JAUNDICE. 10^9 



Symptoms of the Jaundice. 



CHAP. XXIV. 



OF THE YELLOWS, Oil JAUNDICE. 



The signs of the jaundice are, costiveness, a 

 yellow tinge in the white of the eye, and all the 

 internal parts of the mouth ; the horse is heavy, 

 dull, and regardless ©f his food; his urine is of a 

 dark, dirty, saffron colour, and when exposed to 

 the air, sometimes looks red like blood. The 

 dung is hard, dry, and of a pale yellow, or green- 

 ish colour ; the fever is slow, and, unless checked 

 in time, both it and the yellowness will increase, 

 which may bring on an inflammation of the liver. 

 In this case the horse will soon grow frantic ; he 

 stales with pain and difficulty ; the off-side of his 

 belly will feel hard and distended from the swell- 

 ing of the liver. 



This disease, when of long standing, and in old 



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