These are the terms applied to the bowels when twisted or knotted

These are the terms applied to the bowels when twisted or knotted

These are the terms applied to the bowels when twisted or knotted

Volvulus, gut tie, or twisting of the bowels. These are the terms applied to the bowels when twisted or knotted. This accident is rather a common one, and frequently results from the violent manner in which a horse throws himself about when attacked by spasmodic colic. The symptoms are the same as those of intussusception and obstructions of the bowels; the same directions as to treatment are therefore to be observed.