He had known many instances of its curing consumption, and had seen it act like a charm in cases of tympany. |
To swell a man with a tympany is as good sport as to blow a frog. |
This pathological condition is called guttural pouch tympany, and surgical treatment is necessary for affected foals to recover from this disease. |
Guttural pouch tympany is observed in horses ranging from birth to 1 yr of age and is more common in fillies than in colts. |
Below, the cardiac dullness is merged into the tympany from the stomach and the dullness from the liver. |
The problem, of course, is called ruminal tympany or, simply, bloat. |