MEDICINAL TREATMENT OF "COLICS" 133 



night and morning. Occasionally in the more serious 

 cases a quart every eight hours. Flood them with oil 

 is my slogan. 



In sorne cases I use a pint each of linseed and castor 

 oil at a dose or sometimes a quart of castor oil is given 

 once daily and a quart linseed oil once daily. 



Rectal injections of two or three ounces of glycerin 

 every two or three hours are often of value as glycerin 

 promotes secretion and peristalsis and by its slight irri- 

 tant action makes the animal strain slightly, which by 

 virtue 'of the contraction of the abdominal muscles 

 brought into play, acts somewhat in the manner of an 

 abdominal massage and aids in overcoming the condition. 



Should the patient be already straining, then glycerin 

 injections should not be used. 



Rectal injections of water, soap suds and water or 

 soap emulsion or water containing an ounce of turpen- 

 tine to each bucket of water are useful and of great 

 value if thrown well up into the bowels. Injections by 

 means of a syringe, no matter how large are of little 

 value as it does not go in far enough. 



The writer attaches a stomach tube to a continuous 

 flow injection pump and prefers warm water to cold wa- 

 ter for this purpose. The tube is well lubricated and 

 pushed gently up into the bowel for about six feet, stop- 

 ping for a moment if the patient strains. Should the 

 tube apparently meet with an obstruction blocking fur- 

 ther progress after going in only part way, pump in one 

 or two gallons of water which either lubricates or balloons 

 the bowels, thus facilitating insertion. 



Now flood them with water, not a bucketful, but as 



