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hoih safe and useful. The fomentations oiiglit to 



' be persisted in for some time, and frequently re- 

 newed, and the bowels kept open with gentle pur- 



' gatives. If these methods should fail in giving 

 relief, an operation will be necessary, which is best 

 performed by passing a staff up the urethra till it 



! reaches the middle of the perineum, and making an 

 incision upon it, through which a bougie or cathar- 

 tic may be introduced, and the water drawn off; 

 but this will be most safely performed by an expe- 

 rienced practitioner. 



I It is not usual to cut horses for the stone, nor has 

 any efficient remedy been pointed out for this rare 

 disorder. 



34. The Strangles. 



Symptoms. — This disease is indicated by a fever- 

 ish heat, a painful cough, and a great thirst, with 

 extreme difiiculty of swallowing liquids, and a loss 

 of appetite. The inflammation generally appears 

 on the inside of the jaw-bone, though sometimics in 

 the middle betwixt the jaws under the tongue-root. 

 The latter is considered the most favourable situa- 

 tion for the tumour. Sometimes the parotid glands 

 are affected, and swell up as high as the root of the 

 ear; the animal breathes quick, and holds out his 

 nose and head constantly in the same position ; and 

 his eyes appear as though they were fixed in his 

 head. This is what is called the vives by old far- 

 riers. When this disorder discharges itself at the 

 nose, it is called the bastard strangles, and, if neg- 

 lected or improperly treated, occasionally end fatal- 

 ly, by affecting the lungs and inducing consumption. 



Causes. — The cause of this disorder has never been 

 ascertained. It has been compared to the small pox 

 in the human race, as it generally affects colts and 

 )^oung horses, never returns again, and seems to 

 throw off something obnoxious to the constitution. 



