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pain increases and the animal is much distended, the sides 

 feeling like a drum. There is always danger in colic, and 

 professional assistance should be called in. 



Treatment. — While waiting for a veterinary surgeon rub 

 Elliman's into the belly, all over it from the last rib to the 

 hip. Avoid the teats of a mare and the sheath of a gelding. 

 A good colic draught is the following : — 



Sal Volatile ------ i ounce. 



Spirit of Nitre - - - - - i ounce. 



Powdered Capsicums - - - - i drachm. 



Turpentine ------ 2 ounces. 



Linseed oil ------ J pint. 



Mix and give in a pint of gruel. 



Ppevention. — With the exception of a few hereditary cases 

 colic is practically preventable. Mismanagement is responsible. 

 Bad food, irregular meals, and working the horse when in an 

 exhausted state, are causes of colic. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 



No more dangerous illness can attack the horse than this; 

 and as the symptoms so nearly resemble those of colic at first, 

 we repeat our advice to seek the services of a competent 

 veterinary surgeon in every doubtful case. Only the expert 

 can distinguish between inflammation of the bowels itself 

 (enteritis) and inflammation of the investing membrane of the 

 abdomen (peritonitis). 



The causes are obscure, but supposed to be very much the 

 same as those which induce colic {see page 67). 



Treatment. — Wring out a sheet in hot water, rub the 

 Elliman's all over the belly, and lose no time in covering it 

 with the sheet and afterwards with woollen blankets or other 

 clothing to keep in the heat. At once duplicate the sheet and 

 blankets, so as to be ready to clap them on immediately when 

 changing them to prevent the great risk of a chill from evapora- 

 tion while the sheet is off. 



