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resemble it, though they are complaints of a very opposite nature, 
and require different modes of treatment. 
When the intestines are inflamed, the animal throws himself 
down and rolls on his back, strikes at his belly with his legs and 
gets up and lies down repeatedly, seeking various postures for relief. 
The extremities are cold, and his pulse will beat very hard and 
quick, sometimes nearly doubling its healthy and natural state. 
As it is of much consequence to ascertain the positive existence of 
this disease from spasm, I would strongly recommend the most 
minute attention to the two following points : first, in the spasm 
the animal, when he rolls on his back, will endeavour to retain 
that position ; whereas, in inflammation, he barely rolls on his back, 
continually shifting, without the least effort to retain himself there. 
The next existing difference is the strong quick pulse when the 
intestines are inflamed ; while in the spasm it is scarcely affected, 
unless the spasm continues so long as to produce inflammation, in 
which case the pulse must rise ; but I should imagine that an in- 
flammation arising from spasm must be attended with inevitable 
destruction to the animal. 
I have frequently observed that great pains are taken to prevent 
the animal from lying or rolling about in these diseases, a precau- 
tion I think perfectly useless, unless when we wish to administer 
the remedies. 
The inflammation being ascertained, six or seven quarts of blood 
should be immediately taken from a large orifice. All hard food 
should be avoided, nothing but congee or gruel being given to him : 
ligatures may be made round his legs to detain the blood in the 
extremities, and frictions with stimulants should also be employed ; 
rowels may be opened under his chest, abdomen, and the inside 
of his thighs ; and the whole surface of the belly may be blistered. 
Three or four gallons of warm water should be injected, which will 
foment the parts, and evacuate the, perhaps, acrid faeces. All 
other evacuants should be particularly avoided, and his clothing 
should be increased. 
All these remedies should be employed as soon as the disease is 
discovered, as it generally proves very rapidly fatal ; and if the 
pain and inflammation do not abate in eight or ten hours, five or 
six quarts of blood may be again taken away, repeating all the above 
remedies. If a warm bath could possibly be procured, it would, 
perhaps, afford a very ample mode of relief. This should be kept 
at every receptacle for sick horses, as its use may be much ex- 
tended. It might also be occasionally a cold bath, and its con- 
struction such as to be neither expensive nor troublesome to use. 
If an inflammation proceeds from the use of too violent purga- 
tives (which may be known by most of the above symptoms im- 
