DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. 119 



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



Bathe the testicles with warm water and then apply a hot 



poultice to them, consisting- of half linseed meal and bran. This 



poultice can be held to its place by means of cords over his back. 



Change the poultice every two or three hours and keep bathing; 



well with warm water. Also clothe the body well and, if he wishes 



to eat, give him plenty of soft feed with boiled flax seed in it. 



After the first drench, if he does not get relief, give him the 



following : 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 " 4 " 



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

 times a day, 



DROPSY OF THE SCROTUM, OR BAG (HYDROCELE). 



This is where there is a large amount of fluid collects in the 

 scrotum and makes it look large and flabby. 



Causes. — It often follows a case of inflammation of the testicles. 



Treatment. — Give iodide of potassium — a teaspoonful twice a 



day in his feed. In some cases it is recommended to draw the 



fluid off by tapping the scrotum with a small trocar and cannula, 



but it is best to try and absorb it, an} way, by using medicines 



mentioned. 



INJURIES TO THE PENIS. 



Either in the stallion or in the gelding, by being kicked or 

 struck with a whip or stick while the penis is out of the sheath, 

 or it may be caused in the stallion by putting him to too many 

 mares, or handling the penis rough, or sometimes from becoming 

 frost bitten in very cold weather. 



Symptoms. — The penis will be swollen and the animal will not 

 be able to draw it back into the sheath, it hangs out and, if you 

 press on it, it seems sore. 



Treatment. — Bathe well with warm water until the swelling 

 seems to go down, also take a small pen-knife and tap the penis 

 where it is swollen a few times and allow the water and blood to 

 run out ; this will often reduce the swelling. After this, oil the 

 penis and try and pass it back into the sheath. After the penis is 

 put back, plug the opening of the sheath well with cotton batting, 

 which generally holds it to its place for a few hours at h time, thus 

 giving the penis the natural heat of the body, which is very help- 

 ful to it. Bathe, oil, and replace the penis two or three times a 

 day until it regains its strength, and give the following : 



