CHAPTER IV. 

 Diseases of the Abdomen and Intestines. 



THE complaints of the abdomen and bowels in horses 

 are pretty numerous, and some of them attended with 

 most serious consequences. In most of them the 

 groom or horsekeeper ought to be extremely vigilant, 

 and must watch their progress narrowly. Some are 

 slow in their effects, while others are so rapid, that 

 before proper remedies are applied the disease will 

 have gained such an ascendency that ministrations are 

 of no avail. We would particularly allude to two 

 complaints which are frequently mistaken for one 

 another, the distinctive symptoms of both we shall 

 point out when we treat of them. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER. 



SYMPTOMS. Although this disease is rare in horses, 

 it nevertheless occasionally occurs, and is not easily to 

 be detected from inflammation of the bowels. Its 

 principal characteristic is a restlessness in the animal, 

 without the appearance of suffering that pain which 

 accompanies other inflammatory complaints ; and a 

 yellow colour of the eyes and skin. 



REMEDY. The following should be given for two 

 or three days successively, in the form of a small 

 ball : 



Podophyllin i drachm, 



Calomel .... 6 grains, 

 Syrup .... i drachm. 



