The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-14

time As tho attack progresses these in
telNals OF ease hc-omc shorter and short
or ana rAin may continuous. though even
now tHcre are tNaDCrhu fious OF pain An
lmalS suffering from this form OF collie
eNince the most intense pain. they throw
themselves down. roll over and over.
jump mp whirl about. drop down again.
paw, or strike rather. with tho front
ieei, steam AND sweat. make frequent att
icmrtS Co pass their urine. aud the penis
DIS partially erected. Oaly q small amount
OF water i~ passed az time. and this is
due to the bladder being 40 frequently
empficl.
These attempts Co ur.uatc are almost al
ways taken as sure symptoms of trouble OF
EIdncys or bladder I'm reality thcv ere
one oi The many ways iu which tho horse
Expresses the presence Of pain. Allow me
10 algrc>s slightly and TO assure the
reader that diseases of the bladder or
Kidneys 90 the horse are cNceedinrly rare.
The stomach and bowels are affected q
thousand times whore the Kidneys or
hladder are once. Attempts 10 pass water
ana fallufe ia 10 $50 are not enough To
warrant us in pronouuciuc the case one OF
F"Hhle with his water" nor should we
u q morse yields or sinks whom pinched
over the loins. declare that kidney dis
ease exists. Try this pressure on any
morse ana the great majority viii be seen
mus 10 Weld. in fact this is rather sign
or sy mptom Of health than Of disease.
TO recapitulatc the symptoms Of SPAS
moui' collie keep in mind the history OF
me case. tho type OF horse tho suddenness
OF inc attack the intervals OF ease which
oec"me or shorter duration as tho collie
progresses. the violent pain. the normal
temperature and pulse during the inter-
N'lS or ease the frequent attempts to
uHnate' the erection of the penis. etc.
ana there is hut little danger of confound-
/ ing this with other forms Of collie
] Probably no disease has had more vile
/ corrections compounded for it or more
/ violent remedies tried. have seen dozen
/ veterinarians prescribe as many different
/ remedies and all given ina less than an
I hour Every one has his faVoritc dose
/ Nhlch Is always sure and heroic cure
I ana yet the horse dies. Is IL any wonder
+ nc HieS- NO disease Is more easily cured If
/ properly treated at the committeeman.
/ ana no disease causes greater agony or
. leads to more serious results If neglected
. or lmproperly treated. Probably there is
! no medicine better than choral hvdrate.
/ IhiS is TO be given i'm dose of one ounce
/ IN half pint OF water as a dreuch. 4 VERY,
common and good remedy is sulphuric
. ether ana laudanum-of each two ounccs
/ ~ hait pint of liusecd oil Another
T drench may be composed of two ounces
. each OF suphuric ether aud alcohol in
/ tlEht ounces OF water. II i'm third stage
. give one pint Of whisky I'm hot water.
IS 10 latulent collie, tympanits wind
| 'o4'e, or bloat. among the most frequent
causes of this form of collie arc sudden
/ changes of food. too long fasting and food
/ then given while the animal is exhausted.
new hay or grain, large quantities of green
! lood; food that has lain i'm the Manager for
some time and become sour: mdiccstible
/ food; irregular teeth. crib biting-and I'm
/ TACT anything that produces Indigestion
/ may produce flatulcnt collie
y he symptoms OF wind collie are not so
suddenly developed nor so severe as those
/ OF cramp collie. At first the horse is no.
uced to be dun. paws slightly. may or may
not lie down. The pains from the start
I are continuous. The belly enlarges. and
7 If not soon relieved the above symptoms
/ ar" aggravated and in addition we notice
/ difficult breathing proiuse Precipitation,
/ trembling of interior limbs. signing respi-
/ ration, staggering from side to side. and
| finally plunGing forward dead.
! The treatment for wind collie differs very
! materially from that OF cramp collie
! Alkalines neutrali2e the gases formed and
must Dee promptly given. Probably as good
/ a domestic remedy as can be had is baking
soda i'm doses from two TO four ounces
/ II this fails give chloride of lime in half
/ ounce doses or the same quantity Of ear
Donate OF ammonia every half-hour until
relieved.