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by winding itself around the intestine, may cause the same 

 result strangling. The symptoms resemble those of in- 

 flammation of the bowels. Rupture of the intestine may 

 result, but the disease is usually fatal whether it does or 



not. 



Remedy.— It cannot be rectified by medical treatment, 

 but a surgical operation, if undertaken early, may be suc- 

 cessful. 

 INTUSSUSCEPTION OR INTROSUSCEPTION 



Is the slipping of a part of one intestine into another, 

 usually the one behind. Cartwright reports a case of 12 

 introsusceptions, and another where a foot of intestine 

 was invaginated. Walker reports a case of 2 feet; Tur- 

 ner one of 16 feet 4 inches; Hales found the whole of 

 the caecum within the colon, and inverted at that. 



The symptoms resemble those of inflammation of the 

 bowels, but there are intermissions of pain ; also sighing, 

 groaning, lying on the belly, resting on the hind quar- 

 ters, and a disposition, when down, to stay down. Usu- 

 ally fatal. 



Remedy. — No treatment is of much avail. Restrict to 

 a limited quantity of soft food. No purging. Opium and 

 cannabis indica allay spasm and pain. Prof. Smith's long 

 enema tube may be tried. 



For doses, see pages 13 to 29. 



PILES (HEMORRHOIDS), 



Is rare in the horse. It is peculiar to dogs, and is the 

 result of congestion of the mucous membrane around the 

 anus and dilatation of the hemorrhoidal veins. 



Remedy. — Oily aperients, laxative injections. Remove 

 hardened dung. Return prolapsed bowel. Cooling, diges- 

 tible diet. Gall and opium ointment, or zinc benzoate 

 ointment. 



For doses, see pages 13 to 29. 



