750 INDEX OF DISEASES AND REMEDIES 



CANKER OF HORSE'S FOOT continued. 



Daily, or every second day, the horse, either standing or cast, examina- 

 tion is made for any canker specks, which are removed and the foot 

 dressed as before. 



Mineral acids, iodoform in ether, or silver nitrate sometimes serviceable. 



Calomel used dry encourages growth of horn. 



Examination and dressing repeated at longer intervals. 



After first few days many cases are best at work. 



CANKER OF EAR. See OTORRHCEA. 



CAPPED HOCK, KNEE, AND ELBOW IN HORSE. 



(a) A collection of fluid immediately underneath the skin of the point 

 of the hock. 



(6) Chronic synovitis of the bursa of perforatus cap. 



Capped Knee (1) Effusion beneath the skin or annular ligament. 

 (2) Distension of sheath of extensor metacarpi magnus. 



Capped Elbow Subcutaneous infiltration from bruising. 

 Hot fomentations ; subsequently stimulate with cantharides liniment or 



mercuric iodide ointment ; soft soap rubbed in daily. 

 If swelling recent and fluctuating puncture with aspirator needle ; inject 



cavity with iodine solution. 



In bursal form of capped hock use shoe raised at heel ; apply a charge. 

 In indurated capped elbow excision is the only satisfactory remedy. 



Prevent recurrence by heel-pad, ring-pad, or by felt attached to 



horse-rug. 



CARDITIS. MYOCARDITIS. 



Rare in lower animals. Inflammation of muscular fibres of heart 

 with (1) infiltration or induration, or (2) suppuration, as in puerperal 

 metritis in cattle, or omphalo-phlebitis of foals. 

 Concentrated good food. 



Digitalis, caffeine, alcoholic stimulants as heart tonics. 

 Stimulant embrocations to chest. 

 Combat pysemic infection with antiseptics and quinine. 



CATARACT. 



Definite opacity of the lens. 



Extraction of the lens ; or needling to promote its absorption. 



Chloroform and locally, atropine and cocaine for diagnosis and opera- 

 tion ; mercurials internally. 



CATARRH. 



Inflammation of any mucous membrane, with serous or muco-purulent 

 discharge. But the term is specially applied to inflammation of the 

 membrane lining the nasal chambers and upper respiratory passages, 

 constituting Cold in head or Coryza. More frequent in horses than 

 other animals ; contagious. 



House comfortably ; clothe body and head ; bandage legs. 

 Equable temperature of 60 to 65 Fahr. 

 Steam head with vapour of water alone, or medicated with antiseptics 



or anodynes. 



Warm or vapour bath ; patient quickly dried and re-clothed. 

 Mash diet or green food ; laxative enemata ; laxatives if required. 

 Amm. acetate solution ; pot. nitrate or chlorate ; other saline electuaries. 

 Hot fomentations; stimulating embrocations to throat. Antiseptic 

 insufflations. 



CATARRH, CHRONIC, OF HORSES. 



Isolate patient until tested for glanders. 



Nasal douche or spray. 



Wash out nasal passages, and, if necessary, trephine and disinfect the 



sinuses. 

 See to faulty teeth. Examine guttural pouches. 



