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Crt.^i. tl.iiiu-rub the belly wen, ah^. .>. ^cvcfc cases «pplv • 

 mustard plaster to th« bowels, »nd also have one-half pail of hot 

 *alt i.i a bagf placed over the animal's kidneys; this will have a 

 tendency to move the gas In the bowels and helps to keep down 

 Inflammation. After the animal has been relieved, if it has been 

 a bad case, it is best to follow up with a dose of physic, con- 

 f isting of: 



Bitter Aloea 8 drams. 



Common Soda 1 tablespoonful. 



Ginger 1 * ' 



Dissolve in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench, 

 and allow him to stand in the stable the next day; Feed on soft, 

 light feed. This will generally prevent him from having another 

 attack of colic. 



INFLAMMATION OP THE BOWELS (ENTERITIS.) 



This is a very common disease in the horse and is, perhaps, 

 one of the most fatal. 



Causes. — The disease sometimes follows a severe case of colic, 

 where tne animal does not sooii get relief. It may be caused from 

 eating food which has clay or sand in it, which causes an irritation 

 of the bowels. Eating pea straw will cause the disease some- 

 times ; drinking stagnant water^ exposure to cold after a long, 

 exhausting drive, the animal getting a chill which rushes the 

 blood in upon the bowels and sets up congestion, which is 

 followed by inflammation. 



SymptDms. — The horse is attacked very suddenly, begins to 

 tremble, paws with one foot and then with the other, and turns 

 the head around to the side, cringes and lies down, and does 

 not get a minute's ease as he does in colic, but will get up, walk 

 around, look at his side, and if his pulse is taken at this stage o' 

 the disease, it will be found about 4B beats per minute, full ami 

 bounding. His legs and ears will be hotter than natural. lU 

 passes manure in small quantities, which looks slimy. The pain 

 keeps on increasing, the symptoms g^ct worse, and h« does not 

 gti a minute's peaca : his pulse is up td about ?& bsaiiat ^nd it U 

 stiU fu}l and bounding- and doe& not v&fy m it doda in coliu, bui 

 keeps getting hig-her aa thd disease advaneea. Ht sweats frscly, 

 and the lining in hl^ eyes* becomes very much reddened an^i t^r'^ii 

 looking ; his legs and ears change from hot to cold, and the pain 

 keeps on increasi..g. At this stage his ears begin to lop over and 



