194 TnJJammation of the Bowels, 



withhold food from the animal ; a small lock of sweet hay^ or a little 

 fresh-made Bran -Mash may be offered to him from time to time ; and 

 if he decline eating- it ought not to be suffered to remain in the mang-er. 

 It almost always happens however^ (as has been repeatedly observed 

 in the course of tjiis work) that Horses instinctively prefer g-rass to 

 every other sort of food^ and on this account it may be offered io 

 him, as in this feeble condition of the stomach it will be more readily 

 digested than any other kind of food. In three or four days after 

 the urgency of the symptoms has abated, he may get a handful or 

 two of corn three or four times a day ; and if the weather be mild 

 and there be the convenience of a paddock, he may be permitted to 

 graze for an hour or tvvo in the middle of the day, increasing the 

 time of his remaining out, according to the evidence he may exhibit 

 of returning strength. . If he seem desirous to eat his corn freely, 

 there will be no danger in indulging him with a liberal allowance ; 

 but he should be supplied with it a little at a time and often. At all 

 seasons of the year, but more especially in the winter, and in the 

 early part of the spring*, strong frictions to his limbs v/ill materially 

 expedite his recovery; and if he be too weak to be led out, a barn or 

 out-house where he can move about agreeably to his feelings, will 

 essentially assist in the attainment of this object. If the stable he 

 has been accustomed to be kept in be very warm, it will be proper 

 to put on additional cloathing before he be placed in his new 

 situation 



It will be prudent to continue the use of a Glyster night and 

 morning for a few days, although there will be little to apprehend from 

 costiveness, in case the animal have the advantage of a little grass 

 every day. But if grass cannot be procured, mashes made of equal 



