COLIC. 893 



reader to the description of each by Dr. Meyer, which follows on 

 page 895. 



COLIC. INFLAMMATION. 



Sudden in its attack. Gradual in its approach, with 



previous indications of fever. 



Pulse rarely much quickened Pulse very much quickened, 



in the early stage of the disease hut small, and often scarcely to 



and during the intervals of ease, be felt, 

 but evidently fuller. 



Legs and ears of natural tem- Legs and ears cold, 

 perature. 



Eelief obtained from rubbing Belly exceedingly tender, and 



the belly. painful to the touch. 



Eelief obtained from motion. Motion evidently increasing 



the pain. 



Intervals of rest. Constant pain. 



Strength scarcely affected. liapid and great weakness. 



If not checked, or there is not relief, it runs into inflammation 

 of the bowels, which is very fatal, and the point is to combat and 

 overcome it before running so far as to resist treatment. 



This disease being wholly of a spasmodic character, it must 

 be counteracted by anti-spasmodic treatment; and laudanum be- 

 ing the most powerful and reliable anti-spasmodic, it is indicated. 



Treatment. — Give from two to three ounces of laudanum and 

 a pint of raw linseed oil.* If not better in an hour, give two 

 ounces of laudanum and the same quantity of oil. If there is not 

 relief in a reasonable time after the second dose is given, take 

 from six to twelve quarts of blood from the neck vein, according 

 to the size of the horse and the severity of the attack. -f Always in 

 bleeding make the orifice large, and extract the blood as quickly 

 as possible. 



In the Infirmary the practice was, as stated, to try the medi- 

 cine, and as soon as convinced it was not sufficient to relieve the 

 case, no time was lost in bleeding. Or, if a case was brought in 

 that had been suffering some time, not only medicine was given, 

 but bleeding was resorted to at once. 



* This ia the dose advised for a large horse. For a medium or small sized, 

 nervous tempered animal, two-thirds the quantity would be equally large. 



t It ■will be rarely found necessary to resort to bleeding if the case is attended 

 to promptly, and in only very serious cases, where the horse is fat and large, is so 

 large a quantity of blood to be taken. In ordinary eases, six to eight quarts would 

 be sufficient. 



