UHAPTER VI. 
DISEASES OF THE LIVER. 
Though the diseases of this organ are very few and sel- 
dom occur, yet it isof great importance to us that we 
should study thos: which are of consequence and can be 
understood and treated successfully. We do not think 
that we would be justified in taking the reader’s time and 
wasting a lot of valuable space in writing of something 
which can beof no practical worth—hence we present 
nothing under this head but ‘‘Inflammation of and Con- 
gestion of the Liver.’’ One striking peculiarity with refer- 
ence to the liver of a horse, is the absence of a gall blad- 
der, this being the reason, no doubt, for the horse not be- 
ing troubled with some of the common diseases, such as 
gall stone, etc. 
- Congestion of the Liver. 
fg This is a condition in which the blood vessels of the 
Fe liver are engorged, and it is usually accompanied by an 
_ engorgement of many of the other internal organs. 
sae 
‘sim 3 
Cause—Over feeding without reasonable exercise, injuries 
RAS 
_ on right side over liver and the presence of foreign bodies 
i init. The extension of inflammation from neighboring 
parts may produce such a condition. 
