SPECIFIC AND CATARRHAL COMPLAINTS 



Treatment. — The animal must be placed in a warm, moist 

 atmosphere. The stable should be kept at a uniform heat. 

 Put on light, yet warm clothing, and a set of flannel bandages 

 upon the limbs. Inhalations are of very great importance — to 

 each inhalation add half an ounce of creohn. We are, of course, 

 now referring to the treatment of the acute form of the com- 

 plaint. Give the following bolus night and morning : — ■ 



Recipe. — Ext. hyoscyamus, 3 drachms ; powdered carbonate 

 of ammonia, 3 drachms ; powdered squills, i oz. ; powdered 

 Barbados aloes, 3 drachms ; liquorice powder, 7 drachms ; 

 treacle, a sufficiency ; mix and divide into six balls. Give as 

 directed above. 



As soon as the fever and cough abate, discontinue the 

 medicine. Half an ounce of chlorate of potash can be added 

 to the animal's drinking water. Tonics and gentle exercise 

 constitute the after treatment. Bronchitis is, as a rule, a 

 difficult affection to treat, so that, whenever possible, skilful 

 advice should be sought. 



ROARING. 



This is a very common malady in the horse, and one which 

 renders the value of the animal exceedingly small. Few would 

 feel disposed to purchase a " roarer." 



In some instances roaring is curable, but never when due 

 to degenerative changes in connection with the muscles adjusting 

 the laryngeal opening, and this is by far the commonest cause. 

 The sound (roaring) varies from that of a slight whistle 

 (whistler ) to one of deep sonorous character. Slight — or it may 

 need severe — exertion, brings out the sound, and this is the usual 

 way of testing the wind, (irunting is a suspicion of roaring, 

 though not positive evidence of its existence. 



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