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extremities, apply a blister to them, which will 

 be found to be more efficacious. The muzzle, 

 ears, and the whole of the head in fact, may 

 be considered as an extremity ; and as such 

 should be likewise particularly attended to. 

 The ears may be hand-rubbed, and the head 

 clothed in a neck-hood ; and then litter well 

 up to the belly with clean straw. But it must 

 at the same time be kept in mind, that the 

 more care we take to promote warmth in the 

 surface and the extremities, by clothing, 

 &c., so we must be the more careful to coun- 

 teract any tendency these means might have 

 to encourage arterial excitement ; and which, 

 as before observed, is best effected by a cool 

 and pure temperature of about fifty degrees. 



For internal medicine in this disease, take 

 the following immediately after the first 

 bleeding : — 



Take Aloes ; Cape - - - 1 dram. 

 Digitalis ----- 1 do. 

 Nitre ----- 3 do. 

 Mix with honey to form a ball. 



And give every six hours, or oftener, accord- 

 ing to the urgency of the case. In cases 

 where cough is present and troublesome, add 

 to the former 



Liquorice powder - - 2 drams. 



Should this not relieve the cough as much as 

 desired, give the following : — 



Linseed meal ! 

 Oatmeal - - 

 Warm water - 



2 ounces. 

 2 do. 

 2 quarts. 



Mix well together, and boil. Give this 

 draught every six hours, until the Horse ap- 

 pears relieved. With regard to food, no par- 

 ticular anxiety need be manifested for the first 



twenty-four hours, during which time the less 

 the animal eats the better, unless you can 

 procure green food for him ; this being more 

 cooling and opening, should by all means be 

 given, if possible ; but in the absence of this, 

 bran mashes may be allowed cold, with onlv 

 a small quantity of hay. Corn should on no 

 account be given, or the head steamed with 

 hot mashes. As I before observed, we must 

 abstain from producing purging, we must also 

 carefully endeavour to avoid costiveness ; the 

 extremities also must be carefully examined, 

 as to their heat or cold, and every endeavour 

 made to keep them as warm as possible. By 

 steadily pursuing this mode of treatment for a 

 day or two, you will perceive whether your 

 patient is getting better or not. If the fever 

 and inflammation appears to have quite left 

 him, still continue the linseed and oatmeal 

 gruel, in which once a day you may put, 



Pul. gentian - - - 1 dram. 

 Sulphate of iron - - 1 do. 



If the disease should occur in mild open 

 weather, the Horse would be greatly benefitted 

 by a tui'n to grass, for one or two hours in the 

 warmest part of the day. 



PULMONARY CONSUMPTION. 



Pulmonary consumption may also be called 

 chronic inflammation of the lungs. It is a 

 disease that commences slowly, but almost 

 always ends fatally. It frequently follows 

 cold, or is a sequel of acute inflammation of 

 the lungs. In these instances, the Horse for 

 some time seems not to be affected with any 

 disease, though the lungs are decidedly af- 

 fected the whole time. He is, however, 

 occasionally observed to be affected, and 



gradually a short dry cough comes on ; the 

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