32 THE VETEKINARIAN 



Tbeatment: Give two tablespoonfuls of Cascara Sa- 

 grada. Great care must be exercised in administering the 

 medicine to place it well back on the tongue ; do not hold 

 the nose high or some of the liquid may enter the lungs ; 

 it is much better to waste some of the medicine. One 

 of the most important factors in the treatment of Colt 

 Constipation is rectal injections; they relieve tempera- 

 ture, gases, and pain, promoting the worm-like action 

 of the bowels and liquefying their contents. 



COLT DIARRHOEA 



Cause: Specific infection, the action of which is fa- 

 vored by insanitary conditions, irregular feeding, or per- 

 mitting the colt to nurse w^hen the mother is overheated 

 or out of condition. 



Symptoms: Frequent watery discharges, sometimes 

 tinged with blood, and as the disease progresses the colt 

 shows signs of great pain. If not treated promptly, the 

 disease will terminate fatally in the course of six or 

 ten days. 



Treatment: Determine the exact cause, if possible, 

 and remove it. If the colt has not been weaned, atten- 

 tion should at once be given the mare, and if anything 

 is wrong with her, it may be best to take the little 

 patient away from its mother and feed it on cow's milk 

 sweetened with sugar. Give two tablespoonfuls of Cas- 

 tor Oil on the tongue ; this will remove the irritant within 

 the bowels. The following prescription is a very reli- 

 able remedy: Protan, three ounces; Pulv. Ginger, four 

 drams; jZinc Sulphocarbolates, four grains. Mix and 

 make into twelve powders; give one powder on the 

 tongue every four hours, effecting a cure within a few 

 days. Do not pull the tongue, or hold the head too high. 

 Permit the animal to swallow slowly. Eemember that 

 sanitary surroundings are essential in the treatment of 

 all diseases. 



