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Symptoms. — The pain comes on quite sud- 

 denly ; he paws the ground ; looks round to 

 his sides ; rolls, and rolls over ; tries to strike 

 his belly with his hind feet ; and breaks out 

 into a perspiration : gets up again in a few 

 minutes, shakes himself, and not unfrequently 

 begins to eat. Almost all these exist, in a 

 greater or less degree; and, after a short inter- 

 val, they all return. The belly is sometimes 

 tremendously swollen ; I have seen it like a 

 bullock's struck dead by lightning, and he groans 

 heavily. 



GRIPES, 



DistinguisJiifig Symptoms between it and Inflamma- 

 tion of the Bowels. 



The ears, and legs, and feet are scarcely ever 

 cold till after the perspiration breaks out; and, 

 when rubbed dry and warm, they do not be- 

 come cold again till after he breaks out into 

 another sweat. In inflammation of the bowels 

 they are always cold, and though good friction 

 will make them warm, they quickly become cold 

 again. 



The pain decreases after a trot ; and when 

 brought back to the stall h« often stands quite 



