1-05 VETERINARY 



Hide-bound, Rots, and Worms. 



WHAT Is understood by Hide-bound, may- 

 be said to be an effect rather than a disease; 

 for its principal causes appear to be bots in the 

 sfoaiaeh, or worms in the intestines. These, if in 

 %ie-aX quantities, as is often the case, deprive the 

 animal of his proper portion of nutriment, and 

 teep the stomach in a constant state of irritation. 

 Bad diefc^ inattention, and want of cleanlinefs, may 

 likewise produce this disease. 



In this disease, the horse is observed gradually 

 to put on the appearance of extreme poverty, 

 without any apparent cause ; he becomes dull and 

 languid ; he appears in a state of great debility, 

 and sweats much, on being moderately exercised ; 

 Iiis excrements become black and offensive ; his 

 coat starts, and his skin, by its complete adhesion, 

 seems as if it were glued to his ribs *. It may be 

 observed, that the appetite is seldom materially 

 injured, except in the more advanced stages of this 

 disease. 



* One certain sign of the existence of bots and worms, 

 is a yellowish powder appearing on the anus. 



