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safely be assumed, that wherever acute pain is indi- 

 cated, inflammation obtains : and as the symptoms of 

 pain are very unequivocal in a horse, an easy guide 

 is thus given as to the necessity of bleeding. 



If febrile symptoms appear, the same step may be 

 taken, but not to the same extent. The symptoms 

 of fever are not characteristic of pain, though the 

 breathing is often affected. In a febrile affection, 

 the horse is languid, his coat loses its even, glossy 

 appearance, and becomes what the grooms call 

 "staring;" the legs and feet are cold, and the ap- 

 petite is gone ; the bowels are usually confined, and 

 the general look of the horse is rather what one 

 would describe as miserable, than restless and uneasy. 

 In such cases I should recommend frequent, but not 

 copious bleeding, and the bowels should be opened by 

 purgative medicine : two drachms of aloes is a suffi- 

 cient dose, to be repeated every ten or twelve 

 hours, and if they fail to operate, a clyster would 

 probably prove of service : the stable should be cool, 

 and the horse kept warm by extra clothing. His 

 legs should be well rubbed, and bandaged with flan- 

 nel rollers. 



Whenever the severe symptoms, whether of in- 

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