444 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR, 



How to know it. — The limhs swell enormously, so much so vhat th«. 

 animal can scarcely move. The swelling l)egins in the lower part of tne 

 legs, and keeps coming higher from hour to hour, there being an abrupt 

 termination of the swelling at the top. It continues to rise till it reaches 

 the body; then extends along the belly, the full width of it, and as thick 

 as a small mattress. 



Yellowish, watery fluid will ooze through the skin and trickle dow^n the 

 legs. The same from the belly, but to less extent. The muzzle begins to 

 swell the same as the legs, and the swelling extends up 

 towards the eyes, often completely closing them. The 

 breathing becomes labored. The secretions are usually 

 at a stand-still, especially the urine, none being secreted; 

 the water, when it accumulates around the internal organs, 

 causes death. The visible nuicous membranes wall be 

 found to be covered with purple patches, varying in size 

 from a dime to a lifty-cent piece. The pulse is small, 

 PURPURA vfeak and wary. The discharges on the legs and belly 



Appearance of horse's have an offcusive odor, and the breath is also offensive. 



head with purpura. ^ . , , .,.. . . , j ^i i • 



Great debility is a prominent symptom; the horse is 



unable to eat or drink. The disease is generally fatal, either by the causes 



mentioned above, or by suffocation from the swelling of the nose, or by 



gangrene of the internal organs. Usually, before dying, the animal presents 



a most horrible sight, so as to* look like almost anything else than a horse. 



What to do. — Begin early to give the following recipe: 



No. 68. 1 Ounce tincture muriate of iron, 



2 Ounces sweet spirits of nitre, 



2 Drachms quinine. 

 Water to make one pint. 

 Mix. 



Give two ounces every two hours with a syringe, so as to get it back 

 into the throat wdth as little trouble and worry to the patient as possible. 

 Alternate with No. 68, the following: 



No. 69. 1 Ounce turpentine, 



3 Ounces linseed oil, 

 Mix. 



Give a tablespoonf ul every two hours. Alternating these two recipes 

 will fetch doses only one hour apart; continue these as persistently as 

 possible, till he is either better or dead. Give oatmeal gruel to drink, and 

 give anything to eat he can masticate. If he cannot eat nor drink, give 

 oatmeal gruel injections. Foment the head, if swollen, with hot water as 

 persistently as possible, with the view of driving the swelling to other 

 parts. Let the other swellings entirely alone. 



