440 OrCLOPBDIA OF LITE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



What to do. — Nothing can be done for it in that position ; if it occurs 



on the outside of the body, apply cold water aud ice, and a compress to 

 '.he enlargement. 



XI. Phlebitis, or Inflammation of a Vein. 



This is far less common now than it was a few years ago, owing to the 

 practice of bleeding being done away with ; for it was a common result of 

 bleeding, either from using a rusty fleam, or from the horse catching cold 

 in the wound afterwards, or from improper care, the horse not being kept 

 clean. It may result from any wound. 



How to know it.— The vein swells and gets hot, sore, red and painful ; 

 the Hiflamniation spreads to surroundmg parts, and considerable tume- 

 faction is the result. The effect of this condition of things is quite often 

 obliteration of the vein ; it becomes hard, filled up, and ceases to act as a 

 vein. The result is not so serious as might be supposed, except when 

 the jugular vein is the one affected ; then the horse cannot graze, owing 

 to the blood that is forced to remain in the vessels of the head and neck, 

 causing congestion of those parts, they being in a pendent position. 



What to do. — Foment the part affected with hot water three times a 

 3ay, and manipulate the vein and get the obstruction to move on if 

 possible 



Xn. Thumps. 



This is an excited^ ^spasmodic action of the heart, due to over-exertion 

 — it may be from pulling in heavy draft, leaping or driving. It is most 

 likely to occur in very hot weather. 



How to know it. — The horse appears to be in distress, and is pressed 

 for breath ; the heart thumps away as if it wanted to make a hole and 

 get out ; it often shakes the whole body ; the countenance has an anxious 

 expression, and the horse usually sweats profusely. 



What to do. — Give something to revive the nervous system, and stim- 

 ulate the heart to a healthier action. Give recipe No, 65. Rub him 

 down well, put on a blanket if the weather is cold, and give a bran mash 

 to eat. Let him rest for a day or two, and the nervous system will 

 regain its strength, aud the horse be as useful as before. 



