92 THE DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



of coat, so that when but slightly twitched the hair comes 

 oil; dropsical swellings perhaps of the legs, sheath, and 

 belly ; complete loss of appetite ; general irritability ; dis- 

 tressing, haggard expression of countenance ; irritable state 

 of the bowels and great proneness to diarrhea ; the latter 

 is likely to result in death. Breath cold in all stages. 



Remedy. — Generous, rather oleaginous diet. Maintain 

 healthy functions of bowels and other excreting organs. 

 No bleeding — not even where there is a tuberculous taint. 

 Milk and flesh liable to transmit the disease to men and 

 animals. 



For pulmonary consumption (tuberculosis of lungs) — 

 common in cattle, sheep, and swine : Careful, generous 

 dietary. Good sanitary surroundings. Tonics, acids, alco- 

 holic stimulants, antiseptic inhalations. Arsenic sometimes 

 arrests early stage of consolidation. Iodine liniments and 

 rubefacients externally, also check consolidation and cough. 

 Chloral and morphine relieve cough. (See cough.) 



For tuberculous disease of the mesenteric glands : Di- 

 gestible, nourishing diet. Treat on the same principle as 

 above. Feed off without delay cattle or sheep of tuber- 

 culous taint. 



For tuberculous abscess of throat or other glands (king's 

 evil) : Foment if hot and painful. Dress with iodine lini- 

 ment. If pus forms, evacuate and treat antiseptically. 

 Liberal dietary, tonics, calcium chloride. 



For tubercular arthritis (gouty inflammation), chiefly 

 affecting young animals : Good feeding and sanitation ; 

 comfortable quarters. Apply flannels wrung out of hot 

 water or hot oil, followed by mercury oleate and lauda- 

 num. Active counter-irritation is injurious. 



For doses, see pages 13 to 29. 



BROKEN-WIND, 



If not asthma, is a sequel of asthma. Its chief cause, 

 according to Williams and Robertson, is eating an undue 



