32 VETERINARY HOMCEOPATHY, 



heavy load. No ! Whenever your horse has pain that induces 

 him to roll, take off his halter and all his clothing, put him into a 

 big, loose box, or open yard, where there is plenty of straw and 

 let him roll to his heart's content, j^ou in the interim watching 

 that he does not get cast on his back, and doing what j^ou can by 

 the administration of suitable remedies, or rather a suitable remedy, 

 to remove the cause of the pain. There is one very suggestive 

 habit a horse has, particularly when he is in a loose box, if he is 

 the subject of a calculus (or stone,) in the intestines, namely, 

 that of pressing his hindquarters firmly against the wall, and all 

 the while straining as though he were going to have a motion. 

 Horses will frequentl}^ rest their heads sideways on the manger, 

 or against the wall; in such cases look out for diseased molar 

 teeth or brain disease; the former can readily be discovered by 

 examination, and the latter may be partially confirmed if the 

 pupils of the eyes are either very much dilated or contracted. 



Another very suggestive subjective symptom occurs when the 

 horse poses himself repeatedly, as in the act of urination and 

 probably strains as though he wanted to pass water which in all 

 probability he does; in such cases the condition of the urine will 

 furnish the confirmatorj' indication required. 



It is hardly necessary to state that the condition of the faeces (or 

 dung) is an all important physical symptom which serves as a 

 guide in many instances to disorders of the digestive system, and 

 under this head it will be necessary to look for information herein, 

 before deciding what to do. There is one point that almost invari- 

 ably exercises the mind of a horseman; indeed the subject is one 

 that causes great anxiety to almost all men, whether it effects 

 themselves or their charges; we refer to constipation of the bowels; 

 this matter will be dealt with in its proper place and merely in 

 passing do we wish to draw your attention to the fact, because 

 there really is no necessity in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred 

 to be so wonderfully concerned if the excretion of the faeces is 

 temporarily suppressed; how to get over this difficulty will be ex- 

 plained under its proper heading, and it will be found that this 

 object can be attained without the usually violent measures of 

 purgation. 



Roughly speaking the foregoing are some of the most prom- 

 inent indications by which a horseman may discover what 



