DISTEMPER. 13 



Treatment the same as for diarrhoea, with larger doses of opium 

 when the pain is violent. Keep the horse and stable clean and give the 

 horse good care. Do not be concerned about the bowels if they do not 

 move at all for several days. 



DISTEMPER. (Strangles.) This form of sore throat is characterized 

 by swelling between the bones of the lower jaw, which terminates in an 

 abscess. 



^^_^^i^^^^ Cause. A specific poison in the 



^^3^^^^^j^^^^^ blood, which but few horses es- 



i I / wil vIn^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Treatment. The opinions of dif- 



li \ ^^^P'^^^^^^x jf'^^^^^ ferent veterinarians vary in regard 



t^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^SL to the treatment, some recom- 



/^jj raMg^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ mending poultices while others 



^^^ I* . plan is undoubtedly as good one 



' as any. 

 STRANGLES. Give grass or soft feed and 



but little if any medicine and if thought best to do anything to hasten 

 the suppuration apply warm poultices, or some like blistering. The ap- 

 petite will return when the abscess breaks or is opened. 



EPIZOOTIC. This disease attacks many animals at the same time, 

 and originates in one common cause. 



Treatment. A few years ago, when nearly every horse in the country 

 had this disease, hundreds were either not treated at all or improperly 

 treated and consequently many were left in a bad condition, which they 

 did not outgrow for months, and others died for want of proper treat- 

 ment. At this time I was called upon to prescribe for many, and I soon 

 found that the following powders were the very best thing I could give. 

 Take of pulv. liquorice 1 lb., elecampane 1 lb., pulv. fenugreek 1^ lb., 

 pulv. gentian \ lb., pulv. anise seed \ lb., ginger | lb., black antimony | 

 lb., pulv. saltpetre \ lb., sulphur \ lb., epsom salts 1 lb., pulv. resin \ lb., 

 hard wood ashes i lb., copperas \ lb., mix well and give a tablespoonful 

 three times a day, at first, and then only twice each day. 



Every horse that took the above powders recovered fully, and none 

 were troubled with the bad after efiects which followed many that re- 

 ceived no treatment. 



FARCY. This is a scrofulous disease affecting the horse. 



Symptoms. The hair looks rough and unhealthy ; one of the legs will 

 generally swell to a very large size, generally the fore leg — hot and 

 painful — and in a short time will break out in small running sores, 

 discharging a thin, unhealthy fluid, and sometimes the discharge is 

 thicker. 



