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CHOKING, 



But rarely happens with the horse, (but fre- 

 quently) among cattle; and when in the horse, 

 the treatment must he prompt if successful, and 

 is always dangerous according to position; lodg- 

 ment immediately over entnuuv of windpipe 

 being attended with immediate danger; as it may 

 suffocate at once. 



TREATMENT. 



Move the horse sharply and if that does not 

 excite coughing, let him be jumped over a fence 

 or some object that will excite violent expiration, 

 when the air so suddenly rushing in through 

 Bronchail tubes, must produce a spasmodic ac- 

 tion of the air cells, which through the violent 

 coughing produced, may cause the sudden ejec- 

 tion of the obstacle; but should this likewise 

 fail, with one hand grasp firmly the windpipe, 

 shutting off both inspiration and expiration, 

 until the horse begins to strangle, and suddenly 

 let go, when he will cough violently and may 

 throw out the obstruction. Should the last ex- 

 periment likewise fail, thrust the right hand into 

 the throat, (the mouth being securely held open) 

 and if possible, pass the hand or fingers far 

 enough to grapple the object by the hook formed 

 by the fingers. But should all the foregoing 

 efforts fail the only reliance must be in a free 

 lengthwise incision, right through upon the ob- 

 struction, just large enough to at once extract it, 

 when the incision must be closely brought together 

 and stitched up. Give the horse gruel to eat 



