The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-06-17
COLlCS OF HORSE AND MULE.
types or Malady and What to Do i'm
Treating Each Kind
By Dr. Nj. Ray Powers, state Veter-
marian and Head of Veterinary
Division, Clemson College.
One of The most common and alarm

one OF the most common and alarm
ing diseased conditions occurring in
mOrScs and mules is that of collie.
me term Is n very loose one, being
5IIiic,ni,N used to denote any
aDuomlnal pain whatever, and it NAV
readily be inferred that it. therefore,.
occurs in great variety of diseases
II IS, however, only necessary here to
consider it under two heads, viz.
SphSmoGic collie and collie due TO i'm
FACTION or obstruction of the bowels
SpaSmodic collie is probably Of the
iiioSt frequent occurrence and consists
OF y violent contraction OF the muscles
or the intcStineS, causing intense main
It is usually brought on by giving
large amounts Of cold water to a horso
oNcf-ncated; by exposing such a horse
10 chilling rains after II hard drive;
sometimes by giving a heavy feed of
green Succulcnt food; and in horses
lhat are prcdiSposcd to it, a sudden
chahse OF diet may be all that is
necessary to bring on an attack.
me condition Is recognized by the
morse suddenly showing SYMPTOMS OF
intense pain following some of the
causes above mcntioncd: STAMPING
violently with one hind foot looking
around at the tanks with IN anxious
GNpIcSSion; sweating; lying down sud-
denly and rolling in agony and with
occasional periods of freedom from
pain followed by similar attacks.
conc from impaction is n condition
stoppaEe of the bowels. and may be
brought on by overlooking the stom
ach when in a tired out condition and
particularly with dry, innutritious
eco. faulty condition Of the teeth
may also be II prcdisposing factor on
account OF imperfect mastication of
the rood. This condition is accom-
panied by constipation and the animal
SHOWS evidences OF continuous dun
pam as compared with that of spas
inodlc collie, moving Stilly, living down
occasionally and groaning, but with
me absence of violent movements II
alSo runs longer course usually than
SpaSmodic collie.
In SpaSmodic collie q Scdotivo or
harcotlc treatment should be rcsorted
10 IN order to overcome tho violent
cohtraction and relieve the pain. one
OF me best remedies is huid extract
OF CannaDis indica, or Indian hcup
gwen in doses of six drams by the
mouth. This brings on drowsincss
and, as rule, by the time the dr0wsi
ness has worn off the collie has disnp-
prafcu. Another good remedy is
chloral hydratc given in doses of one
ounce dissolycd in II pint OF water:
or II hypodcrmic syringe be availa-
pc TWO grains OF sulphatc OF NOR
ip'.a,c pmihc may be dissolved in a little
lowed to cool and injected under the
skin.
With impaction collie, entirely diff
icrcnt remedies are needed, the OBJ
Jcct being to unload the intestines OF
me oIcnding material. For this pur-
pose five drains of aloes dissolved in
II quart OF hot water and conjoined
WIN one ounce of oil of turpentine
ana one dram Of fluid extract of NIX
voinica may be given; OF if this ia
not conveniently at hand, one and n
half pints Of linsecd oil may be given.
ana If there is evidence OF much main
1hrec drams of Cannabis indica may
also be given Copious rectal in leo
tons of soap suds are beneficial also.
These remedies will usually suffice
but IL more drastic treatment Is neces.
marian.