498 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



reader to the description of each by Dr. Meyer, which follows on 

 page 500. 



COLIC. IHFLAMMATION. 



Sudden in its attack. Gradual in its approach, with pre- 

 vious indications of fever. 



Pulse rarely much quickened in the Pulse very much quickened, but 



early stage of the disease and' during small, and often scarcely to be felt, 

 the intervals of ease, but evidently 

 fuller. 



Legs and ears of natural temperature. Legs and ears cold. 



Relief obtained from rubbing the Belly exceedingly tender to the 



belly. touch, 



Relief obtained from motion. Motion evidently increasing the pain. 



Intervals of rest. Constant pain. 



Strength scarcely affected. Rapid and great weakness. 



If not checked, or there is not relief, it runs into inflammation 

 of the bowels, which is very fatal, and the point is to combat and 

 overcome it before running so far as to resist treatment. 



This disease being, wholly. of a spasmodic character, it must be 

 counteracted by antispasmodic treatment ; and laudanum being 

 the most powerful and reliable antispasmodic, it is indicated. 



Treatment. — Give from two to three ounces of laudanum and a 

 pint of raw linseed oiL* If not better in an hour, give two ounces 

 of laudanum and the same quantity of oil. If there is not relief in a 

 reasonable time after the second dose is given, take from six to 

 twelve quarts of blood from the neck vein, according to the size of 

 the horse and the severity of the attack.t Always in bleeding make 

 the orifice large, and extract the blood as quickly as possible. 



In the Infirmary the practice was, as stated, to try the medicine, 



and as soon as convinced it was not sufficient to relieve the case, no 



time was lost in bleeding. Or, if a case was brought in that had 



been suffering some time, not only medicine was given, but bleeding 



was resorted to at once. 



i 

 Tympanites, or Flatulent Colic. 



Symptoms the same as in spasmodic colic, with the difference of 



•This Is the dose advised for a large horse. For a medium or small-sized, nervous-tem- 

 pered animal, two thirds the quantity would be equally large. 



fit will rarely be found necessary to resort to bleeding if the case is attended to promptly, 

 and In only very serious cases, where the horse is fat and large, is so large a quantity of blood 

 to be takes. In ordinary cases, six to eight quarts would be sufficient. 



