Common indigestion

Observation

Temporary stomach pains, more or less violent, appearing after each meal, especially in the evening, sadness, feverishness. Ocular mucous membranes are yellowish, the coat is lustreless, bristling; the belly is retracted, the mouth is dry and smells bad. There is a lack of appetite, or irregular appetite; alternating liquid, blackish, fetid diarrhea; evacuation is painful, and feces covered with mucosities and false membranes.

Cause:
Excess of soluble proteins (= nitrogen) (metabolic type no 5), overload of the liver and intestines.

Treatment

LIVERSOL + SCOURSOL once a day until symptoms disappear. Complete with DRAINSOL 3 milkings in a row.

Food poisoning

It mainly affects adult bovines between seasons, when the weather changes; the dilatation of the rumen causes a distension of the flank, and rumination stops.

Cause:
There is often consumption of plants that are immature or hard to digest, but the root cause is rumen instability preceding the acute incident (metabolic type no 9); overloaded liver or insufficient draining.

Treatment

INTOXSOL + DRAINSOL morning and evening for 2 days, then LIVERSOL + DRAINSOL morning and evening, 3 to 5 days as needed. Treat the chronic cause with MOD6SOL, once a week.
(See metabolic type 9)

N.B. If the intoxicated cows stay outside, we can give them INTOXSOL the first day in the drinking water, (dry up the bowl or wait 3 days in order to avoid mixing 2 different products), DRAINSOL on the second day, LIVERSOL on the third day, then DRAINSOL on the fourth day.

Calf indigestion

Observation

It mainly affects calves that are nursed artificially. Appears after a meal, with stomach pains, nauseas, milkish vomit, and is often followed by diarrheic enteritis (acute inflammation of the bowels). See chapter 2.3 scours

Cause:
Lack of colostrum at birth, indigestion of milk and grains, overfeeding with ruminal instability.

Treatment

SCOURSOL+ INTOXSOL in the morning, then LIVERSOL+ SCOURSOL in the evening, for 2 days. Then SCOURSOL+ SEPTISOL morning and evening, 2 to 5 days as needed.

Acute bloating

Observation

It often appears after intoxication, for example from alfalfa. The paunch is bloated and gases are kept in; there is a loss of appetite, depression or painful bellowing, anxiety and respiratory problems.

Treatment

Act fast! Give BLOATSOL, one 10 ml dose every 10 minutes until improvement, then 2 or 3 administrations hourly. Then follow up with the Protocol for chronic bloating

Chronic bloating

Observation

A tendency to emit gases, frequent swelling, which is a symptom for a bad intestinal metabolism.

Cause:
Liver overload, insufficient draining, excess of fine digest fibres = rumen instability (metabolic type no 9).

Treatment

MOD6SOL in the morning and BLOATSOL in the evening, 3 days, and then once a week until the problem has been corrected.