180 PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



Often there is mucus passing through the bowels and 

 noticed in the manure. Frequently the symptoms are 

 accompanied by a hacking cough : in some cases the 

 horse becomes pot-bellied and breath oflfensive. 



THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORMS. 



They are known as follows : The round rectal worm » 

 the long thread worm, found in the rectum ; the round, 

 large, thick worm, found in the kidneys and bladden 

 which is about an inch to an inch and one-half thick, 

 and from ten inches to three feet or more in length ; the 

 tape worm, in the intestines ; the pin worm, about one 

 inch long, pointed both ends ; the round worm, averag- 

 ing from four inches to three feet long ; the long, round 

 worm, from seven to nine inches long and about as thick 

 as a pencil, that infest the small intestines, frequently 

 in great quantities. 



Bots feed on the liquid nutriment from the feed, 

 multiplying in such quantities as to retard digestion. 

 They also hang to the- lining of the stomach in large 

 bunches. They remain with the horse during the au- 

 tumn, winter and spring months, or until fully grown. 

 Frequently they become bunched at either end of the 



