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administered. The following should be given : — Turpen- 

 tine one ounce, ginger half a drachm, and linseed meal 

 half an ounce ; this to be made into a ball with syrup or 

 treacle. Some prefer resin instead of turpentine. When 

 attended with fever aconite and digitalis may be given, 

 but a veterinary surgeon should be called in. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 



The intestines are subject to two different kinds of 

 inflammation, namely, that of mucous membrane or 

 internal lining of the gut ; the second is in the external 

 coating of the bowels. These are very different in their 

 character, and consequently in their mode of treatment. 

 Inflammation of the mucous membrane is accompanied 

 with violent purging, too often from overdoses of physic 

 beincc administered, or from acid generated in the bowels 



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by a bad quality of food, or from other unknown causes. 

 In addition to purging, considerable pam attends this 

 disease, which is indicated by the animal looking round 

 at its flanks, with a heaviness in its breathing, accom- 

 panied by quick, feeble pulse, and hot mouth, ears, and 

 legs. This is a complaint mostly met with in high-fed 

 horses, as indeed are most cases of inflammation. High 

 feeding has a tendency to induce inflammation. The 

 sudden exposure of high-fed animals to a warm from a 

 cold atmosphere, and being allowed to drink plentifully 

 of cold water when in a heated condition, or having 

 their bellies and legs wetted when in an overheating 

 condition, are all causes that induce this complaint. 

 This is a point in the management of the stable that 

 the groom should never overlook. The horse should upon 



