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similar to those of impaction of the stomach. The cause 

 of this colic is over-heating- and over-feeding, going 

 without feed for a long time and then being too heavily 

 fed; too much green feed; new hay and grain, espe- 

 cially oats and corn or sour grain or feed. 



In addition to the symptoms already given, the belly 

 is considerably enlarged and bloated and if struck in 

 Trent of the hips and back of the ribs it gives forth a 

 hollow drum-like sound, due to the accumulated wind 

 or gas. In serious cases there is profuse sweating, in- 

 tense pains with violent twitchings of the stomach; 

 trembling of the limbs and staggering from side to side. 

 In fact, the symptoms are quite like those in man 

 when suffering from a bad attack of stomach ache. 

 The sure symptom is the drum-like sound of the stom- 

 ach when struck, and the tightly stretched skin over 

 the stomach walls. 



The same physics should be given, and the same 

 medicines for alleviating the pain as in the other form 

 of colic. A tablespoonful of ordinary morphine or opium 

 will ease the pain. Rub the flanks with turpentine, 

 covering a spot about eight inches across just behind 

 the ribs and rather low down on the body. If the 

 animal is down lay heavy pieces of blanket wet in very 

 hot water on the body, changing them as they cool. 



For this colic one of the best remedies I have ever 

 used is chloral hydrate, mentioned in the Government 

 work alluded to on page 284 of this book. This is used 

 in a drench, one ounce to a pint of warm water. See 

 that every particle of the drug is taken up by the 

 liquid, as it is a strong irritant to the mouth and throat. 

 It is an inexpensive material to keep on hand and does 

 not seem to lose strength when kept bottled. We always 



