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WHAT TO DO. 
Treat as you would a simple case of diarrhoea. 
Gut Tie. 
In the human family this trouble is known as Invagina- 
tion or Intussusception; it is the falling or slipping of one 
gut or portion of it into another. It is rather uncommon 
in horses, but several cases have come under the observa- 
tion of the wiiter. 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
First we find that patient has the symptoms commonly 
found in bowel troubles; colicky pains are present, but 
they come on gradually; he looks around at his side, paws 
the earth and stretches out at full length; he laysdown, but 
: does not roll much and ge's up and down very often. The 
pulse rises from 50 to 80 beats per minute and will be hard 
and weary. The legs get cold and cold sweat breaks out 
by the time pulse reaches 70 beats a minute; after this the 
the pulse is small and hard, the muscles trembleand death 
soon follows. 
WHAT TO DO. 
If the pulse should run as high as 50 beats per minute 
and patient should have any colicky pains when first 
symptoms are noticed, give him this: 
PRESCRIPTION. 
inseed Oil. . . Ap uth. 2st oy 3 Ee eupimts 
pieces rbareadoes - +... ... +. . «3 drachms 
Nux Vomica, Tincture of . . . . 1-2 ounce 
Mlx and give at one dose and give injections into the 
