66 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
and kicks at his belly; starts to lie down, but again stands up; suddenly 
snatches up a leg and slowly lets it down again; walks around uneasily, 
occasionally dashing his head on some object; stops in the midst of mastica- 
tion, resuming the eating as usual during the temporary ease, shaking him- 
self at these times; draws 
the legs to the belly, or 
stretches them out rigidly; 
sometimes rolls violently 
on the back; puffs at his 
belly; if.the attack is often 
repeated, he falls with a 
grunt, and stretches himself 
at full length, lying quietly 
until another spasm occurs, 
when he will rise or roll, 
resting his back against the 
First {rac uF SpasmMopic Covic wall; the pulse during the 
. pains is hard or wiry, and 
small, but is full and soft during the periods of ease; as the disease advances 
the eye grows wild and haggard, the pulse imperceptible, the breathing 
short and hurried, the sweat clammy and cold; the horse dashes his head 
around until it becomes cut and swollen. When death is near, the bowels 
are constipated and the urine stopped. 
TREATMENT OF THE Spasmopic Form.—Give aconite (every ten 
minutes, gradually increasing the intervals to thirty minutes) when the 
colic results from chill, or 
drinking cold water when 
the horse is heated; for 
frequent but fruitless at- 
tempts to , pass dung or 
urine; and when the ab- 
domen is tender, swollen 
and rumbling. Give nux 
vomica as often and at the 
same intervals as aconite, 
when the disorder is caused 
by over-eating or unsuit- 
able food; when there are 
; , SEconp Stace or Spasmopic Co ic, 
constipation, hard lumps 
and no urine resulting from attempts at evacuation; and for great pain, 
indicated by the animal lying down, being restless, and frequently looking 
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