarrhoea. Sec. 16, but to each of the drenches add a teaspoon- 
ful of ground chalk. 
18. Colic. 
Causes. — This is generally caused by taking a cold drink 
of water or by a change of food, especially if green or frozen. 
Symptoms. — It is very painful while it lasts. The animal 
is very uneasy, lies down, gets up, stretches out, strikes the 
feet against the belly, moans, and looks around at the side 
because of the pain. In some cases there is slight bloating 
on the left side. 
Treatment. — Give 
Epsom Salts 1 pound 
Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 10 drops. 
Mix in a quart of lukewarm water and give as a drench. 
Keep the animal warm by blanketing and repeat this drench 
every hour until relieved. After the first dose, however, leave 
out the epsom salts. 
Anotlier good medicine is composed of 
Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 
Spirits of Turpentine 1^ ounces or 6 dessertspoonfuls. 
Mix and give as a drench every hour. 
Another good one is composed of 
Whisky H pint. 
Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench. 
The danger is that this disease may terminate in inflamma- 
tion of the bowels. 
Tincture of Catechu. 
Ginger 
Bicarbonate of Soda 
1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
2 dessertspoonfuls. 
2 dessertspoonfuls. 
Black Pepper 
1 dessertspoonful. 
