121 T/jelARRiiR's Ne'-jj Guide. Ch. XXXIII. 



CHAP. XXXIII. 



OftheDifeafes of the Stomach j and fir Ji of the 

 Lofs of Appetite, and of a dtpravd Appetite. 



A S the Food of Horfes confifts of the moll fimple Pro- 

 •^^ dudions of the Earth, they cannot be liable to many 

 Difeafes in their Stomach ; and therefore when we obferve 

 a Horfe lofe his Appetite, we may very readily fufpedt that 

 Diforder to be a Symptom of fome other Diieafe, or to be 

 the EfFed of fome fudden Accident or M-fmanagement. 

 For it is very certain, whatever caufes the Blood to flow in 

 an over-great quantity into the Stomach, muft be the Occa- 

 iionofa Plenitude and Fulnefs of the Veliels, which, accor- 

 ding to its Degree, v/ill leilen the Appetite and Inability of 

 Digeftion; and if it amounts to an Inflammation, or if thofe 

 Veflels be very much diltended, it muft needs caufe not on- 

 ly a Want of Appetite, but a Loathing alfo. 

 ^he Want of And thus we obferve in all Fevers and violent 

 Jppetita dijUn- Colds, a Horfeforfakes his Food, and fome- 

 guijh'dfrofn that times we may take Notice in him the lame 

 ^^hich accoKipa- £)if]i]^e to eating after immoderate Exercife, 



Zher SickZfs"^ or after drinking cold Water when he has been 

 tc nejs. j^gj^j.p^j . Qj. gffgj. 3 jQj^g ^^^ tedious Day's Ri- 

 ding in hot Weather ; and in fine, after all thofe Errors 

 that may be the Caufe of Fevers, and moil other Sicknefles. 

 And becaufe fuLh Diforders very often go oft' without any 

 other viflble Symptom than the Lofs of Appetite, they are 

 therefore very often attributed wholly to the Stomach. 



But the Difeafes of the Stomach, which, properly fpeak- 

 ing, produce the Want of Appetite, have not their imme- 

 diate Dependence upon any other Difeafe, but proceed either 

 from the Quantity or Quality of what is contained in it, 

 and in this Cafe the Signs are different from the former ; 

 for in the one the Horfe wholly forfakes his P'ood, and in 

 the other he is daint)^ yet he eats, though it be but little, 

 and is capable of doing proportionable Service. 

 The Caufe -^""^ ^^^'^ Imperfection, for the mofl part, pro- 



ceeds from a Lentor in the Bowels, and Coliive- 

 nefs,when a Horfe has flood fome time in the Stable, has had 

 full Feeding without proportionable Exercife ; for by that 

 Means theStomuch is not only too full, but the Juices turn 

 corrupted by their Stagnation and acquire fome c'.il Qualities 



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