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a teaspoonful of the following mixture, three times a day in 

 his food, but if he will not take it in his food put it on his 

 tongue with a large spoon. This can be done by drawing 

 tongue forward with one hand and putting the spoon well 

 back into the mouth with the other, then turning it over. 

 Hold the mouth shut until the medicine gets wet, so that he 

 cannot spit it out. 



Saltpetre or Nitrate of Potash. % pound. 



Sulphur Y\ pound. 



Ground Gentian Root K pound. 



Mix thoroughly and give - a teaspoonful three times a 

 day, morning, noon and night. 



In some cases when the discharge continues very long it 

 is well to change the treatment and give a teaspoonful of 

 ground sulphate of iron twice a day, night and morning, in 

 his feed until the discharge stops. If his throat is sore rub 

 it well two or three times a day with white liniment. In 

 cases when the discharge is not checked it terminates in 

 what is known as chronic catarrh, or nasal gleet. 



2. Nasal Gleet or Chronic Catarrh. 



In this disease there is a glary discharge from one or 

 both nostrils. It is a chronic inflammation of the sinuses of 

 the head, and the discharge varies much according to where 

 the disease is situated and the length of time it has been 

 going on. 



Causes. — First, neglected catarrh as mentioned in the 

 previous section may terminte in nasal gleet or chronic 

 catarrh, especially if the animal has not been treated prop- 

 erly, such as being allowed to run out in the cold without 

 being properly fed, or being allowed to run out at a straw 

 stack. It may be caused by a severe blow on the bones of 

 the head over the sinuses, or from a bad tooth. Sometimes 

 a tumor will cause it or it may be the result of some foreign 

 substance, such as food or a piece of stick becoming worked 

 up through the nose into the sinuses. It may be caused by 

 coughing, thus causing the food to fly up into the sinuses. 



Symptoms. — This disease is sometimes mistaken for 

 glanders. The animal at first may be in pretty good spirits, 

 but if the disease is allowed to run on he will soon get thin 

 and run down on account of the constant discharge from the 

 nose. There is a discharge of a yellowish color from one or 

 both nostrils. The lining of the nose is slightly reddened and 



