THE HORSE—THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. 67° 
at the side. Cantharis is serviceable for stoppage of urine; if it fails, give 
hyoscyamus. Opium is valuable for constipation when the dung is scanty 
and blackish, in which case injections of soapsuds should also be admin- 
istered. Nux vomica and opium may be alternated for obstinate constipa- 
tion which tends to keep up the pain of colic. 
A very superior remedy when the colic results from eating green food, 
when the belly is swollen with gas, and watery dung and wind are ex- 
peiled, and when the horse rolls violently in severe pain, is colocynth, It 
should be given in five-drop doses every half-hour until relief ensues. Ar- 
senicum should be given when there is much wind, and when the colic is 
occasioned by imperfect digestion, bad or excessive food, or drinking cold 
water Use injections of warm water and soap, as they are preferable to 
back-raking. Apply cloths wrung out in quite warm water in severe cases 
(See cut 123). Keep the horse in a loose stall, with an abundance of 
straw for him to roll on as he is inclined, confining him thus without 
exercise until the attack passes off. After the violent symptoms have sub- 
sided, give gentle exercise and soft food for a few days. 
Wiwpy or FLatuLtent Coric.—This form arises from excessive or 
bad food, especially green clover; a hearty meal eaten greedily after hard 
work or a long journey; 
irregular exercise; or any- 
thing that promotes indi- 
gestion. 
The Symptoms of 
Windy Colic are similar 
to those of the spasmodic, 
with the addition of fre- 
quent passage of wind, and 
a drum-like enlargement 
of the abdomen by gas. 
TREATMENT OF THE 
FLATULENT Form.—Nux ——————— 
yvomica, ammonium causti- 
cum, aconite, arsenicum and colocynth are valuable remedies. Cocculus is 
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best for all cases of windy colic when it does not result from eating exces- 
sively, or the taking of green food. Rub the abdomen with the hand with 
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considerable pressure, and give warm injections. Immediate relief will, 
f dilute vinegar and a thimbleful of pow- 
“LALULENT COLIC, 
often follow a drench of a pint o 
dered chalk, well shaken and given quickly before it wastes by fermenta- 
tion. In other respects, observe the directions above on the general care 
in spasmodic colic. 
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