may be due to some deleterious material, either in the alimentary canal 

 or the system, and of which Nature tries to relieve herself by a 

 spontaneous diarrhoea, in which case the animal is very sickly and 

 dejected — standing quiet, breathing quickly, pulse hurried and weak, 

 tongue furrowed and breath foetid, the inside of the eye-lid is of a dirty 

 orange colour, and great thirst is present ; the faecal discharge varies in 

 colour, from dirty brown to grey, with a very offensive smell. 

 Treatment — Great care is necessary, for if the diarrhoea is too suddenly 

 checked, inflammation of the bowels may result, generally with a fatal 

 termination, or, the irritation may be transmitted to the fore feet, and 

 set up Laminitis — Founder. My treatment for this form of diarrhoea 

 is to give one ounce each of carbonate of magnesia, carbonate of soda, 

 aromatic spirits of ammonia, and essence of ginger, with half an ounce 

 of laudanum or chlorodyne in one and a half pints cold water (see 

 Appendix), repeating the dose every four or six hours, if necessary, 

 also using well-boiled oatmeal gruel strained through cheese-cloth or 

 open seed-bag sacking; one quart of the warm strained gruel mixed 

 with one quart of cold water being offered frequently to the patient to 

 drink. When the animal shows signs of recovery, a handful of dry 

 oats and bran mixed can be put before it, with a small quantity of 

 well-drawn clover hay to pick. Sub-acute Diarrhoea may arise 

 from injudicious feeding with improper food, or a too hearty draught 

 of cold water when heated, or from eating wet grass, or from over 

 excitement, particularly in long-middled, short-ribbed, narrow-made, 

 washy-looking horses. Careful feeding of such animals is necessary, 

 while the medicine mentioned under acute diarrhoea should be given. 

 Intermittent Diarrhoea is seen in young animals when casting 

 the crown of their molar teeth, or from the presence of worms in 

 the alimentary canal. Examine the mouth and remove the crowns 

 of the milk teeth, and give occasional doses of 15 oz. raw linseed oil, 

 mixed with one to one and a half oz. turpentine, repeating once every 

 sixth or seventh day till four or five doses are given. Superpurgation 

 is often cau'sed in the horse by giving an over-dose of purging medicine, 

 and such frequently ends in Laminitis. Treatment in this case is the 

 same as for acute diarrhoea. 



