DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE 141 
down quietly, probably for a few minutes, then get upon his 
feet again, take a few bites of feed, paw, and lie down again. 
He may seem easy for a few minutes, but the pain comes on 
again. If you examine his bowels you will hear them work- 
ing pretty well, but you will also hear gas passing through 
them. The pulse is changed but little, probably five or ten 
beats faster than it should be, and the heat of the body, and 
of the ears and legs is about natural. In a case of this kind, 
if the animal does not get relief he will probably show these 
symptoms for days, or even a week, before getting worse. It 
is not well to allow him to suffer too long if he does not get 
relief of his own accord. 
Treatment. — This disease is more common and also more 
fatal in heavy than in light horses. Rupture of the stomach, 
or inflammation sometimes follows it unless relief comes 
promptly. If you are driving or working the animal when he 
takes sick, take him to the nearest stable, put him in a box 
stall where he will have room to roll round without hurting 
himself, and make him as comfortable as you can. Give the 
following : 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre ...1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 
Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 
Mix, shake well and give as a drench. Give an injection 
of four quarts of luke-warm water and a little soap, with a 
teaspoonful of turpentine in it. Have his belly well hand 
rubbed and apply a mustard plaster — half a pound of mus- 
tard, four tablespoonfuls of flour and enough vinegar to make 
it into a paste. Apply this well over the stomach and clothe 
the body according to the season of the year, but do not 
allow anything to eat till he gets relief, as this will only make 
him worse. In bad cases it is best to have some person stay 
with him to keep him from hurting himself by rolling aboat. 
Keep him as quiet as you can, and never, in any case, run him 
or keep him walking around. If this dose docs not relieve 
him in an hour and a half, give the following: 
Bitter Aloes . 8 jrams. 
bwect Spirits of Nitre... 2 ounces or 8 dessertspoonfuls 
^I^^^J" • • • • 1 dessertspoonful 
Bicarbonate Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 
Dissolve in a pint of luke-warm water, shake well and 
give as a drench. If he does not get relief in two hours after 
