. Diseases & disorders of the horse, a treatise on equine medicine and surgery, being a contribution to the science of comparative pathology. Horses. 83 adult state. They do this by roUing themselves within the fsecal matter of the horse's intestine. In this state they lie coiled in the cocoons they make for themselves. In some districts the worm is not often met with, while in others it is most destructive. - Mr. Lloyd was the first to recognise this worm as the cause of the Welsh epizootic outbreaks. The worm gives rise to emaciation, colic, diarrhosa, and sometimes to inflammation of th
. Diseases & disorders of the horse, a treatise on equine medicine and surgery, being a contribution to the science of comparative pathology. Horses. 83 adult state. They do this by roUing themselves within the fsecal matter of the horse's intestine. In this state they lie coiled in the cocoons they make for themselves. In some districts the worm is not often met with, while in others it is most destructive. - Mr. Lloyd was the first to recognise this worm as the cause of the Welsh epizootic outbreaks. The worm gives rise to emaciation, colic, diarrhosa, and sometimes to inflammation of the bowels. Sometimes the pain is very acute, and the animal rolls and tosses about in great agony. In other instances, abdominal pain is not a marked feature. Last year we were called to see a team of cart horses, two of which had already died. The remaining two were much prosti'ated and extremely emaciated. Careful examination of the â excreta soon revealed to us these characteristic little red worms, as the cause of the mischief. The males are about one-eighth of an inch long, the females two-fifths of an inch. When these worms infest the horse, a full dose of aloes should be given in the first instance, .and this should be followed up by giving mashes for a couple of â days or so, and then by good nutritious food and the administration of tonic .and stimulating medicines. The follo\ving formula is a good one :âof â carbonate of ammonium two drachms, the double citrate of iron and ammonium two drachms, ginger, gentian, and treacle, to make an eight â drachm ball. One ball to be given two or three times daily for three weeks. We may now say a few words regarding the armed strongyle. This -\\'orm has long been known to naturalists. Formerly two varieties were described, but these are now known to be the same worm in different stages â of growth. The body is rigid, the head flattened and armed with numerous upright denticles like those of a circular saw. The hind ray of the
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