AND HIS DISEASES. 95 



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Treatment. — -The appropriate remedies are blisters to the 

 right side, occasional small doses of aloes and calomel, mode- 

 ration in feeding, gentle exercise, with tonics, as sulphate of 

 iron and arsenic, or iron and quinine. See tonics, page 217. 



RUPTUKB OF THE LIVEE, (HEPATAEEHOaA.) 



In old pampered horses rupture of the liver sometimes 

 occurs, usually producing sudden death, at other times more 

 gradual. The symptoms are obscure and seldom observed. 

 After death the belly is filled with blood, the liver is pale 

 and flaccid, and the lesion can usually be easily detected. 



DISEASES OF THE SPLEEN. 



The spleen or milt is that soft spongy bluish-red organ 

 found at the left of the s^;omach,. between it and the false 

 ribs, the use of which has never been determined, nor are its 

 diseases well defined. We have never met with a case in the 

 horse in Canada. Professor Dick remarks,, that "the diseases 

 which have been principally signalised in the- spleen are en- 

 largement, usually chronic, often united with tubercles, some- 

 times with softening and rupture, of course, speedily followed 

 by death." He also mentions a case where this, gland was 

 found to weigh not less, than seventy-two pounds. Mr 

 Percivall also mentions several cases, of enormous enlarge- 

 ment of this, organ. The only symptoms by which it can be 

 recognised are gradual loss of condition and inaptitude for 

 fatigue, with the negative symptoms of absence of disease in 

 any other organ. 



THE PEEITONEUM. 



The peritoneum is the thin serous membrane which lines 

 the cavity of the belly, and is reflected over th& organs con- 

 tained within it, forming a complete covering to them. It 



