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stomach becoming very much swollen, his leg"s, ears and nose 

 will beg-in to get cold, which indicates approaching- death, and the 

 animal g-enerally dies very quickly. 



Treatment. — There is no treatment that will give him relief, 

 but it is best to g^ive the animal an ounce of tincture of 

 laudanum to relieve his pain till he dies. 



CHRONIC INDIGESTION. 



This disease is sometimes called dyspepsia. This is quite a 

 common disease among- horses, especially about the time they are 

 shedding- their teeth. 



Causes. — It may result from a disordered state of the bowels 

 or liver, or from a young horse while shedding his teeth, not chew- 

 ing his food properly, from being very high fed, from feeding 

 dusty clover hay, and from irregular feeding and watering. 



Symptoms. — The symptoms of this case is not alarming, the 

 horse gradually falls off in condition and gets weak, sweats very 

 easily while at work, his coat is dry and dusty, and he does not 

 seem to have any ambition, his manure is of a dark clay color, he 

 is sometimes attacked with little fits of colic or pains in the 

 bowels, and he is noticed to be licking the walls and manger and 

 seems to have a craving appetite. 



Treatment. — Give him a change in feed and a dose of physic 

 consisting of the following : 



Bitter Aloes 8 drams. 



Common Soda 1 tablespoonful. 



Ginger 1 " 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench, allow 



the animal to stand in his stall in the stable until the physic passes 



off ; feed on soft food and follow up with the following mixture as 



a tonic for him : 



Ground Gentian Root ^ pound. 



Common Soda ^ " 



Ginger ^ *' 



Sulphate of Iron | " 



Mix thoroughly and give a teaspoonful three times a day in 



his feed or on his tongue with a spoon. This will build him up 



and start him to gain. 



BOTS. 



These are found clinging to the inside of the stomach of the 

 horse, and we have rarely ever exammed a horse's stomach but 

 what we found some in it. In some cases they are ionvd in \'^f^^ 

 numbers, and in these cases they injure the ani.=fj;^.f 



