52 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



First: Give> two ounces of tincture of opium, two 

 ounces spirits of nitric ether, in half a pint of cold 

 water at a dose; repeat in half an hour if not im- 

 proved. Second: Sulphuric ether, two ounces; 

 tincture of opium, two ounces; water, half a pint; 

 repeat every half hour until improved. Third: 

 Tincture of asafetida, two ounces; aromatic spirits 

 of ammonia, one ounce; water, half pint. Fourth: 

 Chloroform, one-half to one ounce, given in one- 

 half pint of oil ; repeat in half an hour. If none of 

 these are obtainable, give two tablespoonfuls of 

 ground ginger or carbonate of soda in a pint of hot 

 water. Injections of soap and warm water are 

 very useful. The animal should have a place where 

 it can roll about and some one to watch it, but 

 should never be driven, as I have known cases that 

 have died from being driven while having colic. 

 Horses that are subject to colic 1 should be fed spar- 

 ingly on easily digested food, and at least one hour 

 should elapse before put to work after feeding. 



Flatulent Colic — Bloating. — The causes are sim- 

 ilar to those causing spasmodic colic. Large quan- 

 tities of food when the animal is in an exhausted 

 state, especially a large quantity of green grass, 

 when the animal is not accustomed to it. In mak- 

 ing this change it should be very gradual. Horses 

 that are subject to indigestion are liable to wind- 

 colic, from the indigested food undergoing fer- 

 mentation, producing gas. Symptoms of Flatulent 

 Colic: The horse is dull, paws with his fore feet, is 

 restless, but at first may not lie down; the sides are 

 distended, and when struck by the hand, a drum- 



