[XFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 



No. 1. The female about to deposit an egg. 



" 2. The egg magnified. 



"■ 3. The bot. 



" 4. The chrysalis. 



'' 5. The male fly. 



to expel or destroy the bots. 

 Give the following tonic med- 

 icines to improve the general 

 condition •. pulv. gentian i 

 lb., pulv. copperas i lb., pulv, 

 fenugreek i lb,, pulv. elecam- 

 pane i R). Mix well, and give 

 a large tablespoonful once a 

 day. 



Fundament Bot. — Like the 

 stomach bot, this is also the 

 result of running out to grass. 

 Instead of the eggs being de- 

 posited on the legs they are 

 deposited on the lips of the 

 horse. They are found in the 

 rectum, and often seen about 

 the anus and under the tail. 



Treatment. — Injections of raw 

 linseed oil, or of tobacco smoke. 



BOWELS, INFLAlVrMATION OF.— The symptoms are very severe 

 pain in the belly, varying from those of colic in being a continuous pain 

 (while in colic there are intervals of rest from pain), rolling, pawing, sweat- 

 ing, rapid breathing with an inclination to shift about, with great fever and 

 ■excitement. The disease comes on more gradually than colic (which see), 

 legs and ears cold, belly tender and painful on pressure. (See cut for posi- 

 tion of nose, etc.) 



Causes. — Constipation, exposure to 

 cold, drinking cold water in large quan- 

 tities when hot, hard driving, diarrhoea, 

 and as a sequel to colic. 



The above named causes, when occur- 

 ring in a horse predisposed to the disease, 

 are quite liable to bring it on. 



Treatment.— If the cause is constipa- 

 tion, give a quart of raw linseed oil, and, 

 if necessary, add from four to six drops 

 croton oil. If the cause is over-purging, 

 give an ounce and a half of tincture of opium in a half pint of water. If 



GENERAL SYMPTOM OF 

 DOMINAL IRRITATION. 



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