238 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



back will be humped up a little, he breathes heavy and refuses his 

 feed. This is not looked on as a disease itself, but a symptom ot 

 some' other disease, and if allowed to run on without being- 

 checked is liable to set up inflammation of any of the organs of 

 the body, so you see the necessity of checking- a chill in time. 



Treatment. — Put the animal in a warm stall and put an extra 

 blanket or two on, to get him heated up, if his legs are cold rub 

 them to get the circulation started. Give as a drench: 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Fleming Tincture of Aconite 5 to 10 drops. 



Ginger 2 tablespoonfuls. 



Mix in a pint of hike warm water and give as a drench, 

 repeat the dose every hour until he is better. If you have not the 

 sweet spirits of nitre give a wine glass full of whisky. As soon 

 as the horse will eat give him a hot drink or a bran mash. 



HOW TO FEED AND TAKE CARE OF A HORSE. 



Always water the horse before feeding if he is not too warm. 

 Feed regular, that is, set certain times for feeding him and feed as 

 near that time as possible. Give him a certain amount of exercise 

 every day that the weather is fit to take him out, if not working 

 him allow him to run out around the yard, and always remember 

 that good cleaning and a clean stable is half the feed. A good 

 plan to cleanse the stable is to throw a little lime around the stalls 

 every week or so, also in the summer when the horses are all out 

 of the stable, close up the doors and burn sulphur in the stable, 

 this will kill all the germs of distemper and all other diseases that 

 are in the stable. Always have a little box of salt kept in front of 

 the horse so when he wants it he can have it, and b}' doing it this 

 way he will never take more than is good for him; rock salt is the 

 best if you can get it. Whitewashing the stable about once a 

 year is a good plan to keep it clean. 



NOTICE. 



All the doses of medicine which are mentioned in this book in 

 the diseases and treatment of the horse, if not specially mentioned 

 for the age of the animal, is intended for the average size horse, 

 so in giving d®ses to colts or very small horses you must regulate 

 the dose to the age and size of the animal. Yearling colts would 

 take one-third of the dose mentioned for a horse. A two year old 

 could stand one-half the dose mentioned for a horse. A three year 

 old can stand nearly as large a dose as is mentioned for a horse. 

 Four year old and upwards take the full dose. 



