122 MANUAL FOR STABLE SERGEANTS. 



Treatment. Put the animal in a comfortable place and drench at 

 once with 1J pints of linseed oil and two ounces of turpentine. If 

 there is great pain, drench as directed in paragraph 413. Give fre- 

 quent injections of 5 or 6 gallons of warm water and apply ^blankets 

 wrung out in hot water to the belly. 



When the above remedies are not at hand, give 6 drams of aloes 

 and 4 drams of salicylic acid in two capsules or made up into two balls. 



Another excellent remedy to be kept on hand for colics of all kinds 

 is prepared as follows: 



Ounces. 



Camphor gum 6 



Carbolic acid 2 



Glycerine 12 



Mix the camphor and carbolic acid and let stand for 12 hours, then 

 add the glycerine. Dose 1 ounce, given either in a capsule or on the 

 tongue with a syringe. The dose may be repeated in two, four, or 

 six hours, as indicated. 



When the animal has recovered, feed as directed for spasmodic 

 colic (par. 413). 



415. Obstruction colic (impaction of the intestines, stop- 

 page of the bowels). A painful affection of the bowels due to the 

 accumulation of food or other material within them. 



Causes. Heavy feeding and lack of exercise; coarse, indigestible 

 food; accumulation of sand and dirt in the bowels when horses are 

 fed from the ground or picketed on sand (sand colic) or when watered 

 in shallow pools or streams; insufficient water supply, and faulty 

 mastication due to defective teeth. 



Symptoms. Constipation, dullness, and partial or complete loss 

 of appetite. As time goes on the animal begins to show signs of 

 restlessness and pain, such as pawing, walking round the stall, and 

 occasionally looking around at the flank. He ^finally lies down, 

 stretches himself out and remains in that position for perhaps an 

 hour or more at a time. If relief is not given the abdomen becomes 

 distended with gas, breathing is rapid and difficult, the pain in- 

 creases in severity, and death results in from one to three or four days. 



Treatment. A drench composed of raw linseed oil 1J pints, and 

 turpentine 2 ounces should be given at once. If pain is severe, 

 add 4 drams cannabis iridica to the dose. Allow all the water the 

 animal will drink; give rectal injections of large quantities (5 to 6 

 gallons) of warm water every two or three hours; rub or knead the 



