Show administering salts to I 1 ailing farm animals if I 1 the bowels of any sick animal are not moving freely a dose of ep som salts should be given at once in the shape of a drench one p pound 0 und of epsom salts dissolved to in one quart of lukewarm water will usual usually ly bring satisfactory results for a large cow halt half angalo as much is as the dose mentioned may be given in cases of severe constipation a second dose should be given 12 hours after the erst in giving a laxative be careful not to pour the liquid into the animals lungs one man should hold bold the animals head by a halter or by grasping its upper jaw or nostrils while the other should administer the solution through a strong long necked bottle pouring it out on the tongue gradually well ivell back in the mouth |