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quickened, the breathing increased, with a high fever, and the 

 bowels are found to be loaded. The urine is thick and of a very 

 dark color, and invariably has to be drawn with a catheter. (See 

 Fig. 14.) 



Treatment. As soon as the horse is noticed to be getting stiff 

 and lame he should be stopped at once and taken out of the har- 

 ness. Give at once a good purgative, as follows: 



Barbadoes aloes 9 drams. 



Bromide of potassium 6 drams. 



Ginger 4 drams. 



Water 1 pint. 



Mix, and give as a drench. 



If no other physic can be had, give 1 quart of raw linseed oil. 

 Keep the animal on his feet if possible. If he goes down it may 

 be well to raise him up with slings. Apply to the hips and loins 

 blankets wrung out of hot water and cover them with dry ones. 

 Have the water just as hot as he can stand it, and change the 

 blankets every twenty minutes. After removing the blankets 

 bathe the affected muscles with some good stimulating liniment, 

 and there is none as good as Dr. LeGear's Liniment. (See Ap- 

 pendix.) Use the liniment two or three times a day. Draw off 

 the urine two or three times a day with the catheter (Fig. 14) 

 if he can't pass it. After giving the physic follow it up with the 

 following: 



Bromide of potassium 3 ounces. 



Nitrate of potassium 1J ounces. 



Mix, and make six powders, and give one powder morn- 

 ing, noon, and night, dissolved in one-half pint of water. 



