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not much pained, or ball (par. 1062, No. II.). Both flatulent and 

 spasmodic colic, if not attended to, may run on and terminate in 

 enteritis or fatally from rupture of the stomach or bowel. 



257. Enteritis, or inflammation of the bowels, is, as a rule, a 

 very fatal disease in the horse, death frequently taking place in five 



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Fig. 8. — Strangulated Intestine of Horse. 



1, Neck of tumour overlapping small intestine. 2. Portion of small intestine. 

 3. Knot in neck of tumour. 4. Mesentery. 5. Tumour <plit open. 



or six hours. The symptoms at the onset are much the same as 

 those exhibited in colic, but more severe, and with this exception — 

 that in enteritis there are no intervals of rest, the pain being continuous. 

 There is a peculiar dejected appearance and an anxious expression 

 on the animal's face ; the nostrils are dilated and very red inside, 

 and excessive perspiration covers the body, followed by cold, clammy 



