Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-02-24
FARM and HOUSEHOLD.
collie IN HORSES.

DR.. Detmers, in a recent report
Of the Ohio Experimental station,
collie into two kinds, true
and spurious colo. True colo he
again divides into essential and
symptomatic collie. Essential COLES
may or may not be caused by
anomalies of the contents of the
intestinss. In the latter case they
may be produced by over feeding,
By Development Of gases (wind
colic), or by solid distractions in
the intestinal canals, as hard feces,
coucrements, stones, etc. Sympto-
matte colics are caused ~ by en-
tozea lworms). (2) by poisOns, 80
by displseements and morbid
changes in the textures of the in
tsstises, ~ by peritenitis. Until
recently the real predispOsing cause
ofeolic, and probably the sole cause
In numbers Of cases Was not
knewn. Il was discovered by Prof.
Bolllnger, IN Munich. A small
worm causes xn aneurism IN the
anterior mesenteric artery. Cosguls-
ton and finally degeneration OF the
interior coat Of the artery ensue,
followed by obstruction of the
circulation. Professor Bollinger
found this condition--tbe worm and
aneurisu-in "a per cent. Of all old
horses killed for anatomical pur-
poses in the Royal Veterinary
school at Munich. Three old
horses were killed last winter for
sastoniesl purposes at the veterI-
NARY school Of the O. s., university,
and the aneurism and worms found
IN avery one of them. These facts
shes that such an aneurism IL o
frequent occurrence, at least in old
horses. AS q parasitic worm Is the
casse, 1t Is not strange that this
trouble exists largely in one part
Of the couxtry and another is CON-
parstively free from 1t. The aneur-
Ian enlargement of artery may
exIzs for ysArs, however, and the
hOrss remMa free from collie as
lo0E ~ no exciting cause arises
Exciting causes are catching cold,
overseeing, large feeds OF food
dleicalt ct digestion, termenting
food, etc
Trssemsnt should have bat one
object, the restoration Of the circu'
lasion Of the blood and the per
issaltie action OF the iutesNnes.-
TIE latter will follow the former
Nature indicates the proper rem
sdy. A horse that has coiic paws,
lies down, gets up, rolls, and thus
brings into action mechanical forces
that sooner than anything else will
remove obstruction and promote
the flow OF blood. Hence these
movements Of the horse must not
he interfered with, but given full
pIsy, unless they become 50 violent
- to threaten injury to the animal.
II . horse shows o tendency to lie
down and not move, and if there is
fever, rapid pulse aud quick breath
Ing, rouse the ssimal, and make
him get Up 1T lesst every twenty
OF thirty minutss. Gentle friction
sloag the abdomen, particularly on
the right side, il the animal is
10 useful, bat violent exer-
rse, - compelling the horse to
trot or run, is decidedly objection
able.
Ia eases Of great agony and
violent exertion, subcotaneous in
Iection Of warm sOsPsuds or oil can
DO no harm and may do no
good. In esse OF so called wind
colo, with dang erous bloating, use
the trocar without hesitation in
dine. lit 10 known that the ami
nal has swallowed large quantities
u Sosd, . physic may be advisable,
sad IL spssns are very severe a
lev dOses OF camphor will relieve.