INDEX OF DISEASES AND REMEDIES 767 



GREASE. SEBORRHOZIC DERMATITIS. 



Chronic inflammation of the skin of the horse's fetlock and pastern. 

 By many authorities regarded as pustulous or impetiginous eczema. 

 The skin produces an excessive cell growth, which rapidly 

 degenerates, causing sero-purulent, greasy, foetid, irritant dis- 

 charges. The hair follicles, cutaneous glands, and papillae are 

 involved. Often associated with canker of the foot. 

 Clip or shave hair, and thoroughly cleanse with soap and warm water. 

 Wash daily with one part corrosive sublimate, ten parts hydrochloric 

 acid, 1000 water, or with 5 per cent, solution potassium permanganate. 

 Envelop in wood-wool wadding, which absorbs discharge and protects 



denuded surfaces, and is kept in place with a bandage. 

 When, after a few days, discharge thus reduced, apply a pad of jute 

 saturated with one part creosote to six parts spirit to disinfect and 

 repress proliferating growth, and continue to keep dry with wood-wool 

 wadding. 

 Dust any ulcerating spots with tannoform or iodoform. Dry dressings 



usually preferred. 



With knife, scissors, or hot iron remove grapes or warty growths. 

 When the discharge is abated, mercuric oxide ointment or tar dressings. 



GROGGINESS. See NAVICDLAR DISEASE. 



H^EMATEMESIS. 



Haemorrhage from stomach. Occasional in all animals. 



Iced food, fluid and concentrated. 



Calcium chloride, adrenalin solution, or gelatin, 10 to 20 per 1000 of 

 physiological salt solution ; or lactate of calcium 5 grains to the 

 ounce ; lead acetate and opium ; ergotin hypodermically. 



When bleeding from bowels give styptic in pills coated with keratin. 



H^BMATURIA. 



Bloody urine from injury or disease of urinary organs. Occurs in 



all animals. 



Oleaginous laxatives, sulphuric acid, iron salts, lead acetate internally. 

 Ergotin and belladonna hypodermically ; spinal hot-water bag. 



HAEMOGLOBIN URI A or H^EMOGLOBIN^EMIA OF HORSES. 



Azoturia. This disease invariably occurs in horses which have been 

 rested for a day or two. Cause unknown, probably a nerve toxin. 

 The urine, although its specific gravity is unaffected, is albuminous 

 and high-coloured from suspended granular pigment, probably 

 derived from extravasated blood in the voluntary muscles, which 

 are suddenly affected by spasm, and subsequently become pale, 

 flaccid, and wasted ; while both the muscles and various internal 

 organs contain after death a crystalline pigment (Sir John 

 M'Fadyean, Jour, of Com. Path. 1888). 



Dose of physic ; action seconded by laxative enemata or by venesection. 

 Physostigmine hypodermically, where prompt catharsis required. 

 Chloral hydrate and opium, or nitrous ether and turpentine used as 



antispasmodics. Large doses of sodium bicarb, are recommended. 

 Ammonia and turpentine liniments applied over loins. 

 Frequently repeated moderate doses of alcohol, ether, or spirit of 

 ammonia, with sulphuric acid and quinine, combat tendency to 

 cardiac failure ; adrenalin solution subcutaneously, very useful. 

 Where urine is not regularly passed use catheter thrice daily. 

 Attacks prevented by regular work or exercise, and sloppy, unstimu- 

 lating food when resting. 



H^EMOGLOBINURIA Or H^EMOGLOBIN^EMIA OF RUMINANTS. See PlRO- 

 PLASMOSIS. 



