$0 Sprain or Clap in the Back-SineWi 



limb passively on the point of the toe, and in extreme cases, he 

 scarcely permits even the toe, to come in contact with the ground,— 

 Where such extensive mischief has been inflicted, aUended with ex- 

 cruciating pain ; not only is the injured part exquisitely sensible to 

 the touch, and violently hot and swollen ; but sympathetic Fever 

 comes on, in the course of a few hours, and the Horse exhibits great 

 derangement of his general system, by the heat of:his skin, the 

 quickness of his pulse, the mpid heaving of his flanks, and tlie 

 languid expression of his eye. In such cases, from four to six 

 quarts of Blood, according to the strength and size of -the animal, 

 should be taken from him witliout delay. A dose of Physic should 

 be given in two or three hours after the blood-letting, without wait- 

 ing for that deBirable condition of the Bowels, which Mashing would 

 effect ; and in order to expedite the operation of the Purgative, an 

 Injection of four quarts of thin gruel or warm water, should be 

 thrown into the Bowels every four hours, until the effects of the Me- 

 dicine are evidently perceived in the Fceces. 



The Limbs should be fomented with a hot Decoction of Cham- 

 momile, or any Herb usually employe^ for Fomentations, night and 

 morning, for twenty minutes at a time ;- and the swollen part after-^ 

 wards enveloped in a large ample Poultice, made of Oatmeal and 

 Vinegar, or coarse Bread and Milk. It is tp be regretted, that, in 

 this Complaint, we are not able to have recourse to Topical Bleed- 

 ing, in such a way as Avould t^ effectual. But in every instance 

 where the inflammation is propagated into the Foot, and where the 

 hoof feels very hot, it is good practice, to have recourse to that ope- 

 ration, which is called by the Farriers, opening the Toe-vein. For 

 if a quart, or even a pint of Blood, can be obtained from the Foot 



