130 Diseases of the Horse. 



In acute indigestion, or impaction of the stomach, the 

 ot^ect is to obtain an action of the bowels as promptly as 

 possible. The horse cannot empty his stomach by vomiting, 

 and hence the excess of food he has taken must be discharged 

 by the intestines. Hence a powerful purge is demanded, as : — 



The belly should be fomented with blankets wet with hot 

 water, and injections should be thrown into the rectum of 

 soap and water, oil, and even with a tablespoonful of tobacco 

 tea. If sleepy staggers come on, a dose of whiskey and gin- 

 ger is serviceable. Care should be taken that the animal does 

 not throw himself down and fatally rupture his stomach. 



An active injection for the rectum in such cases is: — 



No. 91. Croton oil, 20 to 30 drops. 



Oil of turpentine, 3 to 4 oz. 



Linseed oil, 1 pint. 



To be thrown well up the bowels. 



CRIBBING— CRIB-BITING— WIND-SUCKIHG. 



These vicious habits in the horse are symptoms of a disor- 

 der of the digestive apparatus, and they are generally found 

 in horses with a dry coat, hide-bound, and of unsightly ap- 

 pearance. 



Symptoms. — A crib-biter seizes the manger or some other 

 furniture with his teeth, arches his neck, and makes a belch- 

 ing noise. After a time this is followed by enlargement of 

 the abdomen. A chronic cribber can easily be recognized 

 by the appearance of his front teeth, which are worn and 



