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Haud-rubbing is always good, so is steady walking. If 

 you are sure the cause is constipation, give a purge in 

 the form of a ball containing six drachms of aloes, and 

 keep the horse walking about for an hour. 



Occasionally colic assumes a flatulent form owing to 

 the accumulation of gas in the stomach, which becomes 

 distended. The vet. should be sought at once. As a 

 temporary measure, 2 ounces of turpentine mixed in a 

 pint of linseed oil is the treatment. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS may be recog- 

 nised if, in addition to the symptoms of colic, the horse 

 exhibits a pinched, anxious expression, accompanied by 

 febrile disturbance (including, of course, an increased 

 pulse), coldness of the extremities, and continuous, as 

 distinct from intermittent, pain. It is a disease which 

 frequently proves fatal, and in many cases the end comes 

 very rapidly ; therefore it is imperative to seek pro- 

 fessional aid without delay. All the amateur can do 

 is to endeavour to get the bowels to act, and to assuage 

 the pain. For the latter purpose the following prescrip- 

 tion is one of the best : — 



Sweet spirit of nitre ... 1 ounce. 



Chloric ether ... ... 5 ounce. 



Tincture of belladonna ... 2 drachms. 



Chlorodyne ... ... i ounce. 



Tincture of capsicum ... 3 drachms. 



Tincture of ginger ... 3 drachms. 



Water ... ... ... 5 pint. 



