The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-06-19
HOVEN OR BLOAT.
Eve Seasons of the Year in Which 1t L
Prevalent and Fatal.

Eve Seasons of the Year in Which 1t Is
Prevalent and Fatal.
The first is when the clover gets large
enough so that animals can get mouth
Jul of it and oyer-gorge themselves.
The other is when grass becomes dry
and tough, and stock becomes crazy to
break into corn fields, when the corn is
In full milk. In this State it is peculiar
ly agreeable to the taste of the cow and
she gorges herself In case of clover,
1t is more dangerous when wet from
rain or dew. The animals eat more
than they can readily digest before it
sours, which develops gas, distends the
stomach, which deranges the bowels
and obstructs the natural passages In
this situation if relief is not soon given
the animal dies There are several
remedies recommended for hoven. In
case of trespass on corn fields, the uni
versal preventive is-keep better fences.
But accidents sometimes happen to the
best fences. But when the animal is
badly swollen by the generation of gas
in the bowels, relief must come soon,
for the work is rapid and generally
death suddenly ensues. The first thing
best to be done is to excite the salivary
glands and induce the animal to swai-
low the saliva. 1t is a valuable agent
in correcting any aoidity OF the stomach
and in aiding digestion. In the compo-
stion of saliva there are several in
gradients which aid in correcting any
irregularities in the stomach, such as
the muriate of soda, phosphate of soda,
phosphate of lime, phosphate of am
monia, etc. These, if supplied in
quantity, counterfeit any acidity and de-
stroy the gas. The best way, it is said,
to irritate the salivary glands and cause
the saliva to flow copiously is to put a
stick about as large as a hoe handle
across through the animals mouth, and
tie it back tight to the base of the horns.
In this way, for some reason, the glands
discharge freely 2nd the animal by the
position of the head should be COM
PEELED to swallow it. If the case is not
a severe one, and not too far progressed,
this frequently gives relief
But if this fails, then resort must be had
to the desperate expedient of the knife,
inserted carefully into the side of the ami
NAL between the last rib and the haunch
bone, where the. distended paunch will
be felt pressing against the flank. A
trochar, lancet or even pocket knife is
to be plunged into the animal at that
spot, which must pass through the skin,
the wall of the belly, and enter the
pauneh The wound is to be left open
for awhile for the gas to be discharged,
which is sometimes so violent as to
make a Kissing noise. Then the hole
will heal, and BY careful hand can be
aided by holding the edges of the wound
together with an adhesive plaster.
Some skillful veterinary surgeons cut
the hole in the side large enough to not
only discharge the offensive gas, but to
dip out the sour food which is general
ing the gas. Then they sew up with
few stitches the paunch, the walls of the
belly and the skin. This operation could
only be undertaken by scientific man,
with the necessary instruments.
Cattle frequently have the hoven when
fed regularly on ordinary food. 1t is
caused by indigestion, the food ferment-
ing by laying longer in the stomach
than nature designs. And indigestion
is generally caused by an insuficiency
OF saliva either in quantity or quality.
And any thing, as we said above, which
will increase the flow of healthy saliva
will relieve the animal of this dangerous
complaint. -Iot0G State Register.