DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE 149 
Fig. 16. — Flatulent Colic 
Symptoms. — The symptoms of this disease somewhat 
resemble those of acute indigestion, except that the gas is 
formed in the large bowels instead of the stomach. The 
animal lies down and rolls. The belly becomes bloated with 
gas. Notice, too, that there is no belching of wind from the 
stomach as there is in acute indigestion. 
Treatment. — Give injections freely of four quarts of luke- 
warm water, a little Castile soap and a dessertspoonful of 
turpentine. For a drench give: 
Spirits of Turpentine. . ounces or 6 dessertspoonfuls. 
Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 
Bicarbonate Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 
Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 
Shake well together and give as a drench. Follow up 
with the following: 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 
Bicarbonate Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 
Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench 
every hour until there is relief. It is best in this case to have 
someone to stop with the animal to keep him from hurting 
himself or from getting cast. Hand-rub the belly well, and 
in severe cases apply a mustard plaster to the bowels. Place 
