420 ON LOSS OF APPETITE. 



" turn back the lips, and are diflodged by 

 *' cutting the uppermoft fl^in, where they ap- 

 " pear, with a fharp knife, and rubbing w^ith 

 " fait and vinegar,'' I have frequently noticed 

 horfes rubbing their lips againfh the manger in 

 the manner mentioned by this writer, but can 

 pretend to no acquaintance with the lip- 

 worms. 



BULIMIA, OR CRAVING APPETITE., 



Horfes addifted to this, are commonly fly led 

 FOUL FEEDERS '. It may arife from an acid or 

 acrimonious juice in the ffomach, the confe- 

 quence of indigeflion, and this may have for 

 its caufe either over repletion and want o[ 

 exei^cife, or debility of the organs of digef- 

 tion. 



The proper cure is t6 cleanfe the firft pal- 

 fages with abforbents and purgatives, and 

 fliould the difeafe arife from debility, to ufe 

 corroborants, as direfled in the laft cafe. Of 

 abforbents, none equal magnefia and fait of 

 tartar, as they evacuate as well as abforb, 

 whereas chalk, and the teftaceous powders, are 

 apt to leave a load upon the ftomach ; but in 

 weak cafes, joined with loofenefs, thefe latter 

 are preferable. To the purge. No. 6, join 

 diapente, one ounce and half. 



PIcrfes in this flate will eat clay, wail, or 

 dirt, wet foul litter, or even the dung of other 



horfes. 



