DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. 103 



Symptoms. — lie will pass a large amount of fluid manure, 

 which will stick around his legs and tail; and will become weak 

 and sickly and very gaunt, and his coat will be staring. 

 Treatment. — If in a strong foal, give : 



Castor Oil 1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonf uls. 



Tincture of Laudanum 10 to. 15 drops. 



If the mother's milk is weak try and improve it by giving 

 lots of nourishing food. If it is caused from drinking the milk 

 from the mother when hot, always milk a little out before the foal 

 gets to the mare. If this does not relieve him in five hours, follow 

 up with 



Tincture of Laudanum .... 10 to 20 drops. 



Brandy or Whisky | to 1 ounce, or to 2 to 4 tablespoonf uls. 



Mix with some of the mother's milk and give as a drench 

 three times a day. If in severe cases keep the foal warm and 

 apply a light mustard plaster to his belly. 



BLOODY FLUX (DYSENTERY). 



This disease affects the lining of the large bowels, in which 

 large ulcers are formed, which bleed, causing the manure to be 

 streaked with blood. 



Causes. — Often from a severe attack of diarrhoea, from pas- 

 turing on wet, marshy lands, or from eating hay grown on such 

 lands, or using impure water. 



Symptoms. — The passages from the bowels are streaked with 

 blood and have a bad smell ; sometimes slime comes away with 

 the manure. He does not feed much, and in some cases his 

 appetite is entirely gone. The pulse will be at about 50 beats per 

 minute and weak, and there will be colicky or cramping pains in 

 the bowels. 



Treatment. — This disease is in some cases not treated with 



success, and in bad cases is considered very serious. Give the 



following : 



Raw Linseed Oil i pint. 



Castor Oil -i " 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonf uls. 



Mix, shake well, and give as a drench ; then follow up with 



the following drenches : 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Tincture of Catechu 1 " 4 " 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench three 



times a day — morning, noon and night — until he gets relief. 



Clothe the body well, according to the season oi' the vear ; feed 



