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on soft feed with lots of boiled linseed in it, and take the chill off 

 his drinking water for a few days. After the first symptoms 

 have passed off some, follow up with the following powder : 



Ground Gentian Root ^ pound. 



Sulphate of Iron | " 



Mix well together, and give a tablespoonful twice a day. 



TWIST IN THE BOWEL (VOLVULUS). 



This is not a very common disease, although sometimes it is 

 met with. 



Causes. — It may be due to colic, when the animal is in very 

 bad pain, and the bowels cramped, and the animal rolling about. 

 It is generally noticed in young animals. 



Symptoms. — ^It is very hard to be sure it is this disease, for 

 the animal shows similar symptoms to inflammation of the bowels ; 

 there is no passage on account of the twist in the bowels ; the 

 animal is noticed to sit upon his haunches, and he sweats, and 

 seems in great distress ; the pulse runs up and gets weaker and 

 weaker ; he is generally slightly bloated, on account of no passage. 

 In two or three hours the bowels, where the twist is, become in- 

 flamed and the animal stays in severe pain until he dies. 



Treatment. — In a case where you are sure it is this disease, 

 there is no treatment, except to relieve the pain by giving one 

 ounce or four tablespoonfuls of laudanum every hour. If the 

 animal is opened after he dies, there will be found a half hitch on 

 the bowel and for about a foot or so on each side of the twist it 

 will be black and inflamed. 



INTUSSUSCEPTION. 



This is where you have one part of the bowel to slip inside of 

 the other. This disease is generally found in foals living on milk. 



Causes. — It is hard to say just what causes it, but it is sup- 

 posed to be due in some cases to cramps in the bowels. 



Symptoms. — They are similar to those of colic ; the animal 



will have pains for a few days, will not eat ; the bowels do not 



work very well, and after a few days in some cases the part of the 



bowel that was slipped inside the other will begin to sluff and 



pass off in the manure, the bowel will heal and the animal will 



gradually recover. In cases where you suspect this, give to a 



good sized foal : 



Raw Linseed Oil i teacupful. 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 dram, or 1 teaspoonful. 



