38 THE VETERINAKIAN 



Symptoms: Slight dryness and eruptions that may 

 affect the head, ears, neck, shoulders, flanks, inside of 

 thighs and root of the tail, followed by vesicles or pim- 

 ples which burst and discharge, or the contents may be 

 absorbed. The animal will rub against the stall, manger, 

 or any other object he can reach, until the parts are very 

 sore, or if worked, he will rub himself violently when 

 unharnessed. 



Treatment; Give Fowler's Solution of Arsenic, one 

 tablespoonful morning and night on their feed ; also give 

 a physic consisting of two drams of Aloin and two drams 

 of Pulverized Ginger in gelatin capsule. Give at one 

 dose. One physic is all that is necessary to cool out the 

 blood, which will assist materially in treating Eczema. 

 Also, apply Zinc Ointment twice daily over the vesicles 

 or pimples which will appear on the skin. Also, feed 

 easily digested food if possible, such as carrots, apples, 

 grass, hot bran mashes and steamed rolled oats, and keep 

 the animal clean and groom carefully with clean combs 



and brushes. 



EYE DISEASES 



Conjunctivitis, or Inflammation of the superficial 

 structure of the eye. 



Cause : Direct or indirect injury to the eye, as a blow 

 from a whip, dust, sand or chaff in the eye, or it may be 

 due to extreme cold, heat, or foul air. 



Inflammation of the Membrane of Nictitans 



The membrane of nictation is an accessory eyelid 

 common to all domestic animals, the purpose of which 

 is to remove foreign substances from the eye in much 

 the same manner as we use the hand. 



Symptoms: Conjunctivitis and inflammation of the 

 membranes of nictitans are veiy much the same. A par- 

 tial or complete closure of the eye, and a watery dis- 

 ♦charge due to overstimulation of the lachrymal glands, 

 the fluid being secreted so abundantly that it is impos- 



