102 PINK EYE. 



The horse should have a loose box, or wide, 

 roomy stall well littered and reasonably warm, and 

 in cool or cold weather, be well covered witl\ blan- 

 kets, and his legs should be occasionally well hand- 

 rubbed. Let him have bran mashes, or carrot tea, 

 and pick at some good hay. The animal should 

 not be exercised or worked too soon after recovery, 

 for fear of a relapse. 



Pink Eye. 



This disease is well known among horse dealers, 

 and in the stables of all our large cities. It is not so 

 Dften found in the open country, but cases occur 

 sphere green or young horses are taken from pasture 

 and subjected to the closer atmosphere and changed 

 diet of a warm stable It is generally found among 

 green horses who have been brought from the coun- 

 try to our large cities for sale or use, and quite a 

 large proportion of all such horses are, more or less 

 seriously affected by it. The disease is really a Ca- 

 tarrhal Influenza, whose symptoms are variously 

 modified and only possibly received the now gener- 

 ally accepted name of PINK EYE, from a frequent 

 appearance of the eye in the earlier stages of the 

 malady. The supposed causes have been sufficient- 

 ly above hinted. 



SYMPTOMS. There is a wide diversity in the symp- 

 toms, but the more common manifestations are as 

 follows ; The horse is first observed to be dumpish, 

 dull, and disinclined to move, or moving clumsily, 



