502 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



point to be punctured, and also add an excellent illustration of the 

 method of performing it upon cows or oxen that may become 

 bloated, — a very common occurrence in cattle that are turned into a 

 clover-field, and eat too much. (See Stock Department, page 132.) 

 When a horse is taken suddenly sick, especially after a drive, 

 or after having been given cold water or a change of food, looking 

 at his side, and acting as if he wanted to lie down, etc., simply catch 

 him by the ear, and if it is warm, and the pulse is natural, it is 

 always accepted as a proof of colic. Now, what can be 1 done pro- 

 vided you have none of the v medicin^ recommended? Give about a 

 tablespoonful of ginger in a pint of hot water, well stirred ; or giv- 

 ing as a drench from four to six ounces of 

 good whisky or brandy, is sometimes very 

 effective. 



Hot fomentations to the sides and belly 

 are also very effective, using woolen blankets 

 wrung out of water as hot as can be borne, 

 and covered with two or three other cloths 

 J to retain the heat, and to be repeated as they 



cool. A hot bran poultice would be some- 

 Fig. 823.— The Cross Show- w h at better, as it would retain the heat longer. 



in ° * h punc?ur^| n ,0 be ( Ful1 directions for Swing fomentations will 

 be found under that head.) The. fever med- 

 icine, given in doses of from a drachm to half an ounce, has also 

 been found very efficient. 



Inflammation of the Bowels! 



Enteritis, also sometimes called red 'colic, »may occur as a pri- 

 mary disease, but more often it is seen as a consequence of colic or 

 constipation of the bowels. It generally proves fatal. As an idio- 

 pathic affection, that is, occurring independent of any other disease, 

 it may occur from any of the causes of colic, particularly overload- 

 ing the stomach. 



Symptoms. — The animal is noticed to be unwell.; he is dull and 

 stupid ; refuses food ; has shivering fits, the mouth becoming hot, 

 and extremities^ alternately hot and cold, the pulse being quick, 

 small, and wiry. He looks toward his flanks ; the bowels are cos- 

 tive ; after a time pain sets in, and is continuous and violent ; he 

 rolls about, the sweat pouring from him in streams ; the eyes are 

 blood-shot; the belly hot and tender. He does not. throw himself , 

 violently down, as in colic, but lies down cautiously, and tries to 

 steady himself on his back. As it goes on, the symptoms are aug- 



