General Management in Disease 



Feeding Sick Animals 



The feeding of animals when labouring under 

 disease demands a good deal of tact and patience, 

 and there is a wonderful difference between 

 individuals in this respect. One of the worst faults 

 that we are acquainted with is that of allowing 

 food to remain before a sick animal — the presence 

 of which tends to satiate it. Whatever food is 

 given should be in small quantities and often, 

 more especially to horses and dogs, the stomachs 

 of which are small. For sick horses — when 

 procurable — green food is desirable, such as 

 clover, meadow-grass, vetches, lucerne, etc., etc., 

 whilst carrots, swedes or turnips, given whole 

 or grated will often tempt the appetite. A mash 

 composed of linseed, bran and crushed oats, 

 scalded with hot water, if given in small quantities, 

 say, a couple of handfuls at a time, is extremely 

 useful. As artificial nutritive food for the horse, 

 eggs and milk are largely employed, frequently in 

 combination with some stimulant such as whisky, 

 particularly in exhausting diseases as influenza. 

 Eggs and chopped raw meat, Brand's Essence, 

 etc., etc., form excellent nourishment for sick 

 dogs. Horlick's Malted Milk is extremely useful, 

 more especially if the stomach is in an irritated 

 condition, but ordinary milk must be avoided 

 when dogs are troubled with vomiting. Crushed 

 linseed-cake, crushed oats, cabbage, natural 



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