. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL. 3()3 lu the second stage, he lies down and gets up again after lying, per- haps, a couple of minutes ; in the third stage, he rolls, kicks, sweats pro- fusely, has a haggard countenance, is inclined to turn upon his back, and remains so. In mild cases, after kicking for half an hour or so, the. SECOND STAGE OF SPASMOKIC COLIC. horse usually gets better, the pain all passes off, and he returns to his accustomed spirits and habits ; but if it does not go
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL. 3()3 lu the second stage, he lies down and gets up again after lying, per- haps, a couple of minutes ; in the third stage, he rolls, kicks, sweats pro- fusely, has a haggard countenance, is inclined to turn upon his back, and remains so. In mild cases, after kicking for half an hour or so, the. SECOND STAGE OF SPASMOKIC COLIC. horse usually gets better, the pain all passes off, and he returns to his accustomed spirits and habits ; but if it does not go off in the course of half an hour, and from that to two or three hours, it is apt to run into enteritis, and kill him. What to do.—Give mild, diffusil)le stimulants, as early and quickly as possililc. (live either of the following: Xo. 49. 2 0\nice whiskey, I Ounces extract of ginger, }i. Pint water, " Mix. Give as one dose. Or this : No. .50. 1 '.> Ounce sweet spirits of nitre, 1 Ounce laudanum. '^ Ouni'R extract of ginger, }-2 Pint water, Mix. Give as one dose. Always, when possible, give warm water injections with a very little soap in it, just to make it a little slip])eiy. Give the horse a soft, roomy place to roll in, and if he has the colic at all bad, give a couple of days rest afterwards, feeding on soft food. Give the abdo- men friction, and put on a blanket to avoid his cooling off too soon. When the worst i)art of the pain is over, a little walking exercise will be Ijcnelicial. If after giving the iirst dose the i)ain continues more than. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Periam, Jonathan. [from old catalog]; Baker, A. H. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Louis, Mo. , N. D. Thompson & co.
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