S3() STABLE MANUAL AND HORSE DOCTOR 

 II.— Diseases and Injuries of the Stomach. 



STOMACH STAGGERS — INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH — 

 INDIGESTION — DIARRHCEA — COSTIVENESS — SPASMODIC 

 COLIC — TYMPANY, OR WINDY COLIC — SWELLED BELLY 

 (dropsy) — WORMS — BOTS — CRIB-BITING AND WIND- 

 SUCKING. 



Stomach Staggers. — The disorder known by this name 

 may be referred to phrenitis or 7)iad staggers, of which it is 

 the first or premonitory stage. In this case, however, the 

 mischief, if observed in time, must be reheved by the 

 unbinding of the stomach, whose oppression has involved 

 the brain by recurrent sympathy. Medicine is often power- 

 less from the gorged state of the intestines, and bleeding is 

 accelerating death, although the books recommend it. The 

 first thing is to back-rake, administer a clyster of salt and 

 water, and drench him with warm water, in which a couple 

 of teaspoonfuls of the compound spirit of ammonia is mixed 

 with double that quantity of carbonate of soda, to soften 

 the contents of the stomach. If bleeding is ventured on, it 

 should be in the sleepy stage, taken from the jugular veins. 

 The drenching and clystering must be assiduously followed 

 up till their good effect is visible. Some ease will be given 

 to the animal in the sleepy stage by giving him a cask with 

 a straw pad on it to rest his heavy head upon. If a pur- 

 gative is advisable after the above-mentioned treatment, 

 give the following drench 



Barbadoes aloes . 

 Calomel . 

 Oil of peppermint 

 Warm water 

 Tincture of caraways 



Instead of the common drenching horn, the fluids may be 

 injected into the stomach with Read's syringe. White 

 recommends croton oil, 20 to 40 drops, instead of the aloes, 

 on account of its smaller bulk and more rapid action. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH. 



Inflammation of the Stomach is unknown in the horse, 

 except as the result of poisons, acrid substances, or some 



