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backwards, taking a bite of food now and again which causes the 

 spasm of pain to return. Treatment. — A draught of from 3 to 7 drachms 

 of aloes (according to the animal's size), in solution, mixed with 1 pint 

 of linseed oil, is the best remedy. This should be accompanied by 

 warm- water injections given every two hours, followed by a ball 

 every four hours, and composed of 6 drachms of carbonate of ammonia 

 and 1 drachm of powdered nux vomica. In all cases of bowel 

 complication the symptoms at the onset are very much alike, and 

 the great point is to get the animal relieved from pain as soon as 

 possible by administering sedatives, such as opium, chlorodyne, 

 chloral, or, best of all, hypodermic injections of morphine and 

 atropine, along with a hypodermic injection of arecoline. I have 

 found the following to answer admirably: Carbonate of ammonia, 

 chloral hydrate, 4 drachms each ; carbolic acid (B.P.), 30 drops ; 

 mix, and make into a ball, with the aid of linseed meal (par. 1062, 

 No. II.), and administer every four or six hours if necessary. 



265. Diarrhoea, or Purging. — This is a fluid or semi-fluid dis- 

 charge of the contents of the bowels, and may be acute, subacute, and 

 intermittent Acute diarrhoea in the horse is very rare, but very 

 dangerous, and 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 dirty and breath foetid ; the inside of the 

 eyelid 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 J ounce each of car- 

 bonate of magnesia, carbonate of soda, aromatic spirits of ammonia, 

 and tincture of ginger, with | ounce of laudanum or chlorodyne 

 in ij pints cold water (par. 1065, No. I.), repeating the dose 

 every six or eight hours if necessary, also using well-boiled oatmeal 



