THE HORSE—THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. 85 
unsoaked, has not been previously attacked, or if the disease is not prev- 
alent in the neighborhood. An explicit slowing of the difference be- 
tween Stomach Staggers and Brain Fever (Mad Staggers) is given under 
‘the latter disease. Read also what is said upon Apoplexy. 
TREATMENT.—Give adrench of five drachms of horse-aloes and two 
drachms of carbonate of soda, dissolved in a pint of boiling water, to 
empty the stomach. Then treat the paralysis and brain-disorder with nux 
vomica and belladonna, When no delirium exists, nux vomica will suffice, 
given every two hours, beginning two hours after the drench of aloes. 
For symptoms of delirium, give belladonna every two hours in alternation 
with nux vomica. Should the cleansing of the stomach commence, alter- 
nate these remedies every two hours. Give all the water the horse wants, but 
withhold all food the first twenty-four hours, thereafter giving bran-mashes 
or thick gruel. Apply cold cloths to the head during treatment. 
PAIN IN THE STOMACH. 
This is indicated by symptoms similar to those of colic (which see), 
but the horse in stomach-pain puts his nose behind the left elbow-joint, 
the seat of the stomach; gas rises from tbe stomach, producing waves 
along the gullet like those caused by the passage of food or drink, though 
in the opposite direction. 
TREATMENT.—Give ten drops of antimonium crudum in a little flour 
every half-hour or hour until relief is given. A mild laxative may be 
given in the form of linseed oil or aloes. To quiet the pain, chloral 
hydrate or a hyperdermic injection of morphia may be used. Copious in- 
jections of hot water into the bowel will aid in giving relief. 
CHOKING. 
Bolting oats, swallowing potatoes, apples, carrots, medicinal balls, or 
even a whole egg, will cause choking; it may also result from stricture of 
the gullet, which is mentioned below. 
Symptoms.—Refusal of food ; slobbering; water flows from the mouth 
in an attempt to drink; frequent efforts at swallowing, with spasmodic con- 
traction of the muscles of the neck; occasionally a sharp noise indicating 
pain. When the difficulty is in the throat, slobbering, cough, quick 
breath, sweats and frequent retchings occur. When it is further down in the 
gullet, a swelling arises in the left side of the neck; when still lower down, 
violent retching after swallowing a fluid, with less violent choking. 
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