752 INDEX OF DISEASES AND REMEDIES 



COOCIDIOSIS continued. 



Curative treatment, disinfect intestine by purgative, followed by 

 antiseptics ; glycerin and ferrous sulphate in drinking water ; sodium 

 hyposulphite, sulphur, lysol, cyllin ; often incurable. 



COLIC. 



Gripes ; Spasm of intestines ; Irregular inordinate contractions of 

 muscular walls of intestines. Occurs in all animals ; presents two 

 forms (a) spasmodic ; (b) flatulent. 

 Place horse in spacious, well-littered box. 

 Purgative to remove irritant : in horse, aloes ; in cattle and sheep, oils 



and salines ; in dog, castor oil. 

 Catharsis hastened and pain relieved by copious laxative enemas, hot 



fomentations and friction to abdomen, and gentle exercise. 

 Barium chloride or eserine and pilocarpine if bowels continue torpid. 

 Ether, oil of turpentine, other volatile oils, ammonia, and ammonium 



carbonate combat flatulence. 

 Ether, alcohol, and chloral hydrate, conjoined with opium, belladonna, 



cannabis indica, control spasms and pain. 

 Morphine and atropine hypodermically or inhalation of chloroform quiets 



violent spasm. 

 Repeated recurring attacks in influenza in horses, often connected with 



hepatic derangement, treated with half dose of aloes and a little 



calomel, vspirit of chloroform, and mustard embrocation to abdomen. 

 In flatulent colic in horse the distended bowel may be punctured by 



trocar and canula. 

 Similar treatment in other classes of patients. 



CHOLERA OF FOWLS AND HOGS. See FOWL CHOLERA and SWINE FEVER. 



CHOREA. 



Irregular, involuntary, convulsive contractions of voluntary muscles, 

 or groups of muscles. Stated to be sometimes dependent on localised 

 sclerosis of spinal cord. 



Occurs in all animals, usually in the young, feeble, or anaemic. 



In horse most common in the form of stringhalt, which see. 



In dog as sequel of distemper, or from intestinal worms. 

 Remove gastro-intestinal derangement, worms, or other cause of reflex 



irritability ; potassium bromide. 



In weakly dogs or convalescents from distemper, generous diet, fair pro- 

 portion of good milk or fatty matters. 

 Iron, arsenic, other tonics, ether, and spirit of camphor ; glycero- 



phosphates. 



Sponging or affusion with water, at first tepid, subsequently cold. 

 Violent spasms relieved by full doses chloral hydrate or Indian hemp 



internally, or chloroform inhalation. 

 Counter-irritants over spine in long-standing ^ases. 

 Momentary immersion in cold bath and drying quickly with friction ; 



electricity, interrupted current, two to five minutes daily. 



COMA. 



Stupor, symptomatic of impaired brain function. 

 Affusion alternately with warm and cold water : ice-bag to head. 

 Ammonia given by inhalation and subcutaneously. 

 Mustard to extremities ; stimulating enemata, eserine and pilocarpine. 

 Cautious bleeding ; endeavour to promote action of bowels and skin. 



CONJUNCTIVITIS. 



Inflammation of mucous membrane of eye. See also OPHTHALMIA. 



Remove any irritant : foment ; castor oil between lids relieves irrita- 

 tion. Poppy-head infusion as fomentation. 



Boracic acid, zinc sulphate or acetate, with aqueous solution of opium 

 suitably diluted. 



