INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 
495 
Remedies. —The treatment to be adopted will depend 
upon the condition ana extent of the evil. If the pulse is 
unusually quick, the eyelids unnaturally red, and the 
breathing most oppressive and hard, bleeding must first be 
attended to, and from four to six quarts taken, according to 
the vigour of the animal. If the bowels are not lax, then 
the following drench must be given :— 
Sulphate of magnesia 
Castor-oil 
Gruel 
Salt of tartar 
8 ounces, 
1 pint, 
3 gills, 
3 drachms. 
The salts should first be dissolved in the warm gruel, and 
the oil and salt of tartar added afterwards. The use of 
the salt of tartar is to make the oil incorporate with the 
gruel. 
If this drink does not operate quickly, clysters should be 
given to facilitate the evacuation. They should consist of 
Hogs’ lard ^ pound, 
Gruel, warm . . 1 pint. 
If there is no redness in the under surface of the eyelid, 
the complaint will not be so severe as to render copious 
bleeding necessary ; and particularly if the pulse should 
not be very quick and hard, and the bowels open. In such 
circumstances, I would not recommend more than two 
quarts to be taken, which may be repeated in five or six 
hours if the animal exhibits no signs of amendment. With 
a moderate attack, when the animal is in low condition, 
anodyne drinks may be substituted for bleeding. The fol¬ 
lowing will be a sufficient dose, which should be repeated 
every six or eight hours, according to circumstances :— 
