. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. tage of inflammation of the bowels is when the animal sits on bishaunches like a pig, gradually gets up, and walks around as if in great agony ; makesattempts to lie down, and when he does, goes down very carefully ; may make a fewrolls ; will gradually straighten out again, attempt to rise, and sits on his haunchesagain like a pig. This position is a sign of bowel inflammation, and to save the pa-tient the treatment must begin in earnest. Should the patient be fat and plethoric,bleed fr
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. tage of inflammation of the bowels is when the animal sits on bishaunches like a pig, gradually gets up, and walks around as if in great agony ; makesattempts to lie down, and when he does, goes down very carefully ; may make a fewrolls ; will gradually straighten out again, attempt to rise, and sits on his haunchesagain like a pig. This position is a sign of bowel inflammation, and to save the pa-tient the treatment must begin in earnest. Should the patient be fat and plethoric,bleed from the neck from two to eight quarts, according to the size of the a strong rubefacient to the abdomen, of 1 lb. of strong mustard, 2 oz. aqua am-monia, and water sufficient to make into a plaster ; rub in well, and cover with paper,to keep in the heat. Then give the following medicine : — Opium, 4 dr. Subnitrate of bismuth 2 oz. Chloroform 4 dr. Nux vomica, pulverized 2J dr. Licorice root Q- S. Make into four balls, give one every 4 to 6 hours, according to the uneasiness of. 506 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. the patient, which must be kept quiet, and these balls will do it. Feed soft, nutritiousfood, warm water, and no hay, for about one week. SUPERPURGATION, DIARRHEA, ETC. An over-relaxed, state of the bowels may arise from variouscauses. In some animals it is favored by peculiarities of conforma-tion, as is seen in ivasliy horses, animals with long legs, open ribs,and flat sides, with tucked-up bellies, such being liable to purgefrom the simplest cause. Change of feed, especially from dry to green, or unhealthfulfood, and sometimes through nervous excitement, is apt to producescouring. It is usually the evidence of something wrong, and theeffort of nature to remove it. Some irritant or undigested food beinglodged in the bowels, the intestinal fluids are poured out in super-abundance to remove it. The incautious use of purgative medicinesis a commo
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