General Management in Disease 



heart-sac, which, sooner or later, proves fatal ; 

 but another cause is tuberculosis of the glands 

 (mediastinal) encircling the base of the gullet. 



Sometimes these glands are enormously enlarged, 

 and this condition is incurable, so that when an 

 animal is thus affected, the sooner it is slaughtered 

 the better. 



Hoven also occurs in the horse, and has been 

 dealt with under the heading of Flatulent Colic. 



It is easily known by the drum-like condition 

 of the belly ; grunting \ and painful breathing. 



Unless relieved the animal dies from suffocation, 

 or through rupture of the diaphragm (midriff). 



The cause must be removed \ purgative medicine 

 given and a bucket of cold water may be thrown 

 over the loins. It is often necessary to puncture, 

 to let out the gas, though this should be avoided 

 if possible, as the animal never thrives quite as 

 well afterwards ; but this remark does not apply 

 to the horse. The seat of puncture is in the space 

 between the last rib and the angle of the haunch 

 and on the left side. 



Passing the choke-rope (or probang) will some- 

 times let the gas out of the gullet ; but a simple 

 method is to twist a piece of straw into a thick 

 rope, put it inside the mouth, and tie round the 

 horns, so as to act as a mouth gag, and this will 

 often let the gas escape. 



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