A treatise on the horse and his diseases .. . urst and leave a perma-nent blemish. If the tumor is hot bathe first with cold water to reducethe heat or bind on cloths wet with cold water and change often, thenapply Kendalls Spavin Cure as directed for capped elbow. CAUTERY. {Firing.) This cruel and inhuman practice is one whichhas been practised in the past and, perhaps, is to a slight degree now, butwe sincerely believe it to be one which ought to be forbidden by all hu-mane societies, as the cases which are benefited are very few if any thatcould not be benefited by milder and more humane me
A treatise on the horse and his diseases .. . urst and leave a perma-nent blemish. If the tumor is hot bathe first with cold water to reducethe heat or bind on cloths wet with cold water and change often, thenapply Kendalls Spavin Cure as directed for capped elbow. CAUTERY. {Firing.) This cruel and inhuman practice is one whichhas been practised in the past and, perhaps, is to a slight degree now, butwe sincerely believe it to be one which ought to be forbidden by all hu-mane societies, as the cases which are benefited are very few if any thatcould not be benefited by milder and more humane means. See Firinghorses. COLIC. Colic is a very com-mon as well as a very dangerousdisease. There are two forms,Spasmodic and Flatulent former is of a spasmodic na-ture and will, in severe cases, runinto inflammation of the bowelsand cause speedy death, if not re-lieved. Causes of Spasmodic Colic aredrinking cold water when in aheated condition, costiveness, un-wholesome food, undue quantity of FIRgT STAGE OF SPASMODIc conefood, COLIC. Symptoms. The horse is suddenly attacked with pain, and shows evi-dence of great distress, shifting his position almost constantly, andmanifesting a desire to lie down. Bat, in a few minutes, these symp-toms disappear, and the horse is easy for a short time, when they re-turn with increasing severity, until the horse can not be kept uponhis feet. A cold sweat generally breaks out over the body. The legs andears remain at iibout the natural temperature. He looks around to his flank, mostly at the right side, as if pointingout the seat of the disease, scrapes the ground with his forward foot,and will almost strike his belly with his hind foot. The horse heaves at the flanks; andkicks and rolls, and seems much excited,and sometimes acts as though he wantedto make water, which he cannot do ona account of the urethra being spasmodic-al ally contracted. This symptom need,- J not be treated, (as it frequently is,) for,^ as soon as the hors
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