AND HIS DISEASES. 73 



manger, occasionally stretching out the nose, and pouting 

 the upper lip. If turned out, he licks earth or sand, and 

 evinces a depraved appetite ; at work he is easily sweated ; 

 his bowels are irregular, the dung being light-coloured and 

 glazed. 



Treatment. — Change the feed, give sweet, well-cured hay, 

 a few bran-mashes, and gentle walking exercise. Give him 

 the following laxative bali : — 



Laxative Ball. 



Barbadoes aloes, ... 6 drachins, 



Ground ginger, . . . 2 „ 



Carbonate of soda, . . . 2 „ 



made into a ball with molasses or lard. Place a lump of 

 rock salt in his manger, and give a little carbonate of soda 

 or magnesia twice a day in the feed. When recovery begins, 

 give him tonics for some time, with gentle exercise. If he 

 persists in devouring the litter, muzzle him up~for a few 

 days. This, if neglected, is apt to run on to diabetes or 

 jawpis. See page 102. 



ACUTE INDIGESTION. 



Acute indigestion is very common in this province, espe- 

 cially in spring, from the continuous hard work, and neces- 

 sarily liberal feeding. It is usually induced by over-feed- 

 ing, that is, eating too much at a, time, more especially when 

 the animal has been fatigued and hungry. It sometimes 

 occurs from his breaking loose in the night, and gorging 

 himself at the corn-bin. Another frequent cause is, over- 

 loading the stomach with clover or green feed when wet ; this 

 often induces violent and fatal indigestion. 



Symptoms. — Digestion may be arrested, either by " the 

 food undergoing no change, forming a dangerous load, or 

 running rapidly to frightful fermentation." In the former 



