DISEASES OF HORSES. 20 1 



state of the stomach : both are therefore to be treated accordingly. 

 Exactly the same will apply to all the other symptoms of morbid 

 condition. 



Inflammatory Diseases of the Horse. 



5. The inflammatory diseases of the horse are nu- 

 merous, but his fevers are few : a febrile state being 

 generally brought on by the inflammation of some 

 important organ. Inflammation may be considered as 

 general or diffused, and local or confined, and both 

 seem to arise from an affection of the blood vessels, 

 and perhaps from a peculiar state of the blood itself. 



6. General or diffused inflammation constitutes fever 

 or extensive inflammatory affection, and appears to 

 consist in an increased action of the heart and arte- 

 ries, accompanied with an increase of heat. In some 

 instances where the fever is purely symptomatic, and 

 dependent on the inflammation of some important 

 organ, as the lungs, or the intestines, the circulation 

 appears retarded rather than increased, from interrup- 

 tion arising to its passage through the heart. 



7. Local or confined inflammation is also dependent 

 on an affection of the blood vessels, but confined prin- 

 cipally to the blood vessels of the part affected. It is 

 betokened by redness in the skin, tumour or swelling, 

 heat and tenderness, with pain. Inflammations, both 

 diffused and local, are brought on by excitements, such 

 as over feeding, excessive heat, reaction produced aftei 

 cold, and the reaction produced by inordinate exertion. 

 Those more exterior, arise from injuries, the appli- 

 cation of improper substances, &c. Inflammations 

 terminate in various ways ; but it is to be remarked, 

 that in consequence of the very large circulatory 

 system of the horse, his febrile affections rage higher, 



