10 Horses 



HORSES 



DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT ] 



COLIC 



There are three kinds of colic more frequently met with in horses 

 and they have been given at least nine different names. Belovk^ I place 

 their simplest names and enclose in brackets other names frequently 

 applied to them. 



I 



Compaction Colic, [Engorgement Colic], otherwise known as [Ob- 

 struction Colic] and sometimes improperly called [Indigestion]. 



II 



Wind Colic or Bloat otherwise known as [Flatulent Colic] and 

 [Castro Tymphany]. 



Ill 



Cramp Colic [Spasmodic Colic]. 



GENERAL CAUSES OF COLIC 



Colic is usually caused by a horse receiving too much of a feed 

 that their digestive tract is not in the habit of digesting. It often happens 

 when a horse is changed from old corn or oats to new corn or oats. 

 This is especially true if the animal is lightly worked. Watering only 

 after feeding has a tendency to colic. Old dead grass mixed with short 

 new grass often causes colic. Too much dry feed such as dry grass, 

 corn stalks or wheat straw may cause colic. This is especially true if 

 the weather is cold and the horse fails to drink sufficient water for diges- 

 tive purposes. 



Some times the teeth cause horses to eat ravenous and they fail to 

 chew the food sufficient for digestive purposes. 



