. Dr. Le Gear's stock book ... comprising a description of the general care, feeding and watering, stabling and breeding, and all the diseases and their treatment, of stock in Texas and the South ... Veterinary medicine. 70 Dr. LeGear's Stock Book. himself down, rolls violently, jumps up, drops down again, paws and strikes, and makes frequent attempts to urinate, but can not. Because lie can't make water, those ignorant of the disease are .sure to pronounce it trouble of the kidneys or bladder. It is no positive sign because a horse }delds or sinks when pinched over the loins that it is kidney
. Dr. Le Gear's stock book ... comprising a description of the general care, feeding and watering, stabling and breeding, and all the diseases and their treatment, of stock in Texas and the South ... Veterinary medicine. 70 Dr. LeGear's Stock Book. himself down, rolls violently, jumps up, drops down again, paws and strikes, and makes frequent attempts to urinate, but can not. Because lie can't make water, those ignorant of the disease are .sure to pronounce it trouble of the kidneys or bladder. It is no positive sign because a horse }delds or sinks when pinched over the loins that it is kidney trouble. During a spasm the pulse runs up; between spasms it rapidly decreases, till it is normal. Sometimes constipation is present; in others, diarrhoea. It is a bad sign to see diarrhoea in a severe case of colic. It will be difficult in many cases to distinguish between colic and inflammation of the bowels, as the symptoms are quite sim- Fig. 13. Injection Pump, used to give injections into the womb, or rectum (lower bowel), of warm water, etc. Treatment.—If taken in time it is a disease usually satisfactory to treat. Whatever plan of treatment is pursued, it must be prompt and energetic. As soon as possible a draught should be administered, the very best one being our Colic Cure. Dissolve half the contents of the bottle in a pint of water in a long-neck Lottie, and give as a drench at once. If at the end of half an hour pain is still present, give the other half as you did the first. Besides this, give in a drench 1 pint of linseed oil as a laxative. 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 Le Gear, Louis D; Le Gear, Newton G. , joint author. Austin, Tex. , The authors
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