The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . on of the manyplies does not prove conclusivelythat dryness of the food in the stomach caused death. Feversand an inflammation of the different stomachs may cause impac-tion of the manyplies. It mayoccur from feeding on dry foodand an insufficient quantity ofwater, or perhaps from inferio^food. Symptoms.—The animal isdull, refuses feed, the muzzleis dry and hot, the breathingincreased; the animal grunts ^^- 134-Tmpaction of the after each respiration, and the pulse is quickened. There wil
The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . on of the manyplies does not prove conclusivelythat dryness of the food in the stomach caused death. Feversand an inflammation of the different stomachs may cause impac-tion of the manyplies. It mayoccur from feeding on dry foodand an insufficient quantity ofwater, or perhaps from inferio^food. Symptoms.—The animal isdull, refuses feed, the muzzleis dry and hot, the breathingincreased; the animal grunts ^^- 134-Tmpaction of the after each respiration, and the pulse is quickened. There will be more or less diarrhoea, fol-lowed by constipation. In many instances the animal strainsviolently and passes both blood and mucus. Treatment.—Give a pound of epsom salts, half pound oftable salt in a drench, and follow with laudanum, two ounces;alcohol, one ounce, every four hours. During convalescence thetonics should he made use of. When cattle suffer with spasmodic colic, enteritis, dysentery,diarrhoea, etc., the nature, causes, symptoms, and treatment aresimilar to like cases in the 464 THE STOCK owxers advisee, WHITE SCOURS. This form of diarrhoea is peculiar to young animals, and prin-cipally seen in little calves. Tt is due to inflammation of thetrue digestive stomach, and is generally caused from the mothersmilk being either too rich or too poor. It is commonly seen incalves that get skimmed milk instead of the first milk of the cow. Symptoms.—^The patient lies down, stretches itself out, getsup, grates its teeth, stamps, curls the tail, and soon becomes veryweak. The faeces are semi-fluid, whitish in appearance, with anoffensive odor, Treatmext.—Give about three or four ounces of castor the pain is excessive, thirty drops of the tincture of opiumshould be combined with the oil. Lime water should be given,administered in the milk. Ten grains of pepsin, with five dropsof hydrochloric acid, may be given, repeated as long as necessary. PERITONITI
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