DISEASES OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS 769 



"barium oliloride, 161. Colic due to enteroliths and volvulus is 

 only cured by surgery. Colic from invagination may be treated by 

 elevation of hind quarters, enemata in enormous quantity and 

 physic ball or barium chloride, 161 , or laparotomy. Colic from new 

 growth or stricture of gut can be alleviated by manual removal of 

 feces twice daily arid by enemata. Worm colic is cured by reme- 

 dies found under Worms. Recurrent colic of influenza is treated 

 virith salicylates, 49!5, thrice daily and a physio ball (aloes 3 iv 

 with gr. XX of calomel) , and pain is i-elieved as in mild spasmodic 

 colic. 



Coma. 



Apply ice to head, 706 ; use cold douche or alternate hot and 

 cold douches, 709 ; mustard paste and bandaging to legs, 700 ; vene- 

 section, 739; purgatives, aloes, 568; barium, 159; croton oil, 582; 

 stimulants, if collapsed — ether, 294 ; or ammonia, 147 ; or strych- 

 nine, 409. In diabetic coma, sodium bicarbonate, see Diabetes 

 Mellitus. 



Congestion of Lungs. See Pulmonary Congestion. 



Conjunctivitis. 



In mild form, drop in eye boric acid (3 per cent.) solution, or zinc 

 sulphate, 185 (gr. i- § i) ; also alum, 168 ; or cuprio sulphate, 187 ; or 

 silver nitrate, 177, may be used. In muco-purulent and purulent 

 forms, wash frequently in boric acid solution (2 per cent.) , and drop 

 in the eye argyrol, 180, in 10 per cent, solution thrice daily after 

 boric acid in-igation ; in addition, shade both eyes andraake constant 

 applications of ice water in severe cases. In muco-purulent cases, 

 silver nitrate (gr. ii- 1 i) may be painted on everted lid (instead of 

 argyrol) once daily, in addition to frequent boric acid irrigations. 

 Other remedies include : cocaine, 407 ; protargol, 179 ; mercuric 

 oxides, 214 ; citrine ointment, 230 ; creolin, 334 ; lysol, 335 ; corrosive 

 sublimate, 217,; scarification, 731. Apply hydrargyri oxidumflavum 

 in vaseline (gr. i- 3 i) at night to lids, to prevent them from adhering. 



Constipation. 



Diet, 688; exercise. 



Dogs :— Two or three compound cathartic pills, 210, or castor 

 oil, 573. Injections of J ii sweet oil followed by warm water, 

 combined with massage of belly and removal of feces by finger 

 or blunt curette from rectum, in obstinate constipation. Until 

 constipation relieved, give nothing but broth and lean cooked 

 I meat with salt. In chronic constipation gi%'e some cooked liver and 

 ^og biscuit, with mixed diet, and Sharp and Dohme's aromatic 

 fluidextract cascara sagi-ada, 3 ss, once or more daily; calomel 

 occasionally, 218. , „,„ -n u. 



Horses:-Aloes, 568; linseed oil, 570; calomel, 218; Epsom salts, 

 163 ; eserine, 418; barium chloride, 159 ; enemata, 80, 188. 



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