140 Diseases of the Horse, 



From a pint to a quart is abundant in horses or cattle. Large 

 injections are apt to increase the action oi the bowels. Use- 

 ful formulas are : — 



No. 124. Powdered opium, 2 drachms. 



Acetate of lead, 2 drachms. 



Starch water, 1 qt. 



Throw half of this in at a time, and the remainder in half an hour to 

 an hour. 



No. 125. Tannic acid, 2 to 4 drachms. 



Starch water, 1 pint. 



For one injection. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS, ENTERITIS, 



Definition. — An inflammation of the lining membrane of 

 the bowels, tending to their softening and rupture. It is 

 often rapid in its course and very fatal, destroying life in a 

 few hours. 



CauSGS. — The principal causes are over fatigue, cold from 

 exposure or from w^ashing in very cold water while the 

 animal is heated. It is also believed to follow severe colic, 

 excessive purging, irritating substances in the bow^els, and 

 kicks and blows on the abdomen. 



Symptoms. — There is general depression wath the charac- 

 teristic signs of pain in the bowels, chill, and quickened 

 breathing ; small, frequent discharges from the bowels are also 

 noticed. The appetite is lost, the pulse hard, wiry and quick, 

 and the belly is tender on pressure. As the disease advances, 

 the symptoms are very much those described under flatulent 

 colic or tympanites (p. 134), with which inflammation of the 

 bowels is often combined. The animal suifers severely, 

 stamps and paws the ground; his face and eyes become 

 haggard; cold sweats cover his body; his breathing is 

 irregular and his pulse grows more and more rapid, small, 

 weak and wiry. Delirium and convulsions may precede 

 death. The marked symptoms are that throughout the 



