26 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



terj, it is called hydronemia^ (see Dropsy.) If pus be in 

 the blood, it is then called pyemia. (See Glanders.) 



Boils. — (See Saddle or Harness Galls.) 



Sots. — (See Worms.) 



Bowels, Disease of. — (See Costiveness, Diarrhoea, 

 and Dysentery.) 



1. Inflammation of the Bowels. 



Symptoms. — Acute pain in the belly, and continuous, 

 getting no intervals of rest from the pain. Rolling, 

 pawing, and shifting about, sweating, and breathing fast, 

 with great fever, exaltation, and excitement. A fearful 

 disease. Happily not so frequent as formerly. 



Can only be mistaken for colic (which see.) In colic 

 there are times of ease from pain, but never in this dis- 

 ease. 



Causes. — Exposure to cold, drinking cold water in 

 great quantities when hot, calculi, or hair balls in the 

 bowels, costiveness, diarrhoea, and as a sequel to colic, 

 lead and other poisons, (which see.) 



Treatment. — The first thing to be done is to lessen or 

 destroy pain. Give a large dose of the tincture of aco- 

 nite root, say thirty drops, to be repeated in two hours. 

 Apply blankets rung out of boiling water to the belly, 

 and renew them in about twenty minutes. 



Give injections of warm not hot water, soap, and a 

 handful of table salt every half hour. Continue the 

 treatment while there is enough strength remaining. 



Bleeding will only insure and hasten death, and pur- 

 gatives are too slow to act — the horse is either dead, or 

 will be before any response can be had from them. 



Brain Diseases. The brain, and its coverings, or 



