limewater should be given once daily for drinking purposes and ground bone meal mixed with the food.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
If the stools smell particularly sour, the milk may be replaced by 1 ounce calcined magnesia, and in any case a tablespoonful or two of limewater must be given with each meal.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
For this purpose 1 or 2 ounces of castor oil with 20 drops of laudanum may be given, and if the sour eructations are marked a tablespoonful of limewater or one-fourth ounce calcined magnesia may be given and repeated two or three times a day.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler