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before. He generally passes manure in small quantities, and 

 also makes his water, which is a good sign. Put your ear to 

 his side. The working of the bowels is about natural, except 



Fig. 14. — Rolling During an Attack of Spasmodic Colic. 



when severe pain comes on. The pulse, when he is at ease, 

 is about natural, but during the time he has pain it then 

 beats very much faster, probably 60 or 65 beats per minute. 

 With inflammation the pulse gradually goes up and stays up 

 until it is checked. Press on his bowels; if colic, it seems to 

 relieve him, but if inflammation it causes more pain. As a 

 general thing the attack does not last very T ong — probably 

 two or three hours. In some cases, however, we have seen it 

 last as long as ten or twelve hours, but the symptoms in such 

 a cast would not be so severe. 



Treatment. — A student was once asked at a certain vet- 

 erinary college, what he would do if he were sent for in a 

 case of this kind. He said that he would go as fast as he 

 could for fear the case would be all over before he got there. 



