DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. 147 



swollen, but there is a bloody, watery fluid keeps dropping- away. 



As the symptoms g^radually get worse the animal seems in pain, 



will lay down, and keep g-etting up and down, breathes very 



heavy, as it" he had lung- trouble. If in warm weather, he sweats 



freely, his pulse is weak and fast — from 60 to 70 beats per minute ; 



if he passes anything- from the bowels it will be covered with 



slime, and his water will have a reddish appearance. This is a 



very weakening- disease, the animal g-radually g-ets worse for a 



couple days, then he dies. 



Treatment. — For a yearling colt g-ive the following : 



Tincture of Laudanum i ounce, or 2 tablespoonfuls. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 5 drops. 



Raw Linseed Oil . 1 pint. 



Mix thoroughly and give as a drench. If this does not give 



relief in three hours follow up with the following : 



Tincture of Laudanum i ounce, or 2 tablespoonfuls, 



Fleming's Tincture ot Aconite 5 drops. 



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

 every three hours until he seems better. If he seems weak after 

 recovery give a wine glassful of whisky in a pint of oatmeal gruel 

 three times a day for a few days until he gains his strength. 

 Keep him good and warm by blanketing him, and apply a mustard 

 plaster over the bowels until he seems relieved, poultice the cuts 

 with a hot poultice of linseed meal and bran, which will start 

 a healthy discharge to run from the cuts. Warm his drinking 

 water and feed on soft food. When once this disease gets well 

 started it generally proves fatal. 



LOCKJAW (TETANUS; AFTER CASTRATION. 



This disease usually comes on from the ninth to the twenty- 

 first day after castration, and generally follows a case that you 

 think is doing extra well. 



Causes. — The real cause is not known, but it is liable to 

 follow any kind of an operation, or even a very slight injury. It 

 is frequently noticed in colts that are exposed to the cold, walk- 

 ing or standing in a river for any length of time after being 

 castrated; or allowed to run in a wet, marshy pasture. For treat- 

 ment and further particulars of this disease turn to " Lockjaw or 

 Tetanus," which is dealt with more fully in the diseases of the nerv- 

 ous system. 



