132 Diseases of the Horse. 



pain, pawing, kicking at the belly, looking round at the 

 flanks, lying down, rolling, struggling, or lying outstretched ; 

 then suddenly rising, shaking the body and remaining a 

 short time free from pain. After a short time the pain re- 

 turns, and the animal goes through similar motions. During 

 the attacks, the breathing and pulse are quickened. There 

 are generally frequent small discharges from the bowels and 

 bladder, which latter is apt to be distended. 



Treatment. — The rational and only safe treatment of colic 

 is first to relieve the pain with an opiate, and next to obtain 

 a free action of the bowels by a purge, which is not too vio- 

 lent in its action. For the first of these. Prof. Williams re- 

 commends half an ounce to an ounce of laudanum in warm 

 water ; and for the second, from five to ten drachms of aloes. 



Mr. Chawner prefers the following mixture, which he 

 says he has never known to fail in a genuine case of colic : 



No. 92. Chloroform, 

 Laudanum, 



Sulphuric ether, of each 1 oz. 



Linseed oil, 8 oz. 



For one dose. 



A still more convenient and also more prompt plan is to 



inject under the skin with the hypodermic syringe a full 



dose, say 10 grains, of morphia, and repeat it in an hour if 



the pain does not subside. Beyond this all that will be 



necessary will be an injection, as : — 



No. 93. Oil of turpentine, ^ to 1 pint. 



Soap suds, 1 qt. 



As other valuable combinations, suitable to special cases, 



Mr. Finlay Dun recommends : — 



No. 94. Tincture of aconite, 30 drops. 



Powdered aloes, ^ oz. 



Mix and give as a drench in a pint of water. 



"When there is an abundant generation of gas with violent 

 swelling, an excellent drench is : — 



