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This disease, except in very slight cases, is incura- 

 ble ; and all that can be done is to palliate and ren- 

 der the animal as comfortable as possible. When 

 not too large, the tumour will return on being 

 pressed. If the case be recent, bleed, and give 

 emollient and oily clysters, boiled barley, and malt 

 mashes, and foment the part twice a day with cam- 

 phorated spirits and warm vinegar. Poultices, 

 composed of oatmeal, oil, and vinegar, will also be 

 found useful. 



51. Falling of the fundament. 



This complaint is usually found in horses of a 

 weak and delicate constitution, but is sometimes the 

 effect of a long-continued looseness, of docking, or 

 of hard riding; or drivinof. 



This disorder, if timely noticed, may be easily 

 cured. The gut should be returned as soon as pos- 

 sible, by pushing it up with the ends of two or three 

 fingers wrapped round with a piece of soft linen 

 rag, gently greased. Before returning the gut, 

 wash it with a solution of alum, or white vitriol, 

 and port wine and water ; and a little of either of 

 these should be frequently injected. If the gut ap- 

 pears inflamed, it must be anointed with the follow- 

 ing cooling liniment : 



Marshmallows ointment, - 1 pound. 

 Sugar of lead, - - - 1 ounce. 

 INIixed well together. 



The animal's bowels to be kept open with gentle 

 purges and bran-mashes. ' 

 I Sometimes the disease is so obstinate, that it be- 

 comes necessary to cut off, with a surgeon's knife or 

 a red-hot cautery, the protruded gut. The wound 

 commonly heals soon ; but the horse, after this ope- 

 ration, should have a run at grass, or be turned out 

 for some time into a straw-yard. 



