HORSES: THEIR POINTS AND MANAGEMENT 



Treatment. — A great deal will (k'])t'n(l iij^on the canst'. In 

 almost every instance it will be (|nite safe to allow half an 

 ounce of snl{)hate of soda in tlic drinking water, twice daily. 



This treatment can be continued until the horse shows 

 signs of ini})r()\-enient. If it fails to afford any relief, it will be 

 advisable to consult a veterinary surgeon at once. 



General Managemoit. — Give green food^ and such as we 

 know to be least stimulating. Exercise is beneficial as a rule. 



DIARRHCEA. 



The expulsion of liquid evacuations may be, and frequently 

 is, an accompaniment of many disordered and diseased con- 

 ditions. For instance, one manifestation of horse distemper 

 (influenza) is marked by the sudden and persistent expulsion of 

 liquid excrement from the bowels (see Influenza or Horse 

 Distemper). At times it would, however, appear to be more 

 purely of a simpler nature, such as may result from exposure 

 to cold, or a sudden change of diet, under which circumstances 

 it is more amenable to treatment. The occurrence of diarrhoea 

 in foals is somewhat different from that affecting the adult, 

 consequently the author treats of it apart from the affection 

 now under discussion. 



Causes. — As already stated, diarrhoea is invariably but a 

 symptom of some other affection, consequently it renders the 

 task of laying down the causation difficult, or weW nigh 

 impossible. To concentrate the various causes, would be to 

 state all such as cause irritation of the delicate lining of the 

 bowels, especially of the smaller ones. 



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