DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 89 



Rapid and Great Weakness. Constant Pain.— This disease being 

 wholly of a spasmodic nature, it must be counteracted by anti- 

 spasmodic treatment; and laudanum being the most powerful 

 and reliable anti-spasmodic, it is here indicated. 



Treatment.— Give in a pint of raw linseed oil, from two to three 

 ounces of laudanum. 



If not better in an hour give two ounces each of oil and 

 laudanum. 



The following remedy is considered one of the best in use for 

 the cure of either form of colic : 



Colic Remedy. 



Opium £ft>. 



Sulph. ether 1 p i n t. 



Aromatic Spirits Ammonia 1 pint. 



Sweet Spirits Nitre 2 pints. 



Asafcetida (pure) £ ft. 



Camphor i ft. 



Bottle and let it stand fourteen days, with frequent shaking, 

 and it will be fit for use. 



Dose— One ounce, more or less, according to severity of the 

 case, once in from thirty minutes to an hour. Give in a little 

 water. 



To enable its immediate use, substitute same proportion of 

 tincture for the gum. 



Flatulent Colic. 



Same symptoms as spasmodic colic, except that the accumula- 

 tion of gas in the stomach and intestines is such as to cause 

 the belly to swell. 



This disease often proves fatal in two or three hours. 



Generally it attacks the horse very suddenly, often occurring 

 while the animal is at work, particularly during warm, or change- 



