284 PLENTY OF WATER. 



times overlap or enfold each other, and at others will get twisted 

 into nooses or knots, as firm as if purposely tied, forming a 

 comjjlete and immovable obstruction, 



INFLAMMATION OP THE BOWELS. 



695. — When the colic pains, at first intermittant, become 

 longer in duration or constant, when the horse grows weaker and 

 flinches from external pressure of the body, and the feet and ears 

 grow cold, inflammation of the bowels has commenced, and you 

 have a long, dangerous and very painful case before you. Pay 

 great attention to the pack, as your sheet anchor of hope here. 

 Increase the injections and remove any hard accumulations 

 within reach, with a well oiled hand and arm. Get the les's well 

 rubbed by hand, and loosely bandaged with flannel. Life or 

 death here is just a question of whether you can or cannot keep 

 enough blood at the surface and extremities. After the accumu- 

 lations have been removed, and the rectum washed out with 

 abundance of warm water, or soap and water, inject a quart of warm 

 thin gruel, made either from oatmeal or from coarse sharps, and 

 repeat the injection every hour. 



GdG. — Get the horse to drink as much water as possible, in 

 any shape that he can be got to take most of it. Very thin 

 gruel would be best for him, but if he will not drink that, give 

 him slightly warmed water, if he will not drink that, give 

 him cold water, in small quantities at a time, but as often as he 

 can be got to take it. If he will not- drink pretty freely and 

 often in any shape, pour very thin gruel down his throat, as water 

 he must have, and without it he cannot recover. 



G97. — Food at this stage is of very little consequence. The 

 horse must not have much, and had l>etter have none than take 

 anything unsuitable. The best food will be a very little withered 

 grass, free from buttercups or other injurious weeds. If this 

 cannot be got, carrots, swedes, and a very little sweet hay may 

 be given. Yery coarse clean bran may be given, wetted with 

 warm water, and mixed with a little chaff. Xot a grain of any 

 kind of corn must be given, nor must the horse be drenched with 

 starch and fine flour so commonly recommended, and so fatally 

 administered. 



