126 COLICS AND THEIR TREATMENT 



of the patient, they often find entrance to the trachea 

 and cause a mechanical broncho-pneumonia that usually 

 terminates fatally. 



The treatment that I use and have used for 20 years, 

 and recommend with the utmost confidence, is salicylic 

 acid in capsules. I have fondly dubbed this "my vest 

 pocket stomach tube." I administer it in doses of one- 

 half ounce. Not more than two or three cases in a hun- 

 dred will require a second dose. 



1^ — Ac. Salicylici Ess 



Zingiberis pulv 3ij 



M. ft. caps. No. 1. 



Sig. Give at one dose (repeat in one-half to one hour 

 if necessary). 



Owing to the bulkiness of salicylic acid, it will require 

 a capsule having a liquid capacity of 1>4 ounces to hold 

 the ingredients prescribed above; however, the regula- 

 tion one-ounce capsule can be made to do, by using 

 salicylic acid alone, and packing it in firmly or the above 

 prescription may be put into two, one-ounce capsules and 

 by discarding the short ends of the capsules and moisten- 

 ing the capsule in a line and with a knife splitting the 

 capsules on one side from top to bottom two of these can 

 thus be pressed together enabling the veterinarian to give 

 both capsules at one shot. 



Two drams of fluid extract of nux vomica may be 

 slowly poured onto the contents of the capsules at the 

 time of use, if desired and with advantage. 



In addition to the capsule of salicylic acid, I admin- 

 ister a dose of physostigmine sulphate, unless there is 



