“Guttural pouch tympany is observed in horses ranging from birth to 1 yr of age and is more common in fillies than in colts.”

“He had known many instances of its curing consumption, and had seen it act like a charm in cases of tympany.”

“Below, the cardiac dullness is merged into the tympany from the stomach and the dullness from the liver.”

“Palpation of the abdomen showing abdominal distension with a tympanitic note on percussion, but with normal urination, indicates qi tympanites.”

“Abdominal distension with a splashing sound like water, and accompanying dysuria indicates tympanites or ascites.”

“In a week to ten days the tongue cleans, the thirst ceases, the appetite returns, the tympanites and pain diminish.”