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to one side and paws, generally throws himself down, and rolls; 

 the pulse soon runs up, and the abdomen (belly) is seen to in- 

 crease in size becoming distended with gas. In a well-marked 

 case, the ribs of the leanest horse can no longer be located. The 

 pains are continuous, and the suffering of the poor animal now 

 becomes very great. In addition, there is difficult breathing, 

 profuse sweating, trembling, staggering gait, and, finally, if relief 

 be not quickly given, death will very soon follow. 



Treatment. Whatever is done must be done quickly. Give 

 at once Dr. LeGear^s Colic Cure, according to the directions on 

 each bottle. Give, frequently, injections per rectum of warm 



Fig. 12. Trocar and Canula, used for tapping an animal in wind colic (bloating). 



water, with a small quantity of common salt in solution. Gas 

 escaping by the anus gives relief, and is to be regarded as a fa- 

 vorable sign; and at this time don't push remedies too far, as 

 harm may result. Tobacco injections are highly useful in all 

 forms of colic. If the above treatment fails to give relief, and 

 the belly still continues to enlarge, recourse must be had to the 

 operation of puncturing (tapping) the colon to allow the gas to 

 escape. This operation must be done with an instrument for 

 the purpose, called the trocar, and canula. Select a spot on the 

 right, midway betwixt the point of the hip, the last rib and the 

 lumbar transverse processes, plunge the instrument in, draw out 

 the trocar, thus leaving the tube (canula) in for the gas to pa,ss 

 through. This operation must be performed before the animal 

 gets too weak. This gives the animal instant relief, and, by the 

 time- the gas has all escaped, the animal ceases to suffer. The af- 

 ter-treatment consists of easily digested food in .small quantities, 



