Suppose the bowels to be torpid during an attack of inflammation of the brain; then it will be prudent to combine relaxants and anti-spasmodics, in the following form:—
| Extract of butternut, | half an ounce. |
| Powdered skunk cabbage, | half an ounce. |
| Cream of tartar, | half an ounce. |
| Powdered lobelia, | 2 drachms. |
First dissolve the butternut in two quarts of hot water; after which add the remaining ingredients, and give it for a dose. The operation of this prescription, like the preceding, must be aided by injection, friction, and warm drinks made of hyssop or pine boughs.
Suppose the bowels to be constipated, at the same time the animal is hide-bound, in poor condition, &c.; the aperient must then be combined with tonics, as follows:—
| Extract of butternut, | half an ounce. |
| Rochelle salt, | 4 ounces. |
| Golden seal, | 1 ounce. |
| Ginger, | 1 tea-spoonful. |
| Hot water, | 3 quarts. |
Dissolve and administer at a dose. In order to relieve the cold, constricted, inactive state of the hide, recourse must be had to warmth, moisture, and friction. A simple aperient of linseed oil may be given in cases of stricture or intussusception of the bowels. The dose is one pint.
FALLING DOWN OF THE FUNDAMENT.
Return the prolapsed part as quickly as possible by gently kneading the parts within the rectum. In recent cases, the part should be washed with an infusion of bayberry bark. (See Appendix.) The bowel may be kept in position by applying a wad of cotton, kept wet with the astringent infusion, confined with a bandage. A weak solution of alum water may, however, be substituted, provided the bayberry or white oak bark is not at hand.