General Management i?i Disease 



it was thought to be due to acrid herbs and 

 impoverished fodder. The symptoms are : a 

 reddish-tinted urine, which gradually deepens, 

 assuming the colour of port wine, and owing to 

 the black character of it, it is frequently spoken of 

 as " Black-Water." Sometimes there is diarrhoea, 

 and sometimes constipation. The former is a 

 salutary process, in this complaint. To cows, no 

 matter whether purged or not, a good dose of 

 purgative must be given ; followed up by Sulphate 

 of Iron, with plenty of eggs, milk and whisky. 



Rheumatism, Chest Founder, or Kennel 

 Lameness 



Rheumatism assumes both acute and chronic 

 forms and may attack either a joint or the muscles. 

 The precise cause is unknown, but a hyper-acidity 

 of the blood is one theory as to its causation, and 

 micro-organisms is another. Muscular rheumatism 

 is not common in the horse, the writer has only 

 seen one typical case, but in dogs it is fairly 

 common. Kennelmen are familiar with it, as an 

 affection of the chest muscles, hence the use of 

 the term " chest founder." It is not always that 

 the disease is confined to this part of the dog, 

 because the loins may be affected (lumbago) ; 

 whereas in other instances most of the muscles 

 are affected. It is quite possible that many 

 diseases affecting the bones and joints in the horse 



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