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thing; and again be seized with pains as bad as before, or 

 worse. In some cases the body is wet with sweat. Small 

 lumps of dung may be passed; attempts are frequently made 

 to pass water; and it is a good sign to see him pass water 

 freely. The pulse, during the pain, may be as fast as sixty 

 beats per minute, and fall to forty-five during the periods of 

 ease. (In inflammation of the bowels, the pulse begins at about 

 forty-five and gradually increases.) Pressing on the bowels 

 causes pain in inflammation of the bowels, and gives relief 

 in colic. Colic usually runs its course in from eight to twelve 

 hours; but a mild case may last longer. 



TREATMENT. As almost every veterinary surgeon has his 

 favorite prescription for this disease, I will give several: 



Take Sweet Spirits of Niter, .... 2 ounces. 

 Fluid Extract of Belladonna, .... 2 drams. 

 .Water, ....... 2 ounces. 



Or Sweet Spirits of Niter, ..... 2 ounces. 



Laudanum, ....... 2 ounces. 



Water, 8 ounces. 



Or Aqua Ammonia, ...... 4 drams. 



Turpentine, ....... 2 ounces. 



Raw Flaxseed Oil, 1 pint. 



Or Sulphuric Ether, ...... 1^ ounces. 



Laudanum, ....... 1^ ounces. 



Fluid Extract of Belladonna, .... 1 dram. 



Spirits Camphor, ounce. 



Raw Flaxseed Oil, \ pint. 



Mix. Give any one of the foregoing at one dose, and if no 

 relief is given in a half hour, 



Take Barbadoes Aloes, powdered 6 drams. 



Sulphuric Ether, 1 ounce. 



Laudanum, ....... 1 ounce. 



Mix, and shake for a few minutes, and then add six ounces 

 of raw flaxseed oil, and give at one dose. If still no relief in 

 a half hour more, repeat any of the foregoing in one-half the 

 amounts given, leaving out the oil and aloes, and give in water. 

 Give every half hour until relieved. Give injections of warm 



