DISEASES OF THE HESPIRATORY ORGANS. 97 



temperature moderates. In siitli cases a lijrht blanket tlirown over 

 the animal may prevent a cold. Overwork or overexertion often 

 causes the greater number of fatal cases of congestion of the lungs. 

 Avoid prolonged or fast "svork when the horse is out of condition or 

 unaccustomed to it. Animals that have been working in cold rains 

 should be dried and cooled out and not left tt) dry by evaporation. 

 When the temperature of the weather is at the extreme, either of heat 

 or cold, diseases of the organs of respiration are most frecjuent. 



It is not to be sui)posed that farmers can give their horses the par- 

 ticular attention given to valuable racing and pleasure horses, but 

 they can most assuredly give them common-sense care, and this may 

 often save the life of a valuable animal. If the owner properly con- 

 siders his interests, he will study the welfare of his horses so that he 

 may bo able to instruct the servant in details of stable managcmenl'. 



WOUNDS ABOUT THE NOSTRILS. 



Wounds in this neighborhood are conunon, and are generally 

 caused by snagging on a nail or splinter or by the bite of another 

 horse; or by getting "run into." or by running against something. 

 Occasionally the nostril is so badly torn and lacerated that it is im- 

 possible to effect a cure without leaving the animal blemi>hed for life, 

 but in the majority of instances the blemish, or scar, is the result of 

 want of conservative treatment. As soon as possible after the acci- 

 dent the parts should be brought together and held there by stitches. 

 If too much time is allowed to elapse, the swelling of the parts will 

 considerably interfere. Never cut away any skin that may be loose 

 and hanging, or else a scar will certainly remain. Bring the paiis 

 in direct apposition and place the stitches from a quarter to a half- 

 inch apart, as circumstances may demand. It is not necessary to 

 luive special surgeons' silk and needles for this operation; good linen 

 thread or ordinary silk thread will answer. The wound afterwards 

 only rcfjuires to be kept clean. For this purpose it should be cleansed 

 and discharges washed away daily with a solution made of carbolic- 

 acid 1 part in 40 parts of water. If on account of the irritability the 

 horse is inclined to rub the wound against some object, his head 

 should be tied by means of two halter ropes atta«hed to the oj^jwsite 

 sides of the stall to prevent him from opening the wound. Kxcept 

 when at work or eating, the head shoidd be s(» ticcl abmit 10 days. 



TUMORS WITHIN THE NO.STRILS. 



A small, globular tumor is sfnnetiino found within the fal.M' nostril, 

 under that i)art of the skin that is seen to i)uff or ri^* and fall when a 

 horse is exerted and breathing hard. These tumors contain nujtter of 

 a cheesy consistency. 

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