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Rub this well over the belly. Do not give any physic or in- 

 jection in a case of this kind, for they only irritate the bowels and 

 make the case worse. It is always best to keep the bowels quiet 

 in this disease. Where the animal is in high condition it is well 

 to take a half pail of blood, if in the first stage of the disease, but 

 if you do this, do not give so much aconite. If the animal gets 

 relief, it is best to feed him on soft feed with flax seed in it, which 

 has a soothing effect on the bowels. The horse's bowels will be 

 found, after death, to be black and thickened and full of watery 

 fluid. 



CONSTIPATION OF THE BOWELS. 



This is where the bowels become sluggish and loaded with 

 food and manure. 



Causes. — This disease is often a symptom of another disease, 

 as in liver trouble, or where the stomach is not doing its work 

 properly. It also may come after distemper or influenza, where 

 the bowels become weak and cannot do their work ; also paralysis 

 of the bowels, where the bowels are paralyzed ; sometimes from 

 eating over ripe and inferior food, such as pea straw or barley 

 straw. In some cases it is caused from a large tumor growing 

 on the inside and pressing on the bowels, not allowing them to act. 



Symptoms.— There will be very little manure pass, and what 

 comes will be in little hard balls. The animal will look unnaturally 

 full and show signs of pain, but not much. He is sometimes 

 noticed to lie down and roll, and look around at his sides. His 

 pulse is not much changed, and when listening at his side there 

 will be very little moven>ent in the bowels. He does not eat 

 much and looks dull and dumpy, and his water is of a thick, 

 yellow color. If you examine his rectum or back bowel by oiling 

 your hand and passing it in through the anus, which can be easily 

 done without any danger, you will find it full of hard, dry manure. 



Treatment. — To start with give him a good dose of physic, 

 consisting of : 



Bitter Aloes 8 to 10 drains. 



Srt'eet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Powdered Nux Vomica 1 teaspoonf ul. 



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



follow up with the following drenches : 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre I ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Powdered Nux Vomica 1 teaspoonful. 



Common Soda 1 tablespoonful. 



Ginger 1 " 



