202 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



BLOOD POISONING. 



Causes. — From a wound being handled with dirty hands or 

 dirty or rusty instruments, or anything" that will poison the 

 wound. 



Symptoms. — The wound becomes very sore, and commences 

 swelling and festering, and he is apt to break out and run matter 

 in different parts of the body. 



Treatment. — Give the animal 

 Hyposulphite of Soda 1 teaspoonf ul. 



Give three times a day on the tongue with a spoon or in his 

 feed. This is to kill the poison in the blood. Bathe the wound 

 with hot water three or four times a day and poultice between the 

 times of bathing with hot linseed meal. Swab the wound out by 

 means of a sponge or syringe with carbolic acid and water — 25 

 drops to 1 pint of luke warm, water. This is to clean the wound. 

 Any place that the animal breaks out treat it same as the wound. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



INJURIES AND DISEASES OF THE HEAD, NECK, 

 SHOULDERS, BODY AND HIPS. 



I. INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK. 



POLL EVIL. 



It gets its name from affecting the poll of the head. 



Causes. — It is caused by an injury of some kind, as a horse 

 striking his head against the top of a low doorway when going in 

 or out of it, or from pulling back on his halter. It is also caused 

 by putting on a heavy poke to keep the animal from jumping. 



Symptoms. — Are swelling and soreness of the parts, and the 

 horse carries his head stiff, for it hurts him to move that part of 

 his neck. Now, if he does not get relief soon, matter will form 

 and work down around the bones, and then the bones themselves 

 become diseased. 



Treatment. — If it is treated as soon as it is noticed it is easily 

 done. Just remove the cause and bathe the parts well with warm 

 water and a little vinegar twice a day, and after bathing rub dry, 

 and each time apply the white liniment; also, keep the anima5 

 very quiet and feed him out of a high manger. This is to kee^ 



