60 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



syrup of any kind, will be apt to move the substance on 

 its way down. If these should fail, after a good trial, then 

 have the gullet opened right over the substance, and take 

 it out, and put in one, two, or three stitches, with strong 

 saddlers' silk. Make the stitches separately from each 

 other ; for if this be not done, and one break, the others 

 will also become loose. 



In high choke, the irritation and excitement are great, 

 which prevent much being done to relieve the animal. Try 

 the oil, and see what can be done in that way. The treat- 

 ment is purely mechanical, so use ingenuity to overcome 

 the difficulty. 



Chorea. — This is a rare disease in the horse, but com- 

 mon in dogs. It accompanies cases of madness in all ani- 

 mals, and depends upon nervous excitement, which is seen 

 in the constant twitching of the muscles of the body. It 

 is clearly sympathetic in its character. 



Treatment. Removal of the cause, whatever that may be. 



Cold. — Symptoms. Cough slight, fever, and discharge 

 more or less from one or both nostrils, sometimes of a thin, 

 watery material, or a thick, creamy pus. The lining mem- 

 brane of the nose is red and inflamed. Cold sometimes 

 even extends into the throat and lungs, giving rise to 

 quickened breathing and uneasiness. When it extends to 

 the stomach, it is called by the French gastritis mucosa. 

 When it spreads to the chest, it is called bronchitis, (which 

 see.) No disease is more common than cold among young 

 horses ; but, unfortunately, it rarely runs its course as such. 

 Cold assumes one or more of the forms just mentioned. 



Cause. Exposure to cold and stormy weather. 



Treatment. In Germany, it is said that a cold, if let alone, 

 will get well in a fortnight, and if treated by a skilful doo- 



