PART I. 



THE DISEASES OF THE HORSE 



SIMPLE OR CONTINUED FEVER 



Is A comparatively mild and benign disease, lasting 

 from two to eight days. It disturbs all or nearly all the 

 chief functions of the body, occurs independently of local 

 inflammation or blood contamination, and is common 

 among horses brought into dealers' stables. 



Remedy. — Comfortable box; fresh air and light; quiet. 

 Clothe body ; bandage legs ; mild laxative. Salines ; am- 

 monium acetate solution ; potassium chlorate or nitrate ; 

 spirit nitrous ether. Mash diet ; gruel ; diluents ; with- 

 hold hard, dry food. Alcohol, ether, bitters,* acids; tonic 

 as soon as acute symptoms abate. Catarrh, gastrointesti- 

 nal or other special symptoms must receive appropriate 

 treatment. (For doses, see pages 13 to 29.) 



ACUTE OR INFLAMMATORY FEVER 



Concurs with acute local inflammation. 



Remedy. — Aconite ; occasional bleeding in early stages 

 in robust subjects. Aperients, salines, laxative injections. 

 Attend to any wounds ; remove any causes of irritation. 



* Bitters are usually spirituous liquors in which bitter herbs or roots 

 have been steeped, such as aloes, cascarilla bark, various cinchona barks, 

 gentian, myrrh, nux vomica, quassia, &c. Combinations of acids and bitters 

 have Ions: been used in dyspepsia, the good effects of the latter being 

 believed to result from their stimulating the movements of the stomach, 

 fmd froni their action on the liver. (Dun.) 



