18 The Ailments of Horses. 



ache is that the animal may twist some 

 part of the gut during its struggles 

 through pain. In-foal mares must be 

 prevented from rolling when suffering 

 from colic. 



Causes. — Sudden changes of food 

 drinking cold water when over-heated 

 abuse of purgative medicine ; worms 

 impaction of the bowels with food material 

 concretions moving from one part of the 

 intestine to another ; and other causes. 



Treatment. — At the outset we must 

 condemn the too frequent practice of 

 giving the anti-colic draughts of quack 

 medicine vendors. Nothing could be 

 absolutely more harmful, unless the 

 vendor guarantees such free from physic. 



To give a horse any kind of purgative 

 medicine without knowing the cause of 

 the belly-ache is to place oneself on the 

 borders of Eubicon. 



Supposing that you are certain that the 

 pain is the result of indigestion or confined 

 bow^els, then by all means give a purgative, 

 and let it be a good one, so that the 

 bowels wdll freely respond to its action. 



In every instance, the pain ought to be 

 calmed ; for which purpose the pre- 

 scription below will be found suitable : — 



R. — Tincture of belladonna ... 3 drachms. 



Chlorodyne 

 Sweet spirit of nitre ... 

 Bicarbonate of potash 

 Hyposulphite of soda 

 Water 



4 ounce. 

 2 ounces. 

 ^ ounce. 

 4 ounce. 

 i pint. 



Directions. — Give the whole at once. 



After giving this, keep the horse walk- 

 ing about, 



