902 DISEASES AND THEIK TBEATMENT. 



"Remedy. Give a quart of raw linseed oil. If constipation is 

 very great, add from four to six drops of croton oil. 



" If scours or over-purging, give an ounce and a half of the tinct- 

 ure of opium with six ounces of water. But in order to suppress 

 the inflammation, it is necessary to bleed immediately from the neck 

 vein from six to ten quarts of blood, according to the strength and 

 size of the animal. In extreme cases bleeding may be repeated to 

 the extent of four to six quarts in three or four hours. If much 

 pain exists in constipation, give from one to three ounces tincture 

 asafoetida. Feed lightly for a week at least, giving gruel, roots, 

 grass, and bran mashes, and keep quiet. Do not exercise for several 

 days if there is danger of a relapse. This is a dangerous disease, 

 and requires prompt treatment." 



Treatment advised by Dr. Charles A. Meyer: 



"The first stage of inflammation of the bowels is when the ani- 

 mal sits on his haunches like a pig, gradually gets up, and walks 

 around as if in great agony ; makes attempts to lie down, and when 

 he does, goes down very carefully ; may make a few rolls ; will 

 gradually straighten out again, attempts to rise, and sits on his 

 haunches again like a pig. This position is a sign of bowel inflam- 

 mation, and to save the patient the treatment must begin in 

 earnest. Should the patient be fat and plethoric, bleed from the 

 neck from two to eight quarts, according to the size of the horse. 

 Apply a strong rubifacient to the abdomen, of 1 lb of strong mus- 

 tard, 2 oz. aqua ammonia, and water sufficient to make into plas- 

 ter; rub in well, and cover with paper, to keep in the heat. Then 

 give the following medicine: 



" 4 drachms opium, pulverized. 

 2 oz. subnitrate of bismuth. 

 4 drachms chloroform. 

 2j drachms mix vomica, pulverized. 

 Q. S. licorice root. 



" Make into four balls, give one every 4 to G hours, according to the un- 

 easiness of the patient, who must be kept quiet, and these balls will do it. 

 Feed soft, nutritious food, warm water, and no hay, for about one week." 



SUPERPURGATION, DlARRHEA, ETC. 



An over-relaxed state of the bowels may arise from various 

 causes. In some animals it is favored by peculiarities of confor- 

 mation, as is seen in washy horses, animals with long legs, open ribs, 

 and flat sides, with tucked-up bellies, such being liable to purge 

 from the simplest cause. 



Change of feed, especially from dry to green, or unhealthful 

 food, and sometimes through nervous excitement, is apt to produce 

 scouring. It is usually the evidence of something wrong, and the 



