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the sides, the proper time for it is an hour after the 

 first bleeding ; but never do this in the hot weather, 

 nor during the rains, unless it is cool. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 



is common enough everywhere. The causes are, cold 

 suddenly applied ; cold wind blowing on a horse's 

 belly, picketed outside, that has been accustomed to a 

 stable ; or a draught of wind when under physic ; 

 drinking cold water, when hot ; costivene-ss, unat- 

 tented to ; which last is often produced by gora-wal- 

 las, when en route by themselves, not searching for 

 good water. 



Symptoms. The horse lies down, apparently with- 

 out much pain ; after a few minutes, gets up, and 

 then lies down again. The breathing is a little 

 quickened ; the pulse, at the commencement, in- 

 creased to sixty or seventy ; and the ears and legs 

 rather cold. In the course of an hour or two all 

 these symptoms rapidly increase ; the pain of the 

 belly becomes very great, which is fully evinced on 

 pressure ; the pulse rises to eighty or ninety, and the 

 ears and legs get much colder. His haggard coun - 

 tenance is often anxiously turned towards his flanks, 

 as he groans and rolls ; but he seldom tries to strike 

 his belly with his hind feet, as in gripes. The bow- 

 els are always costive ;~* the belly is sometimes swol- 

 len, and the urine, if passed, is in small quantities, 

 and with pain. The mouth is hot and dry ; and the 

 eyelids red, looking gorged with blood. 



* This is not always the case. Inflammation of the intestines is sometimes 

 .accompanied by severe diarrhrea. ED. 



