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COLIC. 



This disease — known also as gripes, cramp and fret — is 

 either spasmodic or flatulent. Spasmodic colic is a spas- 

 modic contraction of the muscular coats of the intestines, 

 causing griping pains, etc., (see inflammation of bowels.) 

 Flatulent colic is an accumulation of gas in the stomach 

 and intestines, generated by fermentation in the stomach, 

 causing swelling of the abdomen, and sometimes rupture 

 of the stomach. 



Treatment. — For spasmodic colic, give one ounce tinc- 

 ture opium and one ounce of sulphuric ether in half a pint 

 of water ; this should be repeated in half an hour if relief 

 is not obtained. Or, give the following : tincture of 

 opium, one ounce; aromatic spirits of ammonia, half an 

 ounce ; extract of belladonna, one drachm ; water, one 

 pint; mix. In flatulent colic give chlorate of potash, 

 one-half ounce ; sulphuric ether, one-half ounce ; tincture 

 of aloes, three ounces ; water one pint ; mix and 

 drench. 



WORMS. 



Thousands of animals die annually from the ravages 

 of these pests, without the true cause being suspected; 

 especially is this the case in the young of the mare, cow 

 sheep and pig. Many varieties of these parasites belong 

 to our domestic animals which have not been mentioned 

 by veterinary writers; they are found in every tissue of 

 the body, even in the blood. The symptoms of worms 

 have been but very imperfectly described by writers 

 upon the subject. In an experience of many years, I have 

 observed the following symptoms, but not all in the same 

 animal. Each variety of worm has its characteristic 

 symptoms, namely : in bots, we rarely have loss of con- 



