DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. 189 



Mix and g"ive a larg-e teaspoonful twice a day in his feed, 



after you have given him this, follow up with the following' tonic 



powder to make him strong: 



Ground Gentian Root ;J pound. 



Sulphate of Iron J " 



Mix well together and give a teaspoonful twice a day in his 

 feed ; if in the spring of the year and you can turn the horse on 

 grass, bleed him, taking half a pail of blood, then turn him out, 

 and this will cure him as quick as anything. When you are 

 treating a horse for bad blood, if you have him in the stable, 

 give him a little exercise every day. 



AZOTURIA. 



This disease, at one time, was not very common, but is 

 getting more so all the time. 



Causes. — From allowing a horse to stand in the stable and 

 feeding him well for a few days without any exercise, the blood 

 gets too full of albumen, and then, by taking him out and driving 

 him, brings on the disease. When you drive the horse the blood 

 gets heated and he takes in a great deal of oxygen from the air 

 into the blood, which unites with the albumen in the blood and 

 changes it into acids, which are known as hippuric and urea 

 acids ; these acids stop the action of the kidneys and then act on 

 the muscular system, and cause the muscles of the back and hips 

 to become swollen and paralyzed. This is the only disease that is 

 noticed to come on a horse very soon after starting on a drive. 

 It is more common in tiie winter months, on account of the 

 animal standing in the stable more, but is liable to come on at any 

 time of the year. 



Symptoms. —On taking a horse out of the stable, he will go 

 off full oi' life for a quarter of a mile to a mile, or even a longer 

 distance in some cases, then you will notice him break out into a 

 sweat; he becomes stiff in the hind quarters and not able to trot. 

 If vou examine him he will be breathing heavy, his pulse quick 

 and weak, and will be trembling about the flanks. Look over the 

 back and liips and you will notice th& muscles swollen and as hard 

 as a board. If you attempt to drive him still further, he will get 

 so stiff he will not be able to go, and will fall down and not be 

 able to rise, and all the symptoms mentioned above will be 

 increased greatly. His urine will be of a dark red color and very 

 little at a time, for the kidneys are not acting much. If you 



