16 COLICS AND THEIR TREATMENT 



those of disturbance of the intestinal or gastric appara- 

 tus ; these symptoms, naturally, do not concern us at this 

 time beyond the knowledge that th^y furnish means of 

 differentiating these forms of enteric disturbance from 

 true colic. 



Colicky Symptoms Due to Enteritis 



In enteritis the pains are symtomatic, continuous, the 

 pulse is not squirty as with many colics, but quick- 

 ened, small and so faintly perceptible, because of the 

 systemic shock and coincident vasomotor disturbance, as 

 to be distinguished with difficulty. The temperature is 

 elevated considerably above that usually produced as a 

 result of the violent exertions of genuine colic ; there is 

 injection of the conjunctivae which have the hue of raw 

 beefsteak; a prostration altogether too profound and of 

 too rapid onset for ordinary colic but such as might be 

 mistaken only for that colic accompanying rupture or 

 strangulation of a vital organ. In prostration from en- 

 teritis, however, there is lacking that peculiar period of 

 anxiety and quietness which accompanies rupture of a 

 vital organ. The pains are intermittently constant ; the 

 movements of an animal are more considerate, and do 

 not manifest careless tumbling about, but constantly ex- 

 press soreness. 



Colicky Pains Due to Peritonitis 



Peritonitis is even more difficult than enteritis to 

 separate from true enteralgia. The somewhat wiry 

 though small and increased pulse is an aid to is differen- 

 tiation as is also the restlessness, and the manifestations 

 of sensitiveness of the abdomen which are more intensive 

 than in enteritis, rather approaching true colic. Absolute 



