SO 



the more prominent diseases to which the horse is 

 subject; such as colic, botts, distemper, blind staggers, 

 scratches, &c. 



GGLIC* 



This disease attacks the horse very suddenly, and 

 carries off many noble animals , and, yet, if taken in 

 its early stages, it is easily cured. The causes of 

 colic in horses are numerous, among which I shall enu- 

 merate the following. I have known bad food, such 

 as improperly cured hay, to produce it. Horses that 

 are warmly clothed and well housed, are attacked 

 with it from drinking very cold water. Sometimes it 

 is brought on by a draught of cold water, after hav- 

 ing travelled rapidly. Again there can be no cause 

 apparently assigned; save a sudden loss of tone in the 

 stomach or bowels, causing a spasmodic stricture of 

 the intestine, and a consequent retention of air. Con- 

 fined air is very frequently the cause of this disease. 



The symptoms of this painful disease, are as fol- 

 lows : In the beginning, the horse appears uneasy, 

 paws the ground, and vainly attempts to evacuate. 

 After a while his agony increases, he throws his head 

 from side to side, and groans, as if he would tell his 

 misery. At length he tumbles down, and rolls over, 

 while a profuse sweat breaks out upon him. At in- 

 tervals he appears to get better ; he gets up ; but the 

 spasm returns, and he suffers still greater agony. 

 The pulse remains nearly the same, and no fever is 



