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cast. Hand-rub tlie belly well, and in severe cases apply a 

 mustard plaster to the bowels, and also have one-half pail of hot 

 salt ii a bag" placed over the animal's* kidneys; this will have a 

 terdancy to move the g-as in the bowels and helps to keep down 

 inflammation. After the animal has been relieved, if it has been 

 a bad case, it is best to follow up with a dose of physic, con- 

 sisting" of: 



Bitter Aloes 8 drams. 



Common Soda 1 tablespoonful. 



Ginger 1 " 



Dissolve in a pint of luke warm water and g'ive as a drench, 



and allow him to stand in the stable the next day. Feed on soft, 



light feed. This will generally prevent him from having- another 



attack of colic. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS (ENTERITIS.) 



This is a very common disease in the horse and is, perhaps, 

 one of the most iatal. 



Causes. — The disease sometimes follows a severe case of colic, 

 where the animal does not soon g^et relief. It may be caused from 

 eating food which has clay or sand in it, which causes an irritation 

 of the bowels. Eating pea straw will cause the disease some- 

 times ; drinking stagnant water^ exposure to cold after a long, 

 exhausting drive, the anipial getting a chill which rushes the 

 blood in upon the bowels and sets up congestion, which is 

 followed by inflammation. 



Symptoms. — The horse is attacked very suddenly, begins to 

 tremble, paws with one foot and then with the other, and turns 

 the head around to the side, cringes and lies down, and does 

 not get a minute's ease as he does in colic, but will get up, walk 

 around, look at his side, and if his pulse is taken at this stage of 

 the disease, it will be found about 45 beats per minute, full and 

 bounding. His legs and ears will be hotter than natural. He 

 passes manure in small quantities, which looks slimy. The pain 

 keeps on increasing, the symptoms get worse, and he does not 

 get a minute's peace ; his pulse is up to about 75 beats, and it is 

 still full and bounding and does not vary as it does in colic, but 

 keeps getting higher as the disease advances. He sweats freely, 

 and the lining in his eyes becomes very much reddened and angry 

 looking ; his legs and ears change from hot to cold, and the pain 

 keeps on increasing. At this stage his ears begin to lop over and 



