DISEASES OF THE HORSE 23 



to 106° F. ; the breathing is quick and more or less 

 difficult. 



Treatment: Place the horse in a clean, comfortable, 

 well ventilated stall, exclude drafts,, blanket if the 

 weather is chilly. Also, hand rub the legs and bandage 

 them. Inhalations from steam of hot water and Turpen- 

 tine are beneficial. Also administer Chlorate of Potassi, 

 two ounces ; Nitrate of Potash, two ounces ; Tannic Acid, 

 one ounce. Mix this with a pint of black-strap molasses 

 and give about one tablespoonful well back on the tongue 

 with a wooden paddle every six hours. In severe at- 

 tacks of Bronchitis it is well to apply a liniment consist- 

 ing of Turpentine, Aqua-Ammonia Fort., and raw Lin- 

 seed Oil, each four ounces; mix well and apply to the 

 throat and down the windpipe once or twice a day. The 

 animal should be fed on soft food, such as hot bran 

 mashes, grass, carrots, kale, apples or steamed rolled 

 oats. After the acute symptoms of the disease disap- 

 pear, give Pulverized Gentian Eoot, one ounce; Nux 

 Vomica, two ounces; Nitrate of Potash, three ounces; 

 Pulverized Fenugreek Seed, six ounces. Mix and give 

 one tablespoonful three times a day in the feed or in a 

 gelatin capsule and administer with a capsule gun. 



CAPPED KNEE 



Cause : Bruises from pawing or striking objects with 

 the knee, falling on the ground, etc., are perhaps the 

 most common causes. 



Symptoms : It may be a simple bruise, or it may be 

 a severe wound. There is always swelling, heat and 

 pain present. The joint becomes stiff and interferes 

 with the movement of the leg. Under careful treatment 

 the swelling and enlargement disappear. 



Teeatment : Relieve the inflammationr and clean the 

 wound by fomenting with hot water, to which add a few 

 drops of Carbolic Acid. If the wound is very large, trim 

 off the ragged edges with a pair of scissors and apply 



