DISEASES OF THE HOKSE 35 



an effort on the part of nature to expel some irritant 

 matter from the bowels or from the blood, in which case 

 it should on no account be prematurely checked. 



Symptoms: Frequent loose evacuations of the intes- 

 tines, with or without pronounced abdominal pain; gen- 

 erally, loss of appetite, animal looks gaunt and the hair 

 rough. 



Treatment: Keep the animal quiet, comfortably 

 stabled and warmly blanketed. Give pure water to 

 drink, often, but in small quantities. If the animal will 

 eat, feed moderately on clean food, as rolled" oats and 

 dry bran. Also, give the following prescription: Pro- 

 tan, three ounces; Zinc Sulphocarbolates, ten. grains; 

 Creosote, one dram ; Powdered Ginger, two ounces ; Pow- 

 dered Gum Catechu, six drams; Powdered Gum Cam- 

 phor, one-half dram. Mix and iiaake eight powders. 

 Place one powder in gelatin capsule and give with cap- 

 sule gun, or the same sized dose dissolved in a pint of 

 water and used as a drench. However, be very careful 

 when drenching an animal. It is dangerous. This pre- 

 scription will not only check the diarrhoea, but will tone 

 the muscular fibres of the intestines which aid in throw- 

 ing off these irritant matters from the system. If the 

 horse shows colicky pains, administer the same treat- 

 ment as that recommended for colic. It is '^ell to give 

 the following treatment in the convalescing stages of 

 diarrhoea : Pulv. Gentian Root, four ounces ; Ferri Sul- 

 phate, four ounces ; Pulv. Nux Vomica, four ounces ; Pulv. 

 Fenugreek Seed, eight ounces. Mix and give one heap- 

 ing tablespoonful three times daily in feed. This facili- 

 tates digestion by stimulating the flow of gastric juices. 



DISTEMPER 



Cause : Distemper is placed among the germ diseases, 

 and is produced by the Streptococcus of Schutz. It is 

 contagious and a number of animals in the same stable 

 may become affected at the same time. It is supposed 



