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Internal 



Disease and prohable cam 



Symptt 



ORGANS OP BREATHING 



—{Contd.) 



CONGESTION OF LUNGS, 



from cold, over-work, or 



bad ventilation. 



TTg ART 



INFLAMMATION F 



HEART, or CARDITIS, 

 from severe work, or con- 

 stitutional. 



LIVER- 

 JAUNDICE, or YELLOWS, 

 from over-feeding, want of 

 exercise, biliary obstruc- 

 tions. Lameness of right- 

 shoulder sometimes ac- 

 companies liver disease, 

 but disappears without 

 special treatment as the 

 liver improves. 



STOMACH AND BOWELS, 

 COLIC (SPASMODIC), 

 from bad food, or chill, or 

 drinking well-water (/."., 

 hard). Sometimes no 

 assignable cause. 

 Note. — Take care not to mis- 

 take larainitis or enteritis 

 for colic. In laminitis hoof 

 of foot affected is hot. 

 In enteritis pain is not 

 intermittent, and the 

 belly is both hot and 

 tender. With stallions, 

 scrotal hernia is often mis 

 taken for colic, as des- 

 ccilied in " Accidents 

 and Injuries." 



Pants rapidly, nostrils dis- 

 tended, but air expelled is 

 cold (in pneumonia it is hot). 

 Pulse imperceptible, sticks 

 head in dark corner, fore-legs 

 apart ; nostrils inside are 

 turgid and purple. Eyes 

 bloodshot, cold sweats, ears 

 and legs cold. 



Strong pulsations of heart can 

 be seen, and sound thereof 

 clearly heard. 



Off feed, slightly feverish, 

 urine high coloured, dung 

 at first yellow and clay-like. 

 Second stage — gums and 

 inside nose are yellow ; 

 glances often at right side, 

 which is tender on pressure ; 

 dung becomes hard, small, 

 and dark reddish colour. 



No fever or other preliminary 

 symptoms (if horse passes 

 urine it is not colic). The 

 horse stamps and con- 

 stantly looks at and even 

 bites his sides and belly, 

 which is not hot or tender, 

 and pressure of the hand on 

 it seems to give relief. The 

 face is haggard and anxious, 

 nostrils and lips drawn 

 back. Pain is not constant, 

 \>\\\ gripes are sudden, 

 violent, and intermittent, 

 when hoii;e drops down and 

 rolls on his back if he can. 

 If body is sweaty, it is a 

 very bad eape. 



