S2G COMPENDIUM OF THE VETERINARY ART. 



weak, irrituble bowels, there would be danger 

 not only of producing great debility, and there- 

 by of counteractinfT the intention of the me- 

 dicine, but likewise of destrovino; the animal, bv^ 

 bringing on an intiammation of the bowels \ and 

 this vs by no means an unusual occurrence. 

 Should the first ball not operate sufficiently, a 

 stronger may be given after an interval of a 

 few days^. 



* ^Ir. John Lawrence recomineuds lloni onii ounce and a 

 }i<t!f tx> fourteen drams of s^uccotiine aloos, as a moderate dose for 

 a race-horse, a dose wliichl am sure uould in mimy horses prove 

 very injurious; and as a remedy lor that khid of colic or gripes 

 ivbich often happens froni too strong a dose of pliysic, or from 

 bad management during its operation, he recommends in sligJit 

 Cuses a cordial ball, and in more serious cases camphor dissolved 

 iu a small quantity of gin, with oil of amber, and balsam of 

 capivi cgadPer'i, all of them powerful sliujulanls, and very hkely 

 in such cases to produce inllammation in the bowels. \Vhenev».'r 

 a liorse appears sick- and griptd alter taking p.hysic, or, as the 

 :i.')Ove author properly describes him, hanging down his head, 

 refiv^ingjus food, appearing as if swollen iu the carcase, heaving 

 ^IfiStiis flanks, and frequently throwing up liii tail, wiiliout ability 

 10 evaenate, all medicines of a stimulecting quality should be 

 •.i\oidcd, I he straight g'.'.t should be emptied by the hand, and 

 afterward clysters of Avater-gf uel, v.ilh olive or linseed oil, should 

 He injected. 'Y\\x. horse 5.hou!d be allowed to flrink frccmentiv of 

 Aurni water, or thin water-gruel; and if he refuse to drink, it \t- 

 absoluttly necessary to drench ban several limes a day. These 

 moans, assisted by walking exercise, will soon bring on an eva- 

 cuation, and the horse will be relieved. It is often supposed tiiut; 



