3IO ANIMAL MANAGEMENT. 



a handful of corn. Aim at the centre of the forehead, well 



above the level of the eyes, just below the place where the lowest 



hairs of the forelock grow. The animal will not fall forward, 



but collapse exactly where it stands. 



Disposal of the dead. — This is a consideration of importance. Glan- 



dered carcases may be burned or buried. Anthrax carcases should be 



buried luhole^ or if this cannot be satisfactorily done, burned. Those which 



have died of cattle plague should be burned or well slashed to destroy 



the hide and prevent it being used, and buried with some disinfectant, 



such as quicklime. Surra carcases may be buried or burnt. These are 



the safest methods of disposal, and, when practicable, should be adopted, 



as the practice of leaving carcases about a line of march is a great 



danger to all troops following. Litter should be burnt over ground where 



discharges from the dead have fallen. 



Contagious Diseases. 



Fever. — The symptoms of fever in all animals are similar ; a high 

 temperature, rapidity of the pulse and breathing, generally constipation 

 of the bowels and a scanty and high-coloured urine. In addition, 

 shivering fits may sometimes be seen, and the coat stares, but usually 

 these symptoms have passed before the case is noticed. Fever cannot, 

 as a rule, be looked upon as a disease of itself ; it is generally only one 

 of the symptoms of a contagious disease which is causing it ; for instance, 

 it accompanies cattle plague, anthrax, and many others. 



Simple fever, that is a fever in which no definite cause can be found, 

 may perhaps occur in the horse, and in such cases is generally an easy 

 matter to deal with ; work, especially in hot climates, will cause the 

 animal's temperature to rise temporarily, though it generally subsides 

 quickly ; and this is more particularly the case where the atmosphere is 

 full of moisture and the sun's rays are severely felt. 



The treatment of fever should include a strict attention to the 

 animal's comfort and the state of the bowels, this latter being, as it 

 always is, extremely important, but physic balls should not be given. 

 Warm enemas, about blood heat, may be administered two or three times 

 daily when there is constipation. 



The food, if there is any appetite, should not contain more than half 

 the usual quantity of grain which the animal receives, and may be given 

 sloppy or cooked with advantage. Green food of any description maybe 

 given freely. Water should be always kept by the animal and frequently 

 changed. 



