General [General]
Is oftener occasioned by unsuitable food being supplied, or when not supplied in regular order; exposure to cold and wet will also bring it on; cattle that are fattening are more subject to it than others; the symptoms are loss of appetite, breathing accelerated, often general febrile symptoms, the ears are pendant, head hanging down, the animal appears restless and keeps moving about, stamping with the hinder feet; generally there is constipation. The treatment varies according to the symptoms.
REMEDIES: Aconite, Bryonia, Nux vomica, Pulsatilla and Arsenicum.
Aconite [Acon]
Aconite and Nux vomica may be given if there is fever, and the attack has been produced by cold.
Dose. Ten drops once or twice a day.
Bryonia [Bry]
Bryonia and Pulsatilla are the best remedies if the animal has eaten too much and appears to be in pain, the back arched, total loss of appetite, with a bloated appearance of the abdomen.
Dose. Ten drops night and morning.
Arsenicum [Ars]
Arsenicum may be given if there is diarrhoea and loss of strength.
Dose. Ten drops night and morning.
