. Dr. David Roberts' practical home veterinarian. Veterinary medicine. SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF HORSE DISEASES. 95 COLIC. There are only two kinds of Colic, Spasmodic and Wind Colic. They are often caused by a disturbance of the stomach and bowels, viz., indigestion and fermentation of feed. Wind Colic does not cause the animals to be in such intense pain as Spasmodic Colic, but in both cases they look around to their sides. There is pawing, stamping and kicking at the stomach; frequent getting up and lying down; rolling from side to side and oftentimes lying on the back. Colic is usually an
. Dr. David Roberts' practical home veterinarian. Veterinary medicine. SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF HORSE DISEASES. 95 COLIC. There are only two kinds of Colic, Spasmodic and Wind Colic. They are often caused by a disturbance of the stomach and bowels, viz., indigestion and fermentation of feed. Wind Colic does not cause the animals to be in such intense pain as Spasmodic Colic, but in both cases they look around to their sides. There is pawing, stamping and kicking at the stomach; frequent getting up and lying down; rolling from side to side and oftentimes lying on the back. Colic is usually an easy ailment to detect, and unless it is given proper and imme- diate attention it often terminates in rupture or inflammation of the bowels, in which case death follows. ^-r^^ . ^,,^»x^ TREATMENT. Back the horse into a single stall and by the use of a Drenching Hook drench him (see cut) with a dose of Colic Drench. Turn him into a loose box stall with plenty of bedding and give him an injection of four quarts of warm water (per rectum) by the use of a hose and funnel. Place a blanket on him. Give another dose of Colic Drench in from one to three hours if necessary, and follow with Laxotonic; apply a quarter of a pound of mustard thoroughly mixed with a little warm water, making a thin paste, which should be thoroughly rubbed onto the abdomen or belly. Apply lard over the mustard in 12 hours to prevent its blistering. " Always allow a horse with Colic to lie down if he so desires. Never walk, trot or exercise a horse with Colic. A horse that is supposed to be subject to Colic should have his teeth examined and be given a Physic Ball and Tonic several times during the year, as this will prevent the horse from having Indigestion and Colic. See Prescription No. 101, page 149. CONSTIPATION. Constipation In itself is not a serious ailment, but frequently leads on to more dan- gerous conditions and should be prevented and overcome by the use of a Physic Ball and four quarts of
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