50 LIST OF SPECIFICS AND REMEDIES. 



lies on his back, in which posture he remains for a 

 short time seemingly quiet and free from pain. 

 Soon, however, the pain comes on again, even 

 with symptoms oi greater intensity than before. 

 He throws himself wildly about, careless of the 

 injuries he receives during these moments of agony 

 and tossing. He grinds his teeth, bites the man- 

 ger and looks towards his flank with a wild, anx- 

 ious expression. If he improves, the paroxysms 

 become less frequent and less violent, and free 

 intervals longer, until entire relief: or if worse, 

 the pain becomes more and more intense, par- 

 oxysms more frequent until there is no free inter- 

 val ; inflammation results, the ears and legs be- 

 come cold, pulse small and wiry, and the animal 

 dies from the result of the inflammation. 



Many of the symptoms of colic are similar to 

 those of inflammation of the bowels, and as the 

 latter is by far the most formidable disease, we 

 will endeavor to distinguish them, so as to avoid 

 mistakes. 



The attack of colic is sudden, while that of in- 

 flammation is gradual. In colic, the pulse is 

 rarely quickened and never early in the disease, 

 while in inflammation it is very quick and small. 



In colic, the legs and ears are of the natural 

 temperature. In inflammation they are cold. In 

 colic, there is a relief from rubbing the bowels 

 and from motion. In inflammation the bowels 

 are very tender, and motion vastly augments the 

 pain. In colic there are intervals of rest, while 

 in inflammation there is constant pain. In colic, 

 the strength is scarcely affected, while in inflamma- 

 tion there is great and rapidly increasing weakness. 



Attention to these peculiarities will enable one 

 to distinguish between the two diseases, and to 

 avoid error in the treatment. 



