Costiveness, 417 



Treatment, — Colic is of three kinds, either cramp coUcy 

 without costiveness ; ivind colie, with, costiveness ; or inflam- 

 matory Golicy which is accompanied by inflammation of the 

 bowels. 



When there is colic with costiveness, the latter should 

 receive attention first, in the manner described under that 

 disease. Simple wind colic may be relieved by giving about 

 twenty drops of laudanum in some warm milk, and rubbing 

 the belly with a mixture of mustard and spirits of camphor. 

 This should be followed by a simple purge, as recommended 

 under Costiveness. Or an injection of the ether and lauda- 

 num mixture, mentioned under Diarrhoea, will also usually 

 cut the disease short. 



Inflammatory coUg is a serious disease. It may be recog- 

 nized by the dog being weak, by great tenderness of the 

 bowels on pressure with the hand, which is not the case with 

 either of the above mentioned varieties, by his desire to lap 

 cold water, by the constant efforts of vomiting, and the hot 

 and dry nose. Sometimes purging is present and straining. 

 The safest treatment here is by placing a large mustard 

 plaster around the belly, and giving the following pills : — 



Take Powdered opium, 



Calomel, of each, 4 grains. 



Make into eight pills, and give one four times a day. 

 The injections of ether and laudanum may also be used 

 when the purging is severe. 



COSTIVENESS. 



Causes. — Too rich food, lack of exercise, and neglect of 

 proper care, are the causes usually assigned to this disease. 

 But it is of common occurrence where no particular reason 

 can be assigned for it. The pain it produces in the animal 

 is exceedingly severe, and its source is readily perceived from 

 his ineffectual efforts at straining at stool. 



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