INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 
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The above should be given in about half-a-gallon of lint- 
seed-tea. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 
Symptoms. —Great restlessness, and a griping pain, which 
causes the animal to lie down, turning his head often to¬ 
wards his belly with anxious looks, and frequently attempt¬ 
ing to strike it with his hind foot, are the chief symptoms 
of this malady. These are invariably accompanied by a 
quick pulse, and an unequal and disturbed breathing, in¬ 
ducing copious perspiration. If this complaint is not 
quickly checked by the ordinary treatment, it is sure to 
end in mortification and death. 
Causes. —Costiveness, drinking cold water in large quan¬ 
tities during extreme heat, or over-driving, are the ordinary 
causes which induce this complaint. 
Remedies. —This disease requires a variety of treatment 
according to the state of the malady, and these must be 
well considered, before the cure is attempted. When the 
pulse is unusually rapid, accompanied with suffused red¬ 
ness of the eyelid, and the breathing hard and irregular, 
it will be necessary to bleed the animal immediately, to the 
extent of from four to five quarts, and even six if the ani¬ 
mal be large. Let the following alterative be given soon 
afterwards :— 
Sulphate of magnesia . 8 ounces, » 
Castor-oil 1 pint, 
Gruel or lintseed-tea . 1 quart, 
Carbonate of soda . ^ ounce. 
Should the above not operate in the course of three or 
four hours, it may be facilitated by a clyster, consisting of 
Olive-oil ... 1 gill, 
Warm gruel. . . 1 pint, 
