122 THEORY AND PRACTICE 



To\an average sized horse we usually give a quart of linseed 

 oil. Combine with this an ounce of fluid extract of nux vom- 

 ica and a dram of the fluid extract of ginger, or half a dram of 

 fluid extract of capsicum. In giving a soap and water rectal in- 

 jection, do this by gravitation. You can use a pump, but gravi- 

 tation is better. Hang a bucket on the wall and let the solution 

 run in through a hose, which should be inserted in the rectum 

 anywhere from 2-6 feet. In this way more can be introduced 

 than with the pump. The pump forces the water in, but the 

 bowel resists it and will throw it out quicker. Consequently 

 the water does not stay in long enough to soften the fecal mat- 

 ter. The injection should be repeated every 3-4 hours. The oil 

 should be repeated night and morning in pint doses, but with 

 each repetition, lessen the quantity of nux vomica. Give an 

 ounce the first dose and half an ounce every subsequent dose." 



Suppose the trouble runs on and does not yield to this treat- 

 ment, give stronger remedies, such as eserine, arecolin and 

 barium chloride. You can give a grain and a half of eserine 

 with a half grain of strychnine dissolved in a dram of water — 

 give hypodermically. Fifteen or twenty minutes before giving 

 these doses, give half an ounce of cannabis indica. Or give 

 him morphine, but cannabis is better than morphine. If this 

 does not work, in the course of two hours give a grain of 

 arecolin and a half grain of strychnine. Dissolve in water and 

 give hypodermically. Some add to either or both of these from 

 34 to 1^ grains of pilocarpine. 



If the horse gets no relief by the fourth day, and the fever 

 begins, the pulse begins to climb up, his countenance is dis- 

 tressed, etc., the doctor begins to get worried. If warm enemas 

 have been given, change them to cold — this will help very much. 

 Run the hose in slowly five or six feet and use plenty of water. 

 The cold water will reduce the temperature, which by this time 

 may be 106 degrees. In half an hour the temperature will come 

 down perhaps two degrees. It will allay the pain and stimulate 

 the sympathetic system. This cold injection often saves a horse. 

 This is especially true if the case does not yield to eserine or to 

 arecolin. 



Never repeat eserine or arecolin oftener than three hours 



