salol, turpentine, or subnitrate of bismuth in a starch or wheat-flour gruel may also give temporary relief, but the diarrhea is likely to reappear and cause the death of the animal.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
It is advisable in most cases to follow this with the following mixture: bicarbonate of soda one ounce, bismuth subnitrate one-half ounce, and salol one-quarter ounce.
"Common Diseases of Farm Animals"
R. A. Craig, D. V. M.