Cattle 1853 - Lewis Family Farm

CATTLE.
This mode of proceeding, however, is recommended only in cases
of extreme distension with heavy food. The rumen of cattle, with
few blood-vessels and nerves, will endure very severe treatment
without serious injury. The principal danger is, and it exists to a
considerable extent, that a portion of the food will, during the extri-
cation of the rest from the stomach, fall between the skin and the
wall of the rumen into the abdomen, and there remain, a source of
irritation, and the unsuspected cause of serious and fatal disease.
A beast, whose paunch has been distended to any considerable
degree, should be prepared for the butcher, or sold immediately, if
in tolerable condition ; for- a stomach, whose muscular fibres have
ybeen so stretched and enfeebled, will not soon do its full duty again
or a small portion of food, which, notwithstanding the most careful
management, may fall into the belly, will sometimes, after a while,
produce inflammation of the intestines, and death.
STOMACH PUMP.
"* This consists of a large syringe. The cuts, Nos. 1 and 2, show
its use or application. It has an opening on the side at b.
When a medicine, or food, (as gruel) or water is to be forced into
the stomach, a hollow pipe, b, fig. 1, is put down the throat, and then
attached to the syringe at the opening at b. The syringe is then put
into a vessel containing whatever is to be thrown into the stomach
and pumped in. In the same manner injections are to be given.
Whenever the contents of the stomach are to be drawn out, then
the pipe, d, fig. 2, is put down the throat, into the stomach, and the
handle of the syringe drawn back, when the contents of the stomach
are brought up and pass out at the sids opening, 6.
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