Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-14
cSlie in HoHlsL.

and whether he termination III each
case was Immediately favorable o,
totherwise, experience teaches n that
each attack causes no little alarm ia
the 6ineFT Il 10 felt ip such Gases ahst
somfthihE ptst' be done, and done
quickly, the pain evinced by tie patient
at once enlisting our warmsst symps,
thies, and impelling rs to put forth or
best efforts to afford relief, and effe.t .
speedy cure. In order to do this it is
necessary that our. judgment r. not 1T
fault, for an error - to the rue cause
Of ailment may be disastrdrs In ite con.
sequences. Though, therefore, many
of those into whose lands this article
may fall may be efficiently familiar
with the symptcds to distinguish with
tolerable certainty Q case Of collie when
presented. We feel it due to others who
NAV not lave full confidence In their
ability ~ recognize it without any mis-.
givinss to place before them the gymp-
toms, so that they may not mistake the
sitack under consideration for case Of
enteritis inflammation of the bowels) :,
with which. if is most likely To- be con.
founded, and into which 1t is apt to
pass imperceptibly if not checked.
Collie rarely causes death Of itself, o
fatal result, when it does occur, being
generally due to enteritis, or infiamma-
ton of the muscular and mucous mem
brane, which has supervened on the
original disease. We may here state
that even the accomplished veterinarian
is sometimes puzzled as to whether it
is a simple case Of collie he is attending,
or whether Inflammation has set in.
Hence, oil is prescribed in lieu OF aloes,
and the admixture of other Ingredients
of narcotic nature. o,
One of the first indications of an at
tack Of collie is pain, shown by the ami.
NAL looking round at his TANKS. The
increase OF the pain causes the animal to
throw himself down and get up again
frequently, or roll and kick. AS it is q
spasm the tit soon passes away and re-
turns. During the spasm the pnlse is
much quickened, but not oppressed.
When the spasm passes away tile pulse
is strong. In enteritis, which not un-
frequently supervenes, or in distinct
cases of this disease, no perfect 'remis-
sion occurs, but the pain and distress
are equable and continuous. AS the
colo advances, the intervals OF freedom
from pain are shorter and less frequent !;
the horse now lies down FREQ uently,
shakes himseH on rising. sometimes
swapping at his sides with. his teeth,
and sometimes striking his belly with
his hind feet. In enteritis we do not
observe such acuteness Of sensation or
exhibition of temper. The pulse should
be examined during the paroxysm, and
also during the remis sion Of pain for,
if the examination be made only in the
former, the case may be mistaken for
one OF Inflammation, tho pulse then
being accelerated, but subsiding to its
natural condition when the spasm
ceases. .1is Aktrdnities are not Affected
to the same extent as in Inflammation !;
in this latter they remain for long
time. intensely cold: While friction
and motion give relief in collie, they
only aggravate the distress in infammar
ton. N., &C.. &,i5 .o.a. :
Flatulent collie, which name will be
familiar to our reader, differs from the
spasmodic, of which we have been
speaking, in being accompanied with
swelling of the abdomen, on which ac-
count 1t is sometimes called sympanitic
collie. In this case the abdomen is
resonant on percussion, the pulse be!
comes rapid and feeble, the respiration
is difficult. labored, and apparently
proceeding from the thorax rather than
the abdomen, and the extremities are
cold. There is certain amount Of de-
lirum and vertigo, the muscles OF the
lips twitoh uneasily, and the muscle
which moves the skin is occasionally
acted upon as If the animal were
troubled with flies, vermin, etc., and
the animal may die from asphyxia,
suffocation, or from blood poisoning,
unless relief. is afforded.
Cover the animal with warm blankets,
and give rnacilaginous warm injections
every thirty or forty-fve minutes. It
will here be seen how advantageous it
will be to have on hand remedy which
can be relied upon as to the purity of
the ingredientsof which it is composed,
as we'll as to its general efficacy. The
great value of Going's Collie Powder
will at once be seen it is in small
compass, and; as it does not deteriorate
with age, owners may keep it ON hand
with confidence, so as to be ready Tor
any emergency. In this way valuable
time may be saved-an all-important
consideration in such cases. In this
connection we may mention incidentally
that as we write, q letter Lies before ms
asking our advice; the writer having
administered twelve drachms oflaloes
to his horse, under ordinary conditions,
without any effect. Suoh was the re.
suit OF administering drugs of inferior
quality. In severe cases the cure may
be hastensd by rubbing tue belly and
applying some stimulating liniment |;
or the application of chloroform, as
follows, may be adopted with advantage;
Take half q pint Of .ehlofoform, and
after wetting the abdomen with Q
sponge, apply half the chloroform on
each side; then cover up warm.
Oysters Of warm water, mixed with. o
little oil or soap, are very useful in
loosening and moving the fsces. Hot
fermentation, friction, warm blankets,
bsndaging the legs, and general atten.
ton, care, and good nuraing, and, in
case of fatulent collie, the use of the
cannula and trocar, in conjunction with