Impaction of Double Colon
The condition may result from general causes noted for colic, but particularly dry food contain-in a great deal of indigestible fiber such as oat or wheat strand or badly weathered hay—specially when taken in inordinate quantity and when the animals are irregularly fed. Want of water is-also cause. Sand colic is also of this nature. Impaction is most liable to occur at the pelvic flexure or the termination of double colon. Some predisposing causes must also be present such as defective muscular power, defective teeth, pregnancy, old age, tumors and intestinal calculi may be unexciting cause.
Symptoms: The animal may be dull before colicky symptoms develop. Symptoms shown are those of colic. The colic is of sub-acute character but there are periods of comparative ease in which the animal may remain standing without making any movements or stretched out on floor. Pulse, temperature, respiration vary. Temperature is usually normal and the respirations and pulse are usually disturbed during paroxysm of pain. Feces are passed for a time but later there is complete constipation. On auscultation, there is little or noborborygmus. On rectal examination, there is no spasmodic contraction of its walls as it may be ballooned. The pelvic flexure of double colon will be found to be distended with the ingest. Recovery may take place in the course of a few hours but sometimes the disease lasts for a few days. Death may occur from auto-intoxication, rupture or Enteritis. In the later stages, there may be slighttympany, patchy sweats, injected mucosa and frequent but not full pulse.
Treatment: Soften bowel contents with rectal enemata or water given by stomach tube. Stimuli-late peristalsis by stimulants and sweep out the contents with a purgative. A mixture of Oil Ter&binth, Sp. Amman. Aroma, Oil Linseed may be given. Give frequent enemata of water and soap if animal is not improved in 6 hours, give Recline, ermine, Acetylcholine 5 ml. hypodermically. In protracted cases, heart stimulants may be given hypodermically.
Impaction of Small Colon:
This is not as common as the former but may occur under similar circumstances. The differ-emcees in symptoms shown here are that there arena intervals of comparative case and if not re-lived in 12 hours, the animal stands in a stretched out condition, strains violently with some groan-in. On rectal examination, the hand is clasped backwards and small colon will be found filled with hard feces. Tympani are uncommon. Treat as former.
Impaction of Caecum
It is not common. It may be brought about by deficient supply of water or by moist artificial foods.
Symptoms: Consists of a mild attack of diarrhea which soon disappears followed by mild colic. The animal often remains down and stretched out for a time and later almost continuously. Pulse, respirations, temperature and mu-coca are not much changed. Appetite is lost; bowels may not act for 2 to 3 days. Rectal examination reveals hard condition of recur. The case lasts for 1 to 2 weeks. No treatment yet tried has been of much service and death after follows rupture.
Impaction of Small Intestine
Also uncommon and may result from infestations of Safaris equorurn or Rots larvae ofGastrophilus nasality. It has also been attributed to. A rich diet.
Symptoms: Dull colic without distension of abdomen, mucosa slightly yellowish, offensive dour from mouth. Sometimes diarrhea which disappears spontaneously. Treat on much the same lines as that of the Double Colon.