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This commonly attacks milch cows, and appears generally to arise from the nature of the pasture. Moderate bleeding is recommended, but is less necessary than in hAematuria. Laxatives should then be given. Mr. Finlay Dun says blood-letting is decidedly injurious, and he also discountenances the employment both of diuretics and astringents.
1. Epsom salts 8 to 12 oz., sulphur 2 to 4 oz., carbonate of ammonia 1/2 oz., ginger 1/2 oz., warm water 4 pints; give a fourth part every 6 hours till the bowels are acted on. - Spooner. Or,
2. Glauber's salts 12 oz., carbonate of soda 1/2 oz., nitre 1/4 oz., sugar 1 oz., powdered caraways 1/2 oz., in a quart of gruel. Or the Purging drenches, No. 1, 2, or 3. After the bowels are well opened, give astringents or mild stimulants.
3. The laxative drench, No. 11, page 110. - White. This is White's drench for red-water, No. 1. To be followed by drenches of whey.
4. Astringent. Powdered oak-bark 1/2 oz., catechu 2 drs., opium 10 grs., gruel 1 pint. - Clater.
5. Catechu 2 drs., mucilage 4 oz., lime-water 6 oz. - Blaine.
6. Laudanum 1/2 oz., sugar of lead 1/2 dr., catechu 4 drs., gruel 1 quart. - White.
7. After laxatives. Ginger, gentian, each 1 dr., spirit of nitrous ether 1 oz., gruel q. s.; twice a day. - Spooner.
8. Powdered oak-bark 1 oz., charcoal 1 oz., bole 2 oz., in a quart of new milk. - Pye,
9. Catechu 1 1/2 oz., alum 1 1/2 oz., diapente 2 oz., Locatelli balsam 2 oz., warm gruel 3 pints. - M'Ewen.
10. Dragon's blood 2 oz., rust of iron 1 oz., nitre 3 oz , oil of turpentine 2 oz.; mix; for 2 doses, in gruel. - Downing.
11. Sulphuric acid 1 dr., tincture of opium 1/2 oz. treacle 4 oz., warm gruel 4 quarts; daily, for a week. - Blaine.
Sulphate of soda, sulphate of magnesia, of each 2 oz., ipecacuanha 1/2 dr., sulphate of iron 6 grs. - Blaine.
Calomel 1/2 dr., aloes 1 dr., gentian 2 drs., opium 5 grs. decoction of chamomiles 1 pint, - Blaine.
 
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