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OHAPTEE III. 



DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS. 



Lampas, Choking, Indigestion, Gorging, Grain Founder, Gastric Impaction, 

 Gorged Stomach, Impaction of the Stomach, Dyspepsia, Chronic Indigestion, 

 Gastritis, Inflammation of the Stomach, Rupture of the Stomach, Constipa- 

 tion, Spasmodic Colic, Gripes, Belly Ache, Flatulent Colic, Windy Colic, 

 Tympanites, Swollen Belly, Inflammation of the Intestines, Enteritis, Super- 

 purgation, Diarrhoea, Bots, Worms. 



LAMPAS. 



Deflnition. — Lampas is a trifling ailment peculiar to young horses. 

 It consists of an active inflammation and swelling of the ridges or fleshy 

 bars of the roof of the mouth. 



Etiology. — It is commonly connected with the process of dentition, 

 and generally occurs about the season when the teeth are changing. 

 Horses at any age, however, are liable to be affected by it through over- 

 feeding. The soreness of the palate usually prevents the animal from 

 eating oats or corn for a few days, and the inflammation sometimes 

 causes slight feverish symptoms. 



Treatment. — An immediate cure may be effected by scarifying the 

 swollen bars with a lancet, but a few days of feeding wet bran and soft 

 food wiH generally have the same effect, at the end of which time the 

 inflammation will subside, and the animal will again feed. 



The practice of burning the swollen bars with a hot iron is a brutal 

 proceeding, and should never be tolerated. 



