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bicarbonate of soda, disolved in a pint of water, to be 

 given every four hours. If the bowels have not moved 

 briskly in 36 hours, give a pint of linseed oil, and re- 

 peat every 12 hours until they do so move. Give no 

 food, but allow as much water as the animal will take. 



FLATULENT OR WIND COLIC. 



Causes. In these cases we have great distention of 

 some of the abdominal viscera by gases that are formed 

 as a product of the decomposition of food. It may fol- 

 low a hearty meal of grass, or even an ordinary feed of 

 oats. 



Symptoms. The animal usually shows the first 

 symptom of uneasiness by pawing; soon an attempt is 

 made to lie down; the belly soon begins to enlarge; 

 there is swelling at the flanks; perspiration becomes pro- 

 fuse; breathing becomes somewhat labored and difficult; 

 eructation of gases often takes place, when the stomach 

 is the seat of the disease, and food is often ejected from 

 the stomach through the mouth and nostrils in consider- 

 able quantities. I know that most authorities have as- 

 serted the impossibility of the latter proceeding, but I 

 have witnessed it in many cases, and in which recovery 

 subsequently took place. The distention is sometimes 

 so great that the animal in tumbling around ruptures 

 the stomach or perhaps an intestine. This allows 

 the escape of the contents of the viscera, and is sure to 

 end in death. 



Treatment. When first noticed give a bottle of 

 HEARD'S MAGIO COLIC MIXTURE, and begin to give the 

 soap and warm water injections every hour. Now ap- 

 ply some of HEARD'S AMERICAN EMBROCATION to the skin 



