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colic, caused by anything which tends to produce 

 indigestion. The symptoms develop more slowly 

 than in spasmodic colic. The horse appears dull, 

 but does not lie down or plunge. Signs of bloat 

 soon appear, and if not relieved as soon as noticed, 

 the horse is in a dangerous condition. In this form 

 of colic charcoal may be given in any quantities. 

 Chloral hydrate may also be administered in one 

 ounce doses in water and a physic is indicated such 

 as Barbadoes aloes or turpentine in rectal injection 

 of one or two ounces. 



Constipation in horses is ordinarily due to feed- 

 ing improper rations and may be readily relieved 

 by adding laxative foods to the ration such as alfal- 

 fa, sugar beets, or various other materials. If 

 the constipation is of a more serious nature, some 

 laxative drug may be given, Barbadoes aloes being 

 one of the best for this purpose. 



Diarrhoea on the other hand may be due to feed- 

 ing too large quantities of alfalfa, sugar beets, or 

 other laxative foods and may usually be cured by 

 reducing these materials in the ration and adding 

 other substitutes like rye-bran, timothy hay or 

 similar materials which have a slightly constipating 

 effect. 



Bots in horses is usually considered a more serious 

 trouble than it really is. The bot fly lays its eggs 

 on the shoulders and front legs of the horse from 

 which they are licked off by the horse and later 

 hatch and develop in the stomach. They some- 

 times appear in great numbers upon the inner coat- 

 ing of the stomach. Occasionally they may cause 

 irritation of the stomach, but as a rule such is not 

 the case and they ultimately reach their complete 

 development and pass away in the feces. Va- 

 rious other parasitic worms occur in the intestines 



