DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. 137 



Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 



Spirits of Turpentine 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Mix and g'ive as a drench. In case inflammation of the womb 

 should follow abortion, refer to the treatment of inflammation of the 

 womb. 



CHAPTER X. 



DISEASES AND TROUBLES OF YOUNG FOALS. 



CONSTIPATION IN YOUNG FOALS. 



It is sometimes a troublesome thing in a very young foal to 

 get his bowels to move. 



Causes. — Foals of a mare fed on very dry feed and foaling 

 early are often troubled in this way, or foals not getting their 

 mother's first milk. 



Symptoms. — The foal will be noticed to be fuller than usual ; 

 he does not seem to care to suck ; he will strain as if wanting to 

 pass something but nothing comes. In some cases he will lie 

 down and look around at the side as if in pain. 



Treatment. — Get a small syringe ar.d give small injections of 

 luke warm water with a little raw linseed oil in it ; give these in- 

 jections three or four times a day. In cases where the manure 

 balls are hard and large, it is necessary to oil the finger, pass it up 

 into the rectum and remove them. Be a little cautious not to 

 irritate the bowels too much. Do this every time before giving 

 an injection. Give him on his tongue a tablespoonful of raw 

 linseed oil and a teaspoonful of whisky mixed well together ; give 

 this three times a day until the bowels move and the colt seems 

 better. You will have to use your own judgment as to the 

 amount of oil and whisky given, according to the size and strength 

 of the colt. The above is for a colt a day or two old. Keep him 

 warm and comfortable, and keep the mare milked out so that he 

 will not get too much milk. 



DIARRHCEA IN YOUNG FOALS. 



Cause::.. — From allowing the foal to be out and lie on the 

 damp ground too soon after foaling ; exciting the foal, caused 

 from the mare being turned in with other horses and running 

 around a great deal; from the mother's milk being too rich or too 

 poor, or sucking the mother while she is hot, after working. 



