This subject is very completely covered by Dalziel.

"Nearly all domestic animals are subject to attacks of colic, or pripes, as it is more frequently termed, especially when the horse is the subject of the disease. In the dog, puppies are especially liable to it, but it attacks dogs of all ages, and, if not promptly attended to and properly treated, is very liable to end in inflammation of the bowels - a most dangerous disease, which, in some of its features, though happily not its dangerous ones, colic resembles. One very important point of distinction is, that whereas inflammation comes on gradually, and feverishness, with hot, dry nose, etc., always exist as premonitory symptoms, colic comes on suddenly, and a dog eating well and seeming in perfect health is seized with spasm of the coat of the bowels, causing such pain that he gives voice to a low moan, which is afterward changed to a prolonged howl, as the paroxysms of pain increase in frequency and severity. In colic, too, the nose and mouth are cool, and there is no offensive breath. As in inflammation, the attitude is peculiar and unmistakable; the back ebing arched, the feet drawn in toward each other and the tail tightly tucked between his legs; in colic, the belly is sometimes distended considerably with gas, and is then known as flatulent colic. It is a disease of frequent occurrence in dogs, and the exciting causes are various; exposure to wet and cold; getting dogs, especially house dogs, to swin in cold inclement weather, are common causes; the presence of worms in the intestines also produces colic. But the most common cause id undoubtedly the giving of improper food; sugar and other sweet things are likely to produce it; puppies just after weaning are very liable to it, especially if they have small lumps of meat or other solid food thrown to them, which they can not well chew, but greedily bolt; or having a portion of one meal left in the dish till the next meal is added is very likely to produce it, because the stale portion undergoes fermentation, that is, becames sour, and the fermentation is carried on in the stomach. Colic is sure to yield to prompt and proper measures, and the treatment is simple and safe. As soon as observed, give the sufferer a dose of "anti-spasmodic drops." Compound spirits of sulphuric ether (known as Hoffmans' anodyne), and tincture of opium (laudanum) equal parts. Mix, and keep in a well stoppered bottle in a cool place. Dose for 15-lb. to 35-lb. dog would be a small teaspoonful in two teaspoonfuls of milk or gruel. It must be given diluted with thin gruel, milk or water, and if immediate relief does not follow, administer a double quanitity, as a clyster in gruel, or the dose may be repeated in half an hour. In "flatulent colic," known by the distended belly sounding like a drum when tapped with the* end of the finger, from 10 to 30 drops of spirit of sal volatile may be advantageously added to dose of "anti-spasmodic drops," or the following draught may be given and repeated in an hour if the dog is not relieved:

Carbonate of soda............................ 20 grains.

Aromatic spirits of ammonia.................... 30 drops.

Essence of ginger............................. 5 drops.

Laudanum .................................. 15 drops.

Peppermint water............................. 2 tablespoonfuls.

This is a dose for a medium-sized dog, such as a pointer or a greyhound. For puppies and smaller breeds use less of this as the dose. After the attack has subsided give the dog a gentle aperient, such as the "mild purge":

Syrup of buckthorn.............................. 3 parts.

Syrup of white poppies......................... 1 part.

Castor oil.................................... 2 parts.

Dose for dog 15-lb. to 30-lb., is a tablespoonful. Bottle must be well shaken before using. Larger dogs a little more.

Keep on a laxative diet, and do not let the dog have violent exercise for a day or so. Endeavor to discover the cause of the attack and avoid a repetition. Lead poisoning produces a peculiar form of colic, and dogs should not have water to drink that has been collected in leaden cisterns.

The using of one-eighth grain doses of morphine hypodermically every half hour or hour during the attack of colic will give relief very soon.

Ooryza is the name given to a common cold when confined to the nose and eyes, and a running at the nose and watery eyes. I have found the following plan to quickly cure it. Take a large sponge, wring it out of warm water, sprinkle it freely with vinegar of squills, and hold it to the dogs nose so that he inhales the fumes. Or, half fill an upright jar or jug of suitable size with bran, saturate it with hot water, and sprinkle over and stir into the bran the following: A tablespoonful of ordinary vinegar, a teaspoonful of laudanum, and six drops of glycerine, and carbolic acid (British Pharmacopoeia). Mix, and hold the dog's nose over it. This quantity is a double handful of bran in a quart, or three-pint jar, is suitable for a 20 to 50 pound dog. A good idea, if eyes continue to run, would be to use the eye lotion of Hydrastes and Camphor water, which you will find given under Eye troubles.