. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 348 THE AMERICAN FARMER S HORSE BOOK. VIII. Indigestion, or Dyspepsia. Causes.—Dyspepsia is the most commonly seen in old horses and foals. It may result from diseased, irregular or sharp teeth, which cut the cheek or tongue, and in this way so hurry the eating as to cause bolting of the food. Other causes are indigestible or musty food, over-work, changes of weather, or eating too much at irregular periods. It is seen in foals from trying to eat hay or fodder; or, again, when the mo
. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 348 THE AMERICAN FARMER S HORSE BOOK. VIII. Indigestion, or Dyspepsia. Causes.—Dyspepsia is the most commonly seen in old horses and foals. It may result from diseased, irregular or sharp teeth, which cut the cheek or tongue, and in this way so hurry the eating as to cause bolting of the food. Other causes are indigestible or musty food, over-work, changes of weather, or eating too much at irregular periods. It is seen in foals from trying to eat hay or fodder; or, again, when the mother having been at work, the foal is allowed to feed while she is very warm; or it may be simply from the milk being of a poor quality. Symptoms.—The animal appears unthrifty; the coat is staring, and the belly tucked up; the skin is tight on the body, a veritable condition of "; In old, chronic cases, these symptoms are all aggravated, and the emaciation is very great, as ex- hibited in the illustration. They will be dull at work, and bad smelling wind will be passing from them continually. When the habit of bolting the food is ^ the cause, large particles of food will be found unmasticated and undioested among^ the duno-. A prominent sign denoting heart- burn, which generally accompanies indigestion, or rather is one form of the trouble, consists in the animal elevating the head and turning up the lip, as shown in the accompanjdng cut; and many Avill, at the same time, form a habit of licking the wall, particularly if lime enters into its composition. Dull, griping pains may come on at any time, but they are seldom severe. Treatment.—If the food is bolted, ex- amine the teeth, and if necessary rasp them down. Give the mild Purirative Pill No. 20, and chan<i"e the feed to bran mash and hay. If grass is in season, this also will gi-eatly benetit. Give one of the following powders in the feed, three times a day:. EFFECTS OF CHKONIC INDIGESTION
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