72 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



Mix in a pint of cold water and give as a drench. Continue 



the above drench every two hours until the horse is relieved ot the 



pain. If the horse seems weak after this g"ive 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Whifcky 1 wine glass full. 



Mix in a pint of gruel and give as a drench three times a 

 day, morning, noon and night, until the animal begins to recover 

 nicely, then use the following medicine to keep the kidneys work- 

 ing freely, as this will have a tendency to keep water from 

 forming in his chest : 



Saltpetre, or Nitrate of Potash ^ pound. 



Ground Gentian Root ^ '* 



Mix well and give a teaspoonful three times a day. During 



sickness it is well to feed the animal with soft foods, with a little 



boiled flax seed in it to keep the bowels free, give a little cold 



water to drink in small quantities, and give it often — every hour 



or two. 



WATER IN THE CHEST (HYDROTHORAX). 



This generally follows a case of pleurisy. In some cases 

 you will find several pails of a watery fluid around the lungs in 

 the chest cavity. When there is such a large quantity as this it 

 generally ends fatally. 



Causes.- Pleurisy. 



Symptoms. — After the pain and soreness from pleurisy has 

 passed off the fluid then commences to collect around the chest, 

 which causes him to breathe very heavily, the nostrils becoming 

 large, and sometimes make a flapping noise. He breathes quick, 

 and draws in and out at at the flank worse than he does in a bad 

 case of heaves ; the pulse becomes quicker than in pleurisy, and 

 very weak, beating from 75 to 100 beats per minute ; the blood in 

 the jugular vein seems to flow back towards the head instead of 

 flowing down, causing the vein to move every time he breathes. 

 By putting your ear to the chest you cannot hear anything except 

 above the water. If the animal is loose he will be noticed to try 

 to get to the door or window to get the pure air. In some cases the 

 animal will go on like this for several days, not eating very 

 much, and gradually getting worse. Near the last his ears and 

 legs get very cold, and all the other symptoms keep getting worse, 

 and the animal tries to stand on his feet to the very last. 



Treatment. — If the animal will take food give him good, 

 strong food, such as oats and hay, and it would be well to mix a 



