COLIC 



Treatment. — The belly should be well rubbed, a wisp of 

 straw being used for the purpose, and three or four ounces 

 of whisky or some other spirit in a quart of tepid water may 

 be administered. Should no relief be experienced from this, 

 two ounces of turpentine — this is the dose for a full-sized 

 adult horse — may be given in a pint of linseed oil ; or two 

 ounces of sweet nitre and one ounce of chlorodyne may be 

 administered in a pint of warm water, to be followed by a 

 similar dose of linseed oil, and a linseed meal and mustard 



Poultice on the Belly. 



poultice may be applied to the belly. If there is reason to 

 believe that the bowels are not acting, an enema of hot 

 water may be given, and this will usually assist in easing 

 the horse if his belly is distended by wind. A purgative 

 dose should also be given later on under any circumstances, 

 and the horse should be kept warm, his ears pulled and legs 

 rubbed. An attack of colic may pass off in a quarter of an 

 hour, or it may continue for a long time, in which case, if 

 the patient appears to be losing strength, professional advice 



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