100 THE COMMON COLICS OF THE HORSE 



discontinued the use of aloes, and substituted linseed- 

 oil. 



Posology. — Provided the animal is suffering from a 

 bad attack of the disorder, with all the symptoms well 

 marked, and the least possible chance of error in diagnosis, 

 I exhibit the following : 



]^. Ammon. carb. pulv. - - gii. 

 Nucis vom. pulv. - - gi. 

 Sapo mollis - - - q.s. ut fiat bol. 

 Misce; fiat bol. iv. 

 Sig. : The four balls to be given at once. 



R. Ol. tereb. ^ 



^ ' aa 511. 



-.} 



Spt. ammon. ar. 



01. lini - ad O.i. 



Misce; fiat haust. 

 Sig. : The drench to be given at once. 



This treatment, with the exception of the nux vomica, 

 I repeat again at the expiration of three to four, five, or 

 six hours if the animal is still in pain. In the meantime 

 I throw up frequent enemata of hot water, with some- 

 times the addition of 4 to 6 ounces of ordinary soap 

 liniment. Should the case tend in any way to become 

 protracted, and if the pulse is strong and not too frequent, 

 I inject hypodermically eserine sulphate, i grain. If on 

 the next occasion of my seeing the case there has been 

 no action of the bowels, and peristalsis is still in abeyance, 

 I repeat the eserine in larger quantities — viz., 2 grains. 



The preparation of eserine that I have found to be the 

 most reliable is the following : 



^. Eserine sulph. - - - grs. viii. 

 Aq. chloroform! - - ad 5!. 



Dose, I to 2 drachms. 



I would recommend every practitioner to prepare this 

 himself. He will have the satisfaction of knowing 



