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MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERF. 
be given by drawing off the dung with the hand. This 
complaint differs in a material degree from inflammation 
of the kidneys, as the urine is not voided in small quanti¬ 
ties, as in that disorder. 
Causes. —Various are the causes to which this malady is 
attributed, the principal are sudden and severe changes of 
temperature, as well as removing from a poor to a rich pas¬ 
turage, want of water, or drinking that which has become in 
a half-putrid and stagnant condition. Spring is the season 
when it prevails most. Bulls, oxen, and cows are all liable 
to be affected with this complaint, which is very common in 
Britain. Young cattle are more liable to it than adults. 
It has been said this disease has frequently been induced 
by cattle feeding on bramble, furze, and black-thorn, as well 
as on coarse grasses and rushes. 
Remedies. —At the commencement, laxatives have been 
generally found efficacious. The following formula has 
been recommended as the best :— 
Epsom salts 
Purified nitre 
Castor-oil 
Thin gruel 
4 ounces, 
1 ounce, 
4 ounces, 
1 quart. 
The following has also been recommended :— 
Gum assafoetida, in powder 
Madder 
Prepared kali 
Tartarized antimony 
Gamboge, powdered 
These to be properly dissolved in half-a-gallon of lint- 
seed-tea, made from a quarter of a pound of the meal. 
Should neither of the above recipes prove effectual let 
the following be given 
f ounce, 
1 ounce, 
3 drachms, 
\ ounce, 
1 drachm. 
