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iug of the hind limbs, kicking with the upper one when 

 down, twisting of the tail and moaning. It rarely lasts 

 over an hour or two. 



Dogs curl themselves up to rest, but move uneasily or 

 moan, and with the more violent pains start up with a 

 sudden yelp, move around for some time and lie down 

 until the next spasm comes on. The eye is bright, the 

 nose cool and moist, the pulse natural, and the appetite 

 retained. 



Treatment. In all animals ahke, a laxative (aloes, horse ; 

 linseed-oil, cattle and sheep ; castor-oil, pigs and dogs,) is 

 the safest treatment as it soon reheves the spasm and 

 carries off any irritant that may have contributed to main- 

 tain it. It is usually desirable to add an anodyne (bella- 

 donna, hyoscyamus, opium, aconite, chloral-hydrate,) 

 to relieve the pain until the laxative is absorbed, and a 

 stimulant anti-spasmodic (carbonate of ammonia, sweet 

 spirits of nitre, ether,) to quiet the nervous excitement. 

 Copious injections of warm water with or without anodynes 

 and anti-spasmodics are not to be neglected, neither is 

 quiet walking exercise. If the affection appears purely 

 spasmodic the laxative may be withheld until two doses 

 of anodynes and anti-spasmodics have been given at in- 

 tervafs of half an hour, but should these fail, give the 

 opening medicine at once, and then only enough of the 

 other agents to moderate excessive pain until it has had 

 time to be absorbed. Complete relief may be looked for in 

 three or four hours. 



ACUTE HEMOBEHAGIC ENTEEITIS. 



This is very common in hard-working horses in some 

 locahties and is also seen in cattle, sheep, swine and dogs. 

 It may foUow imrelieved obstruction of the bowels, espe- 

 cially if these have been treated by powerful opiates and 

 stimulants or dangerously irritant purgatives. To these 

 must be added excessive fatigue, heavy, hurried feeding, 

 and drinking iced water, exposure to a cold draught, chiU 



