The American reformed horse book : a treatise on the causes, symptoms, and cure of all diseases of the horse, including every disease peculiar to America ; also embracing full information on breeding, rearing, and management designed for popular use . if any feces are voided, they consist oismall, hardened balls. An examination after death reveals a gangrenous state of thesmall and sometimes the large intestines. Often extravasatedblood is found within the intestinal tube. So soon as the painceases, and the animal appears no better, we infer that gangrenehas set in; cold sweats set in, and the
The American reformed horse book : a treatise on the causes, symptoms, and cure of all diseases of the horse, including every disease peculiar to America ; also embracing full information on breeding, rearing, and management designed for popular use . if any feces are voided, they consist oismall, hardened balls. An examination after death reveals a gangrenous state of thesmall and sometimes the large intestines. Often extravasatedblood is found within the intestinal tube. So soon as the painceases, and the animal appears no better, we infer that gangrenehas set in; cold sweats set in, and the animal shortly dies. Treatment.—The treatment of enteritis does not, and should notjdiffer from that of any other acute affection. Mucilaginous drinks,chlorate of potass, hyposulphite of soda, in doses as recommendedfor inflammation of the stomach. Occasional enemas of soap-sudsare to be thrown into the rectum, so long as the feces remain hard,or are voided with difficulty. The objectionable method of back-raking—so highly recommended by some authors—should neveibe resorted to; it is a disgusting affair, and actually unnecessary ^for, let the rectum be ever so impacted, it can be evacuate^1 bj 202 DADDS VETEHINARY MEDICINE AND DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS. 203 eneraeta, composed of soap-suds, to which add a little ginger orlobelia. If the weather is not too cold, cloths wet with warm watermay be applied to the abdomen, over which throw a blanke^^^, soas to prevent evaporation and chill. The outrageous treato-entrecommended by some authors is a disgrace to the recommend bleeding until the horse faints or falls; then toscorch the sides with ammonia and cantharides; and, lastly, toempoison what little blood he may have left in his system, so thatdeath may occui secundum artem. Should the subject of inflammation of the intestines suffer muchpain, a drench of half a pint or more of (infusion of hops,) or pop-pies, may be given occasionally; or on
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