General Management in Disease 



Treatment. — The bowels must be relieved at 

 once with an enema and a dose of laxative medi- 

 cine. Sedatives, such as Bromide of Ammonium, 

 from 10 to 30 grains in a little water, should be 

 given twice or thrice daily. Animal must be kept 

 quiet, and not allowed to injure itself. 



Erythema (Sore shoulders, Saddle galls, etc.) 



This is a superficial congestion of the skin, and 

 the preliminary to nearly all skin diseases It is 

 denoted by redness and excoriation. 



Saddle and collar galls are of this nature, and 

 frequently give rise to a good deal of inconvenience, 

 and suffering to the animal. 



It is a penal offence to work an animal with this 

 injury, unless the source of irritation has been 

 removed, i.e. the pressure. 



When a horse gets into poor condition, the 

 angularities about the shoulders, back, etc., pre- 

 dispose the skin to become galled, but the fault is 

 generally due to badly fitting harness ; and this 

 should always be looked to. The collar may be 

 hollowed out over the injury, or padded with wool. 

 Some horses will chafe their skin very easily, and 

 it appears to be constitutional. Bad conformation 

 of the shoulders tends to produce it, but sudden 

 cooling of the skin, through removal of the collar, 

 saddle, etc., immediately the animal comes in from 

 work, leads to conjestion, and subsequent excoria- 



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