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THE COMMON COLICS OF THE HORSE 



' The double colon may, for purposes of description, be 

 divided into four portions — the ingesta in the first and third 

 descend, in the second and fourth ascend. It is found that 



Fig. 20 — Position of the Cecum and Double Colon on the 

 Floor of the Abdomen seen from Below. 



The point of the CEECum is directed towards the sternum. The 

 abdomen has spread open in front owing to the needful dissec- 

 tion. It should be egg-shaped, the narrow end foremost. 

 (Smith's 'Veterinary Physiology.') 



the physical characters of tlie contents are not the same 

 throughout. In the first colon the food is fairly firm, and the 

 particles of corn, etc., can be readily recognized ; in the 



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