DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL. 415 



What to do.— Put him in a safe place: remove all food; give him very 

 • ^ttle water, and give a dose of purgative medicine as follows: 



No. 48. 6 Drachms barbadoes aloes, 



1 Pint raw linseed oil, 

 Mix. 



Give as one dose. As soon as he is sufficiently recovered give him 

 walking exercise. If the purgative does not work in the course of twenty- 



HORSE AFFECTED WITH PAINFUL SUFFERING OF THE HIND QCARTERS 



four liours, give injections of warm water and soft soap every houi till 

 purgation is obtained. 



Prevention. — Avoid engorgement; feed on bulky food. 



IX. Dyspepsia. 



Causes. ^ — This is rather uncommon, but is occasionally seen in horses 

 that have been fed artificially for any great length of time especially if 

 highly fed. 



How to know it. — There will be a general unthrifty appearance to the 

 horse; he will be thin; coat rough and staring, hide bound; and the 

 surest symptom of all is the yellowish color and offensive smell of the 

 manure. After a while the appetite wanes; he gets hungry, and will 

 rush at the food as though he would swallow the whole at once, eats a 

 few mouthfuls and leaves the rest; perhaps he will nibble a little more, 

 but will not eat as though he relished it. He gradually grows worse, till 

 he becomes a mere skeleton. 



What to do. — If practicable, give him three or four months at grass; 

 first examine his teeth, and remedy any defect. If it is not the right 



