138 THE farmer's veterinarian 



cramps are severe the animal breaks out with 

 sweat. The pulse is accelerated when the spasms 

 are on, ranging from 60 to 65 beats a minute. If 

 inflammation has set in, the pulse instead of rising 

 and falling remains more constant and is high all 

 the time. 



When the spasms are on, pressing the bowels 

 seems to relieve the pain and please the animal. 



COLIC PAINS 



A common attitude with colic. When seized with pains 

 the horse paws, scrapes the ground with his front feet, stamps 

 and strikes the belly with the hind ones, lays back his ears 

 and looks around to his flank. 



but if inflammation is present the pressure seems 

 to increase the pain. The best treatment is to 

 relieve the pain with an opiate, and next to obtain 

 a free action of the bowels by a purge. Many 

 prescriptions have been suggested, among which 

 is the following: 4 tablespoonfuls of sweet spirits 

 of niter, 4 tablespoonfuls of laudanum, i table- 

 spoonful of ginger and i tablespoonful of comrrion 

 soda. These are added to a pint of warm water 

 and given as a drench. 



