. Dadd's theory and practice of veterinary medicine and surgery. Veterinary medicine. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS. 491 for about twenty minutes, the spasm will relax; after which, let the patient be kept on bran-mashes for a day or more. Constipation of the Bowels. Constipation is generally the result of impaired digestion, yet, now and then, it is the precursor of some definite malady. The old method of resorting to powerful cathartics generally aggravates the symptoms, and the animal dies unrelieved of the constipation. The best method of treating this affection is to administer, with a
. Dadd's theory and practice of veterinary medicine and surgery. Veterinary medicine. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS. 491 for about twenty minutes, the spasm will relax; after which, let the patient be kept on bran-mashes for a day or more. Constipation of the Bowels. Constipation is generally the result of impaired digestion, yet, now and then, it is the precursor of some definite malady. The old method of resorting to powerful cathartics generally aggravates the symptoms, and the animal dies unrelieved of the constipation. The best method of treating this affection is to administer, with an aperient, stimulants and bitters; in this way we arouse the action of the digestive organs, and create a lax state of the bowels. Let the following drench be given: No. 90. Glauber salts 12 oz. Powdered golden seal 3 dr. Powdered ginger 2 dr. Dissolve the Glauber salts in one quart of tepid water; then add the other ingredients. After a lapse of eight hours, the animal should be walked about, have its belly rubbed, and*an occasional clyster of warm soap-suds may be thrown into the rectum. Should the medicine not operate at the expected time, administer two drachms of powdered mandrake, the same quantity of golden seal, and half an ounce of hyposulphite of soda, in about a quart of water. To prevent a recurrence of the constipation, let the animal have half an ounce of equal parts of golden seal and carbonate of soda daily, which may be mixed in the food. It is important, also, in view of guarding against constipation, to make some change in the diet. Thus, if the animal has been long fed on meal, some coarser material (shorts) should be substituted, for a brief period at Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dadd, George H. , b. 1813. [from old catalog]. Cincinnati, R. W. Carroll & co
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