The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . ith twice the quantity of waterevery hour until relief is obtained. FLATULENT COLICThis is an accumulation of gas in the stomach and intestines,occurring more often in the spring and fall than at any otherseason. Horses fed on corn are most sub- .^- ~^~ -;^&=,ject to these attacks, in consequence of this ^=z^r?fI^^^$?^Skind of food ferment-ing readily in thestomach, more par-ticularly when the accum
The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . ith twice the quantity of waterevery hour until relief is obtained. FLATULENT COLICThis is an accumulation of gas in the stomach and intestines,occurring more often in the spring and fall than at any otherseason. Horses fed on corn are most sub- .^- ~^~ -;^&=,ject to these attacks, in consequence of this ^=z^r?fI^^^$?^Skind of food ferment-ing readily in thestomach, more par-ticularly when the accumulation feMof gas thereby occa-sioned is not arrested, =^^it soon swells the ^stomach and intes-tines to such an extent as to cause the diaphragm, or walls ofthe stomach to give way, and the death of the animal author has known cases to terminate in death in less thanhalf an hour from the observation of the first symptoms, sorapid is the course of this disease. The symptoms are the samein spasmodic colic, with the exception of the swelling of theabdomen. The same medicines are to be used, with the addi-tion of from one to two drachms of chloride of lime in each dose,. SIR AKCHY, THE GODOLPHIN OF AMERICA. WORMS. 863 according to the urgency of the symptoms. This, if given intime, will generally prove efficacious. Tincture of hartshornand spirits of turpentine are recommended by some veterinaryauthors, and are excellent remedies; but as much injury hasbeen caused by their use by inexperienced persons, the authorwould not advise their use since the animal rany be killtd hvnnimproper administration of them. WORMS. Four kinds of worms are found in the horse, viz: the luuibrici,which very much resemble the common earth-worm in form;ascarides, so called from their supposed resemblance to a thread;tajuia, or tape-worm, of which variety but little is known, as itis very rare; and, lastly, the persecuted bots, considered byfarmers and horsemen the greatest of pests and the mos
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