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cases are usually observed in horses that work long hours at a 

 stretch, among the heavy class, or among carriage horses that 

 have to wait at the doors of theatres and concert halls in the chill 

 hours of the night ; the usual dose should be repeated every half 

 hour until the horse passes water or gives outward evidence of 

 relief. 



Nux vomica ix may probably be taken as the next most useful 

 remedy, and especially in cases due to excessive engorgement from 

 food accompanied by marked constipation and repeated efforts to 

 evacuate; in compound spasmodic flatulent colic it affords speedy 

 relief. 



Colocynthis 3X when the pains are exceptionally severe and 

 intermittent, accompanied by diarrhoea and straining to evacuate. 

 The animal doubles himself up and rolls excessiv^ely ; the flatulent 

 condition, if present, shows itself hy distension far back in the ab- 

 domen; it is essentially a neurotic remedy. 



Veratruni album 3X is useful in extreme cases, leading on to 

 collapse; circulation of the blood is weak and fluttering; purging 

 is constant, retching may be present; the body is generally cold 

 and bathed in a cold sweat; the muscles of the arms and thighs 

 are all of a tremble; spasmodic pains frequent. 



Chamomilla >r) is essentially a useful remedy when foals are the 

 subjects of colic, and especially when the spasms are so sharp and 

 severe that the patient seems unable to bear the pain; no less an 

 authority than Hahnemann states that "it is less benefical to those 

 who remain patient and composed during their sufferings, — an ob- 

 serv^ation he considered of the utmost importance;" (Hughes); 

 the pains are worse for the application of warmth, such as hot 

 flannels, etc., and they cause the patient to be spiteful, coming on 

 as a rule during the night, accompanied by insatiable thirst. 



Cocculus hidicus ix very appropriate to mares with foal, especi- 

 ally in flatulent (windy) colic, accompanied by irritabilit}' , nerv- 

 ousness and general coldness of the bod^^ 



Dioscorea villosa 6*. — Severe pain in the lower parts of the ab- 

 domen, causing the horse to make efforts to kick itself in this 

 part, and thereafter it will lie down and stretch all four legs; the 

 general pain is continuous, while violent paroxysms come on at 

 intervals; the lining membrane of the nose, eyes and mouth is 

 sometimes of a deep orange yellow. 



