DISEASES OF HORSES TREATMENT 161 



Symptoms. Membrane is dry and congested. Then it becomes pink or 

 red, a watery discharge follows, which later becomes thick and pus like. There are 

 also chills followed by fever. The bowels are constipated. 



Treatment. Care should be taken to keep this disease from developing 

 into something worse. Let the horse rest for a time. While feeding pour hot 

 water on the hay. Give feed mashes and linseed gruel. Steam the head by hold- 

 ing pail of hot water to which has been added a tablespoonful of carbolic acid, 

 under the nose. 



Give Y-Z dram of reduced iron, three times a day, mixed with dampened feed. 

 Sprinkle chloride of lime in stall. 



Colic. 



There are several different kinds of colic but the most common are wind 

 and spasmodic colic. It is a painful crampy condition of the bowels caused by 

 some irritant or by undigested food. Frozen foods cause development of gas 

 and a crampy pressure results. The intestinal movements are much like the 

 opening and closing of the hand. 



Symptoms. Restlessness, lying down, turning the head to the side, 

 kicking the belly, sweats, shows severe pain ; all indicate colic. 



Treatment. Baking soda, charcoal, or warm lard (1 quart), any one of 

 which if given at once is good. Charcoal absorbs a thousand times its own weight 

 in gas so a small quantity given immediately often saves much pain and trouble. 



Essence of Jamaica ginger in 2 ounce doses, given in hot water, is effective. 



Constipation. 



This is a "bound up" condition of the bowels- When permitted to go too 

 far, it causes colic which is often very hard to deal with. Colts are very often 

 troubled with this disease. It is due to improper food and feeding. 



Treatment. Always keep horses in good condition by great care and 

 feeding. Prevention is best. Oils are good to give internally. Injections may 

 have to be given to soften .f eces. Use warm soapy water. Light sloppy diets are 

 good. Green foods give relief. As young colts represent potential farm and 

 money values, one must make every effort to save them. 



Corns. 



The forefeet are mostly subject to corns. These are formed on the sole in 

 the angle between the bar and outside wall of the hoof. The color of the affected 

 parts is often darkened by blood escaping from a ruptured blood vessel. The live 

 horn is affected and dry, moist, pus gathering corns are formed. These are caused 

 by contracted heels, long feet, bad shoeing, and excessive knee action in traveling. 



Symptoms. Lameness, restlessness, pawing the bedding behind him, 

 feet advanced, pus or inflammation in affected part. 



Treatment. Always remove cause if possible. Correct the shoeing. 

 Keep the hoof moist by bedding with damp tanbark. Use wet clay, flaxseed 



