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of the lungs, we must always be in fear of its 

 eiFects on a favourite or valuable animal. 



Cholic and inflammation of the bowels are 

 usually produced by improper, that is, coarse or 

 damaged, provender ; but even good food, if 

 given in too large quantities, is quite likely to 

 produce the same result ; and if given very soon 

 before the horse is put to fast work, the chances 

 are greatly against his escaping an attack, and more 

 particularly so in hot weather. But as it is easy 

 to guard against such improper treatment and its 

 consequences, it would be in a general way our 

 own fault if they recurred. Still, as in the former 

 complaint, if it was ascertained that wdth proper 

 treatment a horse was frequently attacked by 

 cholic, I should say, as in the former case, reject 

 him. 



Absolute and determined inflammation of the 

 bowels is not a complaint that a horse has a fre- 

 quent recurrence of; but its precursor, cholic, many 

 have frequently ; and as that is likely to end in 

 the latter dangerous attack, the horse subject to 

 it is carefully to be avoided, provided it does not 

 arise from treatment that can be altered. 



One circumstance attendant on cholic renders 

 it a very dangerous complaint. Most diseases of 

 the horse are accompanied more or less by in- 

 flammation, and it is rather a nice point to deter- 

 mine in cases of cholic, how far inflammation 



