TREATMENT.—The A.A., will generally be found sufficient. Give a dose of five drops every two hours. Should the disease not yield in a day or two, the E.E., in doses of five drops, may be alternated with the A.A., every three hours. CHAPTER IV.—PART III. DISEASES OF THE ORGANS OF DIGESTION Tympanitis—Hoove—Blown—Maw Bound This disorder—is of two kinds; one due to the evolution of gas from the food taken, the other to the impaction of the food. In one case the gas produces enormous inflation of the rumen, or first of the four stomachs possessed by sheep, in the other, distention. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DISTENTION FROM GAS AND FOOD ──────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────── DISTENTION FROM GAS │ DISTENTION FROM IMPACTED FOOD ──────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────── The left flank, on pressure, feels│The left flank, on pressure, feels soft, elastic and yielding to the │solid; does not yield readily to fingers. On percussion, sound │the fingers. On percussion, or on hollow and drum-like. │being struck, sound dull. Frequent belching; the wind which │No belching or eructation of wind. escapes has an offensive smell. │ Respiration quick, short and │Respiration not much interfered puffing. │with. Position standing; head stretched │Position lying down, and is with forward, unable to move; moans, │difficulty induced to move; and appears in great distress; │looking dull and listless. eyes red and staring. │ TREATMENT.—This is the same whether the distention is from gas or impacted food. F.F. may be given, a dose every quarter or half hour. We give the method of puncturing, which, however, need never be resorted to if the F.F. be administered.