CHAPTER XXXIX. 



MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. 



It is not intended to make Horse Sense to any special degree a 

 veterinary work, but there are a few recipes that have been found to be 

 excellent in the majority of cases, and for the convenience of those in- 

 terested, a limited number are given in the hope that they will meet 

 the wants of its readere. 



REMEDY FOR COLIC. 



We should give these cautiously, as conditions alter cases to that 

 extent that remedies should be varied to meet the conditions. One of 

 the first remedies is ginger. Take about half a teacupful of powdered 

 Jamaica ginger, pour on cold water till the cup is full, stir thoroughly 

 after a minute or so, and then gradually add hot water until it is about 

 as warm as the horse can stand. Give as a drench. Immediately after- 

 ward, if there is a tendency to bloat, put a heaping teaspoonful of salera- 

 tus in half a pint of warm water and give to the animal. This will correct 

 any acid condition of the stomach or intestines, and often relieves bloat- 

 ing at once. Injections of warm water and soap will be found a relief 

 for the difficulty. If the colic is due to over-feeding, give raw linseed 

 oil. If the horse is of ordinary size, say 1,200 pounds weight, then give 

 a quart to a quart and a half, and if he weighs from 1,400 to 1,600 pounds, 

 then give from a quart and a half to two quarts. It will be found the 

 above method of treating colic is as effective as using the most expen- 

 sive drugs, providing the treatment is begun in the earliest stages of the 

 disease. 



COLIC REMEDY. 



Carbonate ammonia I drachm. 



Tincture Ginger i ounce. 



'Water i Pint. 



Mix and drench the horse. If the acid or gas exists in the bowels, 

 substitute lime water for the ammonia and add half an ounce of tincture 

 Gentian. When the carbonate of ammonia is not at hand bi-carbonate 

 of soda will answer. The addition of injections will be a great help in 

 relieving the bowels of gas and fecal matter. Soap-suds as an injection 

 will be indicated in almost all cases. If the above remedy does not give 



