218 The Management and Treatment of the Horse, 



Drinking cold water when over-heated is frequently a 

 cause of this complaint ; green food is also apt to in- 

 duce these pains. Worms and bots are frequently the 

 cause of spasms. A combination of opium and turpentine 

 is a valuable specific in this disorder, in the following 

 quantities : — turpentine three ounces, laudanum one 

 ounce, warm ale one pint, or toe following, which the 

 writer prefers -.—Spirit of pimento half-ounce, laudanum 

 one ounce, ginger one ounce, warm ale three half-pints, or 

 if pimento is not at hand spirit of nitrous ether one 

 ounce instead. If in half-an-hour after the above has 

 been administered no visible mitigation of the complaint 

 exhibits itself, it will be necessary to repeat the dose, this 

 time with a drachm more pimento. The belly of the 

 horse should be well rubbed with a brush and moderate 

 exercise given. Never allow the horse to lie down and 

 roll, for by doing so when the spasm is on, the bowels 

 will contract with cramp and become tied in knots, and 

 we then have a case of twisted gut, for which there is no 

 relief. In an hour after the above has been given, if no 

 relief is afforded, the belly and sides should be rubbed 

 with the following: — Mustard in powder eight ounces, 

 camphor one ounce, oil of turpentine two ounces, water 

 of ammonia one ounce, and three half-pints of linseed oil 

 may be given as a drench. If the animal is costive with 

 the colic, he should be back-raked, and enemas of warm 

 soap and water with linseed oil injected every half-hour. 

 This disease is often mistaken for inflammation of the 

 bowels, which is caused by the general appearance being 

 somewhat similar. If my readers will follow me in the 

 following description of these two complaints they will 



