Excessive appetite sometimes occurs in nervous affec- 

 tions, in diabetes, and also from worms in the alimentary 

 canal. 



Perverted appetite is one of the symptoms of hysteria 

 in the mare, together with spasms of throat and closing of the 

 jaws ; it is also a symptom of acute indigestion. 



Thirst is excessive in both high fever and low collapse. 

 Difficulty of swallowing may result from : 



Inflammation of the fauces or pharynx. 



Spasmodic constriction of the throat. 



Stricture of pharynx or esophagus. 



Obstruction by a foreign body, tumor, &c. 



General debility, &c. 

 Vomiting never takes place in the horse except from 

 rupture of the stomach. 



Bleeding from the nose may result from : 



Mechanical injury, blows from whips, &:c. 



Congestion of the lining membrane of the nostrils. 



Congestion of the brain, &:c. 

 This variety of hemorrhage is most common in young 

 plethoric animals. 



Bleeding from the womb in mares may be caused by : 



Congestion, ulcerations or cancers. 



Unavoidable hemorrhage when foaling. 

 From the bowels by f 



Hemorrhoids or piles. 



Dysentery. 



Ulceration of the bowels. 



Cancer of the rectum. 



Rupture, or aneurism. 

 Bloody urine may result from : 



Mechanical injury of the bladder or urethra. 



Inflammation of the kidneys. 



Calculus. 



Scarlatina in rare cases. 



SYMPTOMS CONNECTED WITH THE SECRETIONS. 

 Constipation may denote : 



Torpor of the muscular coat of the bowels. 



Deficient secretion of the liver or intestinal glands. 



Defective innervation. 



Stricture of the rectum, colon, &c., or cancer. 



Intussusception, strangulated hernia, &c. 



Smypathetic disturbance from fever, (S:c. 



