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warm \\aUT and soapsuds freely, to clean out the rectum. Give 

 walking exercise, which may help the physic to act; also, allow 

 the animal all the water he wants before it acts, but don't let him 

 drink too much while physicing. The bare arm may be oiled and 

 inserted up the rectum, and with the hand remove any dry 

 feces that may be found. Inflammation of the bowels is liable 

 to follow if relief is nat given. 



ENTKIMTIS, OK INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 



Enteritis is an inflammation of the lining membrane of the 

 bowels. It is in the lower animals, as well as in man, one of the 

 most serious and fatal of all diseases, and a well-marked case in 

 the horse is almost sure death. 



Cause*. Among the many causes are, foreign substances in 

 the bowels, as, sticks, stones, sand, etc.; irritant poisons, over- 

 doses of physic, drinking impure water, or drinking cold water 

 when in a heated condition, standing in draughts of cold air 

 after sweating freely, etc. It may follow such diseases as colic, 

 volvulus, diarrhoea, etc. 



Symptoms. At first, the symptoms are similar to those of 

 colic and other painful bowel troubles. The horse walks about 

 the stall, paws, lies down carefully, and usually rolls upon his 

 back, and remains in this position for some time. There is a 

 high fever, the temperature running up to 103 or 105 degrees 

 Fahrenheit. The full, quick pulse, high temperature, continuous 

 pain, which is incre^ed upon pressure, position of the horse 

 when down, coldness of ears and legs, etc., will -enable you to 

 tell a case of inflammation of the bowels. At a later stage of the 

 disease, the pulse becomes weak and wiry. Now the eyes look 

 blood-shot, and have a glassy appearance; the patient seems un- 



