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I @It IS more or less common "a farms;
having considerable number &c:
horses TO each PEAR have one 81 more
cases among them Of aatulent collie.
More especially Is this true h where
horses are being fitted for the market;
necessitatin heavy grain feeding
In q work Issued 4 by the United
States department or agriculture, en-
titled Diseases Of the Horse, 4, this
subject is discussed In detail, III which
are given the causes. synpt toms and
the common methods Of treat It
is pointed out that among The most
frequent causes OF this form Of; collie
are to be mentioned sud- den hanges
of food, too long fasting, food given
while the animal is exhausted, new
hay or grain, large quantities Of green
food, food That: has lain IN the manager
for some time and become sour, indi-
,gestible food, irregular teeth, crib
biting, and, in fact, anything that pro-
duces indigestion may cause fiatulent
collie e: 5s .,5 ,siS
The symptoms Of wind collie are not
SO suddenly developed, not SO severe
as those Of cramp collie. At first the
horse Is noticed to: be dull, paws
slightly and may or may not lie down.
The pains from the start are Scontinu-
GUS, The belly enlarges, and by strik-
ing it in front OF the launches a drum.
like sound results. If not soon ere
lievsd the above symptoms are aggra.
waited, and in additio there are no
'ttced difficult breathing. bloodshot
eyes and red mucuous membranes;
loud, tumultuous heart beat, profuse
perspiration, trembling o. the front
legs, signing respirat lion, staggering
from side to side and finally p1unginga
forward dead. The diagnostic$ symlp,-
toms Of f1atulent collie are the disten-
sion of the; bowels with gas, detected
by the bloated appearance and reso-
nance on percussion. e $: E :5. $ss;.:,s
The treatment for wind collie differs
very materially from that iof cra1npp
collie. "A bsorbents. are Of some sery.
Ice, and charcoal may be given In any
quantity. Relaxants are also benef-
cial In this form Of collie. Z Ghloral hy:.
drate not only possesses this quality,
but 1t is also q pain reIieyer. It is
then particularly well adapted to the
treatment Of wind collie and should be
given in one ounce doses III pint Of
water. Diluted alcohol Or whisky may
be given or aromatic spirits OF am:
monta In one ounce doses at short Ii.
terVals. A physic should always be
given in fiatulent collie ais early as
possible, the best being Sone ounce
doses Of Barbados a1oes. Infections,
per rectum, Of t1Irpentine,S one to two
ounces. linseed oil eight ounces, may
be given frequently to stimulate the
peristaltic motion of the bowels and
favor the escape of wind Blankets
wrung out OF hot water do much to
afford relief. They should be renewed
every five or ten minutes and covered
with a dry wooden blanket. This form
of collie is much more fatal than
cramp collie and requires prompt and
persistent treatment It lis entirely
unsafe to predict the result, some APP
parently mild attacks going on to
speedy death, while others that ap-
pear at the onset to be very severe
yielding rapidly to treatment. Do not
cease your efforts until yon know the
animal Is past help