42 DR. LE(TEAR'S STOCK BOOK. 



of the animal. Distemper runs a certain course, its duration 



p.r.tTally being From eight to twelve days, but it may la<t for 

 several weeks. 



. As this disease has a certain course to run, there 

 shouldn't be anything given to check it; but we should support 

 the animal's system by giving soft, easily digested, nourishing 

 food, and medicines to purify the blood. The animal should be 

 protected from cold rains and "northers," and have comfort and 

 good care generally, (live what fresh, cool water the animal will 

 drink, into which dissolve 1 dram of chlorate of potassium, morn- 



Fig. 4. Tracheotomy Tube. 



ing and night. Also, give one teaspoonful of our Condition 

 Powders, morning and night, to purify the blood, and keep up 

 the animal's strength. Bathe the swelling in the throat two or 

 three times a day thoroughly with our Liniment, to draw it to a 

 head. It may be well to apply a hot poultice, and, after remov- 

 ing it, then apply the Liniment. As soon as the swelling be- 

 ccme.s soft, it should be opened freely with a sharp lance, to 

 allow the matter to escape. Syringe out the cavity with a weak 

 solution of carbolic acid for a. few days, and it will soon heal. 

 Sometimes these swellings in the throat become so large that 

 tlii* horse can't breathe, and it becomes necessary to perform the 

 operation of tracheotomy (putting a lube in the throat to breathe 



