INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 503 



The above should be given in about half-a-gallon of lint- 

 seed-tea. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 



Symptoms. — Great restlessness, and a griping pain, wliich 

 causes the animal to lie down, turning his head often to- 

 wards his belly with anxious looks, and frequently attempt- 

 ing to strike it with his hind foot, are the chief symptoms 

 of this malady. These are invariably accompanied by a 

 quick pulse, and an unequal and disturbed breathing, in- 

 ducing copious perspiration. If this complaint is not 

 quickly checked by the ordinary treatment, it is sure to 

 end in mortification and death. 



Causes. — Costiveness, drinking cold water in large quan- 

 tities during extreme heat, or over-driving, are the ordinary 

 causes which induce this complaint. 



Remedies. — This disease requires a variety of treatment 

 according to the state of the malady, and these must be 

 well considered, before the cure is attempted. When the 

 pulse is unusually rapid, accompanied with sufi'used red- 

 ness of the eyelid, and the breathing hard and irregular, 

 it will be necessary to bleed the animal immediately, to the 

 extent of from four to five quarts, and even six if the ani- 

 mal be large. Let the following alterative be given soon 

 afterwards : — 



Sulphate of magnesia . 8 ounces, 

 Castor-oil ... 1 pint, 

 Gruel or lintseed-tea . 1 quart. 

 Carbonate of soda . ^ ounce. 



Should the above not operate in the course of three or 

 four hours, it may be facilitated by a clyster, consisting of 

 Olive-oil ... 1 gill, 



Warm gruel. . . 1 pint 



