168 DISEASES OF THE HOESE. 



and tonic medicine — such as fifteen drops of the tincture of 

 nux *\^omica, four times in the twenty-four hours. Turn 

 the horse from side to side twice in the day, and give 

 plenty of dry, clean bedding to prevent the skin from 

 scalding and peeling off — which is sometimes a source of 

 great irritation to the poor horse. The paralysed parts 

 should be well rubbed with a stiff brush. Electricity has 

 been regarded as an advantage in this disease, but from 

 ^vhat I have seen, not much need be expected from it. 

 The nux vomica offers, with good feeding and care, the 

 best chance for recovery. It must be remembered that 

 this is a nervous affection, and probably these diseases are 

 not so manageable, nor are they so easily cured, as other 

 affections of a different type. 



Parotid Duct. — Distended. — This is a rare affection 

 in horses. It resembles a round ball attached to the edge 

 of the lower jaw ; an elastic encysted tumor, or rather like 

 an encysted tumor. An incident, slightly illustrative of 

 appearance, occurred some time since. I was called in to 

 see a horse that proved to be so affected, and told the 

 gentleman that so long as the ball did not break, it would 

 do the horse no injury, and that I would not recommend 

 its removal ; whereupon he said he woidd give five hun- 

 dred dollars if the horse had another on the other side, 

 that then he would look like an Angora goat. 



Open and Fistulous. — This is a serious affection, 

 for with every movement of the jav/ in chewing cr 

 masticating the feed, the glands pour out the saliva which 

 should mix with the feed, and assist in the act of diges- 

 tion, and it is lost upon the ground. The animal 

 becomes thin of flesh, gets weak, and after a time dies a 

 miserable object. 



