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ing, will reel, stagger, and sometimes even fall to the ground. 

 After a few minutes it passes off and the animal seems as 

 well as ever. 



Treatment. — Give a good dose of physic: 



Bitter Aloes 1 ounce. 



Ginger 1 teaspoonful. 



Bicarbonate Soda 1 teaspoonful. 



Dissolve in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench. 

 Allow the animal to stand quiet the next day after giving this 

 drench, and follow up with a teaspoonful of bromide of 

 potash in his feed every morning. 



9. Bleeding from the Nose (Epistaxis). 



This disease is not so commonly met with in the horse 

 as it is in man. 



Causes. — It is generally the result of some injury, or in 

 running or fast trotting horses from violent exertion sufficient 

 to cause the rupturing of some of the blood vessels in the 

 nose. It is also more frequently met with in horses in high 

 condition. 



Symptoms. — It is very important to decide whether the 

 blood comes from the nose only or from the lungs. If the 

 blood comes from both nostrils it is generally from the lungs, 

 but if the bleeding is from the nose it usually runs from one 

 nostril only. Put your ear to the windpipe and listen. If the 

 blood comes from the lungs there will be a gurgling sound 

 heard in the lungs, but if from the nose this sound in the 

 lungs will not be heard. When the blood comes from the 

 lungs the breathing is affected, which is not the case when 

 bleeding from the nose. 



Treatment. — If not bleeding very much bathe with cold 

 water until it stops, but if bleeding much plug the nostril 

 with cotton batting saturated with white lotion. Remove in 

 twelve hours. 



10. Bleeding of the Lungs (Haemoptysis) : 



This is generally a symptom of some other disease, but a 

 horse ki high condition and not used to work may be affected 

 if put to severe exertion when he is not used to it. It is 

 mostly found in trotting and racing horses when they are not 

 properly taken care of. The blood may come from the lining 

 of the air cells or from the lining of the tubes of the lungs. 



