. The farmer's veterinarian : a practical treatise on the diseases of farm stock . Veterinary medicine. 138 THE FARMER S VETERINARIAN cramps are severe the animal breaks out with sweat. The pulse is accelerated when the spasms are on, ranging from 60 to 65 beats a minute. If inflammation has set in, the pulse instead of rising and falling remains more constant and is high all the time. When the spasms are on, pressing the bowels seems to relieve the pain and please the animal,. COLIC PAINS A common attitude with colic. When seized with pains the horse paws, scrapes the ground with his front fe
. The farmer's veterinarian : a practical treatise on the diseases of farm stock . Veterinary medicine. 138 THE FARMER S VETERINARIAN cramps are severe the animal breaks out with sweat. The pulse is accelerated when the spasms are on, ranging from 60 to 65 beats a minute. If inflammation has set in, the pulse instead of rising and falling remains more constant and is high all the time. When the spasms are on, pressing the bowels seems to relieve the pain and please the animal,. COLIC PAINS A common attitude with colic. When seized with pains the horse paws, scrapes the ground with his front feet, stamps and strikes the belly with the hind ones, lays back his ears and looks around to his flank. but if inflammation is present the pressure seems to increase the pain. The best treatment is to relieve the pain with an opiate, and next to obtain a free action of the bowels by a purge. Many prescriptions have been suggested, among which is the following: 4 tablespoonfuls of sweet spirits of niter, 4 tablespoonfuls of laudanum, I table- spoonful of ginger and i tablespoonful of comrrion soda. These are added to a pint of warm water and given as a 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 Burkett, Charles William, 1873-. New York : Orange Judd
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