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PRESCRIPTION. 
eee ececipitated =.) 20) eo. SP ounce 
PemieertSround)- . . 1 . . «.. 12 ounce 
Dm (powdered) ... . . . ... 1 drachm 
Paaeioniputitie:. (. 3. . 2. . . 2 edrachm 
Sete ce Og pint 
Mix and give at one dose, and repeat in 3 hours if neces- 
sary. Give starch or flour water to drink, but in small 
quantities and 3 or 4 hours apart 
Dysentery. 
This di-ease is very uncommon in the horse; it is what 
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we sometimes call ‘‘bloody flux,’’ and is inflammatory in 
character, affecting the large intestines. 
Cause—it is produced by the animal eating grasses from 
‘low Jands which are unfit for food, or poor food of any 
kind, and hard work may be the cause. 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
It begins as a case of diarrhoea in most instances, the 
beces becoming bloody in appearence aniit may be that 
shreds of the mucous membrane of the bowels will be pass- 
ed. The patient will have some fever and appear greatly 
prostrated; the pulse will be quick and irritable and thirst 
will be intense. There will be frequent ani painful evac- 
uation, which will increase in number and violence as 
disease progresses, the fecal matters passed being very 
offensive. 
WHAT TO DO. 
Place patient ina warm and dry, but well ventilated 
