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Internal 



Disease and probable came. 



STOMACH AND BOWELS 



—{Contd.) 



COLIC (FLATULENT), 

 from drinking too soon 

 after feeding or eating 

 moist screen food. 



Symptoyns. 



Same as above, but belly 

 also swells and is hard. 

 Delirium often occurs. 

 Eye is dull and sleepy; 

 pulse feeble. Extremities 

 are cold. 



ENTERITIS, or IXFLAM- . 



]\L\TION OF BOWELS, | 

 from drinking cold water 



when heated, exposure, ' 



or after sev^ere colic ; or i 

 result of bad physicing. 



Usually causes death if not ! 

 promptlj' attended to. ' 



DYSENTERY, from in- 

 flammation of the bowels. 



SUPERPURGATION, from 

 taking too much or too 

 powerful physic of ai>er- 

 ient nature. 



Comes on gradually. First 

 loss of appetite, heaviness, 

 shivering fits, skin colder 

 than usual, inside nose 

 and eye-lid red and in- 

 jected. Mouth dry. 



Second stage — pulse small, 

 hard, an*! quick. Breath- 

 ing short and quick. Belly 

 tender ; constant pain ; 

 lies down with care ; does 

 not roll on back. Though 

 the animal may snap at 

 his sides and belly with 

 his mouth as in colic, he 

 takes care not to touch 

 the skin. 



Great loss of condition, and 

 weakness. Discharge of 

 greasy matter or blood 

 with the dung. 



Great debility, constant 

 purging, belly tense, 

 breath foetid. Extremities 

 warm, tongue covered 

 with white fur, having a 

 brown centre. 



