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and calculi, when not promptly relieved, are likely to 
terminate in inflammation of the bowels. 
To an ordinary observer, many of the symptoms of 
inflammation of the bowels appear like those of colic, 
but the following differences should be observed. In 
inflammation of the bowels there is abdominal pain, as 
in colic, but the pain is more continuous. In inflamma- 
tion of the bowels there is fever,—the temperature 
may go from 100° up to 105°; it is usually above 
103°. The pulse is small, hard, “thready,” and rapid, 
the horse dislikes to lie down, and, before lying 
down, will frequently stand with all four feet near 
together, tread around with the legs partially bent, 
and hesitate before going down. When he does lie 
down, he does so as gently as possible, getting down 
on his knees, or sitting down upon his haunches like 
a dog, and remaining in this position for some time. 
In colic, pressure or kneading on the abdomen usually 
gives relief, but in enteritis pressure on the abdomen 
causes increased pain. In enteritis, the horse has an 
anxious, distressed expression of countenance. There 
is a disposition to walk about in a circle, pausing only 
to paw, or to attempt to lie down. 
Give laudanum in ounce doses, combined with a 
small dose (half a pint) of raw linseed oil, to quiet the 
pain. Hot blankets should be applied to the abdomen. 
Gruels and linseed tea should be given and the horse 
should be kept as quiet as possible. It is not a good 
plan to give more than one or two enemas, as they are 
liable to increase the irritation of the bowels. 
In cattle, inflammation of the bowels comes on more 
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