The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-06
collie IN HORSES.
Causes, Symptoms and tho Common
Method of Treatment.

Causes, Symptoms and the Common
Method Of Treatment.
II Is more or less common on farms
having considerable number Of
horses TO each year have one or more
cases among them Of flatuIent collie.
More especially Is this true where
horses are being fitted for the market
nccessitating heavy grain feeding.
In work issued by the United
States department OF agriculture. en-
titled Diseases OF the Horse" this
subject Is discussed In detail in which
are given the causes, symptoms and
the common methods Of treatment. II
IL pointed out that among the most
frequent causes of this form Of collie
are to be mentioned sudden changes
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 manger
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.
The symptoms of wind collie are not
30 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 continu-
GUS. The belly enlarges, and by strilx-
ing It in front OF the launches drum
like sound results. If not soon re-
lieved the above symptoms are aggra-
waited, and in addition there are no
ticed difficult breathing, bloodshot
eyes and red mucuous membranes.
loud, tumultuous heart beat, profuse
perspirntion. trembling OF the front
legs. signing respiration, staggering
from side to side and finally plunging
forward dead. The diagnostic symp-
toms Of Hatulent collie are the dIsten-
sion OF the bowels with gas, detected
by the bIoated appearance and reso-
nance on percussion.
The treatment for wind collie differs
very materially from that of cramp
collie. Absorbents are Of some serv-
ice, and charcoal may be given in any
quantity. Relaxants are also beneh-
cial in this form OF collie. Choral hy-
drate not only possesses this quality,
but 1t is also pain reliever. II is
then particularly well adapted TO the
treatment of wind collie and should be
given In one ounce doses in pint Of
water. Diluted alcohol or whisky may
be given or aromatic spirits OF am
monia in one ounce doses at short in
tervals. A physic should always be
given in flatuient collie as early as
possible, the best being one ounce
doses Of Barbados aloes. Infections,
per rectum. Of turpentine, 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 Eve or ten minutes and covered
with dry wooden blanket. This form
of collie is much more fatal than
cramp collie ana requires prompt and |
persistent treatment II Is entirely |
unsafe to predict the result. some APP |
parentiy mild attacks going on to
speedy death, while others that APP
pear at the onset TO be very severe
rapidly TO treatment. Do not
cease your efforts until you know the
animal is past help.