Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-05-10
On Collie in the Horse.

The symptoms once seen are readily
detected. Mr.. Armatage, in his recent
Unpublished work Every Man his own
Horse Doctor" "a book that is cleverly
illustrated by Bedfordshire artist, Mr..
Stannard, with cuts of horses suffering
under various diseases), says 'The an
imal scrapes with the fore feet, kicks at
the belly, shifts about, turns round,
smells the floor, crouches, puts the nose
to the tanks, lies down, rolls, remains
for a time on the back, and breathes
heavily throughout. Gradually he slips
over on the side, stretches out the legs,
when the signs abate as suddenly as
they began; he then rises, shakes him
self, and the termination of the parox-
ysm is known by his looking about for
food"
AS to the causes, irregular or insult
able feeding, gorging with cold water,
liver complaint, ETC., we have nothing to
do. But we venture to offer word as
to the means of relief and cure. Hap
PLY the days of heavy purging and
bleeding are gone by. Our best verteri-
nary surgeons 60 in for entler treatment
and hygienic management But the very
suddenness of the attack often finds
one unprepared, and therefore unable to
cope successfully with it, A dose of
llnseed oil, or strong purging ball
combined with an Opiate, and mount
ed messenger sent off for the farrier are
the everyday methods adopted
Now we have to say, very emphatical-
ly, that there is a much reader, far
,fa
and cure at hand in every homestead.
Apply at once horse cloth or wooden
rug folded into two thicknesses, wrung
out of boiling water, to the belly and
up the sides, and cover tightly with an
other couple of cloths to retain the
heat AS it cools, renew as often as
needful A large bran poulticc, as hot
as can be borne, is equally effective, and
retains the heat longer. Should there
at the same time be difficulty in stale
ing, which there often is, apply a SINH
lar hot cloth or poultice over the kid
neys, when the urine will be relieved.
1t is well, also, to give an injection Of
warm water, about blood heat, into the
bowels; and, if the case needs it, horn
of hot water with a teaspoonful of tine
ture of cayenne into the stomach. Lay
the animal in well-bedded, loose box,
darken the window, and leave him for
quarter of an hour In an ordinary
case. the cloths or bran poultice will not
need above one renewal; in severe cases,
they may be shifted four times within
the hour, and hot fermentation also ap-
piled to the spine; this has wonderful
soothing effect. When relieved, wash
down with tepid water, dry well, cover
up, give bran mash, and allow days
rest to compensate for the loweringness
that always supervenes. Now, whether
the case is one of simple collie with a
quiet pulse, or proceeds to inflammation
of the stomach or intestines (enteritis),
with bounding flow of blood, the treat
ment is the same. 1t possesses the
merit of hardness, always ready, and of
safety and certainty You simply re-
lieve through the outer skin, instead of
through the lining membrane of the
stomach. The outer skin is the more
readable; it has millions of pores and
countless nerves to act upon; it brings
the disease to the ontside at once, and
it is perfectly safe. Animal life is the
same both in man and in the horse, and
the same means of cure in disease
warmth and moisture, applied locally or
generally-will tell hundred times
more effectually than physicing Or SINH
lar methods
For prevention, feed more frequently
and give water oftener and in smaller
quantities. \ handful of oatmeal put
into the water with the chill taken off,
is of incalculable benefit, Neither must
Joe be allowed to stay in the public
| house while the team stands shivering
at the door 1t may be added that there
is no durable disease OF the horse to
/ to which some notifications of the treat
ment referred to may not advantageous
ly be applied. Probat,m est, Bcw-
] icE IN tie EnrAler