Colic and Bowel Obstruction 269 



Chloral hydrate 2 ounces 



Laudanum 2 ounces 



Sulfuric ether 1 ounce 



Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia 2 ounces 



Essence of Jamaica gin^^er 4 ounces 



Creolin % ounce 



Two tablespoonfuls in one-half pint of rather hot water 

 can be given at a dose and repeated in one -half hour, if 

 necessary, for three doses, and then one hour apart for 

 several doses, depending upon the severity of the case. 



OBSTRUCTION OF THE BOWELS IN HORSES 



Impaction of the large intestines of the horse is 

 generally due to feeding large quantities of coarse, 

 indigestible food, such as marsh hay, corn-stover, or 

 straw, without laxative food and exercise. The large 

 intestines become filled with a hard mass of partially 

 digested food, and sickness ensues. 



Slight abdominal pains come on gradually, the horse 

 stretches and strains, as if to void urine, kicks at the 

 belly, and points toward the flank with his nose. 

 He lies down, often stretched out flat on his side, 

 remaining quiet, with little or no indication of pain. 

 An examination, made by oiling or soaping the hand 

 and arm and inserting it in the rectum, proves the large 

 intestine to be distended by a hard mass of undigested 

 food. 



Give at once an enema of warm, soapy water, or 

 water containing glycerine, not too large in amount, 

 as it is desirable that it should be retained for some 

 time. A quart of raw linseed -oil as a drench should 



