DISEASES OF THE HORSE. +163 
worms have been but very imperfectly described by 
writers upon the subject. In an experience of many 
years, I have observed the following symptoms, but no; 
all in the same animal. Each-variety of worm has its 
characteristic symptoms, namely: In bots, we rarely 
have loss of condition, but, when the bots heconie trou- 
blesome, colicky pains, gasping, quickened respiration, 
staring or haggard expression of the eye, with a strong 
tendency to inflammation of the bowels will he. obser ved, 
Bots are rarely troublesome except when passing away 
in their regular manner, which occurs from May to Au- 
gust in each year. In most other varieties of worms the 
symptoms are debility, feebleness, sluggish movements, 
emaciation, staring coat, hide-bound, and skin covered 
with scurvy blotches, rigidity of loins, small and feeble 
but slightly accelerated pulse, respiration slow, tucked- 
up belly, a peculiar, pallid appearance of the lining of 
the lips, (a certain indication,) irregular, capricious, but 
persistent appetite, badly digested feces, agitation of 
heart and tail; and where the fundament worms exist, 
a whitish or yellowish-white substance will be found 
about the fundament, indicated also by rubbing the 
tail, 
The treatment for worms has been attended with 
much uncertainty heretofore, and is, to the present day, 
with practitioners generally. Those on which most de- 
pendence has been placed are: Calomel, one half drachm ; 
tartrate of antimony, one half drachm ; linseed-meal, one 
half ounce; mix and give at night. Or, iron filings, two 
drachms ; common salt, one half ounce ; powdered savin, 
one drachm; linseed meal, one half ounce; mix, give 
every night fora week. Or, assafcetida, two drachms ; 
calomel, one and a half drachms ; ; savin, one and a half 
diachines ; oil male fern, thirty drops ; linseed-meal, two 
