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neys, and may be given to horses liable to contract 

 spasmodic cholic,whicli is the case with heavy, lieshy 

 draught cattle, with post horses, and the like. 



Cholic is not often fatal unless it terminates in in- 

 flammation, which it will do if not relieved. Delay 

 to remove the cause is dangerous, and many good 

 stage horses are thereby lost every year. 



If in case of costiveness it is not well removed, 

 and cold ears and legs come on, let the belly be fo- 

 mented with warm water, by means of woollen cloth 

 steeped therein. A horse rug may be used. After 

 half an hour's application or more, let the coat be well 

 rubbed with dry cloths, and the animal wrapped in 

 blankets. The clystering, and other remedies recom- 

 mended in cases of inflamation, should then be em- 

 ployed with assiduity. Lastly, employ the tonic sys- 

 tem and regimen recommended, generally, in all in- 

 flammatory cases — for which refer to the proper heads 

 in this book. 



LIVER COMPLAINT.^ 



»S?//n_pio7n5.- -Whenever inflammation, or extraordi- 

 nary action of the kidneys, or of the diaphragm, has 

 lasted some time, in ever so small a degree, in the same 

 degree will heat or inflammation attend the liver. It 

 enlarges upon the accession of this heat, visibly so 

 when this has continued a while, but may be previ- 

 ously ascertained by the feel. The liver extends 

 much farther back than the last rib, and a little be- 

 yond the false one. Hero a considerable protube- 

 rance appeals when the liver is enlarged, and disease 

 may be ascertained that is attended by the presence 

 of pain only, which may be known by pressing the 

 points of the fingers (of the left hand) gently behind 

 the last or false rib several times, and his flinching 

 will denote the degree of pain. 



Remedy. — Acute inflammation, which comes on 

 with dangerous strides, when the horse is of vigorous 

 habits, must be met by bleeding proportioned to the 

 state of the pulse, and that without delay. For, it 

 speedily communicates to the intestines, and death en- 

 sues. A purgative ball should accompany the bleed- 



