The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-02-03
Collie in Horses.

Collie in Horses.
DR.. Detmers, in a recent report OF the
Ohio Experimental station, Classics colic
into two kinds, true and spurious collie.
True collie he again divides into essential
and symptomatic collie. Essential COLES
may or may not be caused by anomalies
of the contents of the intestines. In the
latter case they may he produced by over
feeding, by development of gases wind
colic), or by solid Instructions in the intes-
final canals, as hard f9ces, concrements,
stones, etc. Symptomatic COLES are caused
u) by entozoa (worms), ~ by poisons, ()
by displacements and morbid changes in
the textures of the intestines, a. by peri
tonitis. Until recently the real predispos-
ing cause of collie, and probably the sole
cause in numbers of cases was not known.
It was discovered by Professor Bollinger,
in Munich. A small worm causes an
aneurism in the anterior mesenteric artery.
Coagulation.:of blood, emulation and finally
degeneration of the interior coat of the ar-
terry ensue, followed by obstruction of the
circulation. Professor Bollinger found
this condition-the worm and aneurism-
F.. in 81 per cent. Of all old horses killed for
anatomical purposes in the Royal Veter-
mary school at Munich. Three old horses
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poses at the veterinary school of the o. S.
university, and the aneurism and worm
found in every me Of them. These facts
show that such an aneurism is a frequent
occurrence, at least in old horses. AS q
parasitic worm is the cause, it is not
strange that this trouble exists largely in
one part of the country and another is
comparatively free from it. The aneur-
ism enlargement of artery may exist for
years, however, aud the horse remain free
from collie as long rs no exciting
arises. Exciting causes are catching cold,
overlooking, large feeds of food difficult
6 digestion, fermeting food, etc.
Treatment should have but one object,
the restoration of the circulation of the
blood and the pcristaltic action of the in
testines. The latter will follow the former.
Nature indicates the proper remedy. A
horse that has colo paws, lies down, gets
up, rolls, and thus brings into action
mechanical forces that sooner than any,
thing else will remove obstruction and
promote the flow Of blood. Hence these
movements of the horse must not he inter-
fcrcd with, but given full play, unless
they become so violent rs to threaten in
Jury to the animal. If a horse shows a
tendency to lie down and not move, and
if there is fever, rapid pulse and quick
breathing, rouse the animal, and make
him get up at least every twenty or thirty
minutes. Gentle friction along the abdo-
men, particularly on the right side, if the
animal is bloated, is useful, but violent
exercise, as compelling the horse to trot
or run, is decidedly Objectionable.
III cases of great agony and violent
excrtion, a simultaneous injection of
warm soapsuds or Oil can do no harm
and may do no good. In cases Of so called
wind collie, with dangerous bloating, use
the trocar without hesitation, in time. If
it is known that the animal has swallowed
large quantities of food, a physic may be
advisable, and if spasms arc very severe a
few doses of campior will relieve.