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water, two or three times a day, until the bowels respond, along with 

 a suitable cooling diet. (See Appendix.) But I will go more into detail 

 when considering inflammation affecting the different organs and parts 

 of the body. 



39. Town practice, I may say, is different to that in the country. 

 For instance, 4 drs. of aloes would purge a town horse, whereas it 

 would take 6 to 7 drs. to have the same effect on one in the country. 

 The same thing holds good in pit horses, which have to be treated 

 similarly to town horses. In all cases, whether horse or cow, it is of 

 the greatest importance to have the bowels attended to (as there is 

 no complaint -however slight — that does not affect the bowels more 

 or less), but greater care is needed with horses, as they cannot stand 

 strong purgatives like cattle. 



40. Simple Fever may arise without any obvious cause. This may 

 be brought about through changing from field to stable, change of food, 

 drinking cold water when the animal is heated, standing in a draught, 

 &c., and is generally ushered in by a shivering fit, that is seldom seen ; 

 but, if observed, it is advisable to at once put on plenty of clothing 

 and give a good stimulant, say from -| to i pint of whisky, with the 

 same quantity of water, or a quart of hot ale and i oz. ginger 

 [See Appendix), when resolution may be brought about and the 

 animal ail nothing further. But, as generally happens, the 

 shivering fit has not been seen, the first thing to be noticed is the 

 patient hanging its head, breathing heavily and hurriedly, with 

 nostrils distended, eye bright, and temperature increased to 

 about 104° or 106°. Endeavour must then be made to find 

 the cause and remove it ; if this cannot be done treat the 

 symptoms thus : — Place the animal in a roomy, well aired loose 

 box, clothe the body, bandage the legs, and give the saline medicine 

 named under Sympathetic Fever. If not better, or relieved, in a few 

 hours, get other advice. Sometimes when the pulse is very full and 

 strong, and the eyelid injected and red, the taking of 4 to 6 quarts of 

 blood from the neck may relieve the animal so much, that no further 



