DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE 



Fig. 15. — Flatulent Colic. 



Symptoms. — The symptoms of this disease somewhat 

 resemble those of acute indigestion, except that the gas is 

 formed in the large bowels instead of the stomach. The 

 animal lies down and rolls. The belly becomes bloated with 

 gas. Notice, too, that there is no belching of wind from the 

 stomach as there is in acute indigestion. 



Treatment. — Give injections freely of four quarts of luke- 

 warm water, a little Castile soap and a dessertspoonful of 

 turpentine. For a drench give: 



Spirits of Turpentine. . .1^2 ounces or 6 dessertspoonfuls. 



Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 



Bicarbonate Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 



Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 



Shake well together and give as a drench. Follow up 

 with the following: 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 



Bicarbonate Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 



Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench 

 every hour until there is relief. It is best in this case to have 

 someone to stop with the animal to keep him from hurting 

 himself or from getting cast. Hand-rub the belly well, and 

 in severe cases apply a mustard plaster to the bowels. Place 



