344. STOMACH AND BOWELS

Inflammation of the stomach and bowels in the horse, resembles colic
in its symptoms, except in colic the pains pass off at times, and
return again, whereas in inflammation, the pain is constant, and the
animal is never easy; after a time the eye acquires a wild haggard,
unnatural stare, and the pupil, or dark spot in the eye, dilates.

Treatment--Take away, at once, six or eight quarts of blood, and
repeat the bleeding if the pain returns. Follow the bleeding by one
scruple of opium, and two of calomel, twice a day; also blister the
sides of the chest; give him bran mash and purging balls, (Receipt
No. 340).


345. INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS

The principal symptoms of inflammation of the kidneys in the horse,
is, pressure on the loins elicit symptoms of pain, the breathing is
hurried, there is a constant desire to void urine, although passed
in small quantities, highly coloured, and sometimes tinged with
blood.

Treatment--This is blood letting, active purging, mustard poultices
as near the kidneys as possible, and the horse warmly clothed, &c.,
as in other inflammations.