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of pain still continue, it will be necessary to give the 

 following : 



Gruel 2 quarts, 



Prepared chalk I ounce, 



Catechu 4 drachms, 



Opium ..... 2 drachms ; 



The above to be repeated every five or six hours 

 until the purging and pain are allayed, after which 

 the doses should be lessened in quantity and 

 frequency. 



The horse must be kept warm and well-clothed, 

 with his legs bandaged after being rubbed thoroughly. 



SPASMODIC COLIC. 



SYMPTOMS. This disorder in general comes on 

 very suddenly, without any premonitory signs. The 

 horse becomes very restless, shifts his position, paws 

 the ground, and looks round with anxiety at his 

 flanks ; sometimes raising his foot as high as his 

 belly and striking it violently : he will also lie down 

 and roll about on his back. In a few minutes the 

 spasm subsides, and the animal after shaking himself 

 will resume feeding. At longer or shorter intervals 

 the attack is renewed, but with increased violence ; 

 he will throw himself with considerable force on the 

 ground ; will break into a copious perspiration, and 

 heave greatly at the flanks. These spasms are 

 renewed at intervals, and gradually become less 

 frequent and less severe ; or if, on the contrary, they 

 are more frequent and acute, and at length manifest 

 a nearly uninterrupted series, then it may be suspected 

 that inflammation has taken place, and that death 

 may speedily ensue. 



CAUSES. The causes giving rise to spasmodic 

 contraction of the muscular fibres of the bowels are 



