Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-06-11
COLICS OF HORSE AND MULE
types OF Malady and What To DO I'm
Treating Each Kind
By Or. Nj. Ray Powers. State Vetcr-
marian and Head OF Veterinary
DIVISION. Clemson ColleEr
one of the most common nnh n1n

one of the most common and alarm
ing diseased conditions occurring i'm
norScS and mules is that of collie
me term is Il very loose one. being
stncraiIy used to denote any
abdominal pain whatever ana II n,,V
readily he Inferred that il. Therefore
occurs IN Il great variety of Diseases
II Is. however. only necessary here TO
consider 1T under two heads, viz.
Spasmodic collie and collie due TO i'm
pacllon or obstruction OF the bowels
Spasmodic collie is probably of the
most frequent occurrence and consists
OF 4 violent contraction of the muscles
OF thc lnteStincs, causing intense pain.
III Is usually brought on by giving
iarSe amounts of cold water to a horse
oNer-heated: by exposing such n horse
10 chllllnS rains after Il hard drive:
sometimes by giving a heavy feed of
green succulcnt food; and in horses
that are prcdispoSed to il. a sudden
chahse OF diet may be all that is
necessary to bring on an attack.
Ihe condition is recognized bv the
morse suddenly showing symptoms of
intense pam following some of the
causes above mentioned: stamping
violently with one hind foot; looking
around ut the Hanks with an anxious
CNPi icSsIon; sweating; lying down sud
uehiy ana rolling in agony, and with
ocC'lSional periods of freedom from
pam followed by similar attacks.
Cole from impaction is Il condition
IN which there is Il partial or complete
stoppaSe of the bowels. and may he
brought on by overlooking the stom
ach when in a tired out condition ana
Partlcularly with dry innutritious
reed. faulty condition of the teeth
may also be Il prediSposing factor on
account OF imperfect mastication Of
the FOOD. This condition is accom-
panied by constipation and the animal
SHOWS evidences of continuous dun
PAIN as compared with that of snas-
Hodlc colo, moving StifIly lying down
occasionally and Eroaning. but with
tne absence of violent movements III
also runs Il longer course usually than
spasmodic collie.
In Spasmodic collie n sedative or
harcolc treatment should be resortcd
10 IN order to overcome the violent
contraction and relieve the pain. one
or the best remedies is nuid extract
OF Cannabis indica or Indian hctnp
gwen i'm doses of six drains by the
mouth. This brings on drowsincss
and. as rule. by the time the drowsi
ness has worn off the collie has dsap-
pcarcd. Another good remedy ia
chloral hydratc given i'm doses of ono
ounce dissolved in pint of water:
or If hypodermic syringe be availa
bic, two grains of sulphate of NOR
phine may be dissolved in n little
water that has been boiled and al
lowed to cool and injected under the
skin.
with impaction collie, entirely diff
ferent remedies are needed. the oh
Jcct being to unload the intestines of
the OFFENDING material. For this Dur
pose hVc drains of aloes dissolved i'm
a quart OF hot water and conioined
with one ounce of oil of turpentine
and one dram of fluid extract OF my
vomica may be given; or If this is
not conveniently at hand, one and n
half pints of linseed oil may be given
and If there is evidence of much pain
three drains of Cannabis indica may
also be given. Copious rectal nicc-
lions of soap suds are beneficial also.
These remedies will usually suffice
but If more drastic treatment is neces,
sary ii should be entrusted to a veter-
marian.