DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE 175 



Treatment. — Give the following: 



Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Raw Linseed Oil i pint. 



Mix and give as a drench. Apply heat over the small of 

 the back in the form of a mustard plaster; also apply mustard 

 around the back part of the belly. Keep the animal quiet 

 and feed boiled linseed to act on the bowels. If there is not 

 relief in two hours, give the following: 



Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 5 drops. 



Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench, 

 repeating every two or three hours until relieved. Continue 

 treatment with the following powders: 



Ground Gentian Root %. pound. 



Bicarbonate of Soda % pound. 



Mix and give a tablespoonful twice a day in the feed. 



6. Stones in the Bladder (Calculi). 



These stones are more frequently found in the bladder. 

 They may, however, be found in the kidneys, in the tubes 

 leading from the kidneys into the bladder or in the tube lead- 

 ing from the bladder. 



Causes. — It is usually the result of certain kinds of feed- 

 ing. Turnips are liable to cause them. Should the drinking 

 water contain a great deal of lime, calculi may be the result. 



Symptoms. — The animal is uneasy and has colicky pains, 

 which are more severe just after passing water. In some 

 cases when there are a number of these stones, the animal 

 after making water will pass blood. He may make water 

 naturally for a few times, and then pass blood again. 



Treatment. — Give plenty of soft feed containing plenty 

 of linseed to loosen the bowels. Give : 



Diluted Hydrochloric Acid y 2 dram. 



Mix in a pint of water and give as a drench three times 

 a day. The action of this acid is to dissolve the stones. Con- 

 tinue the use of this until the animal is better. 



7. Inversion of the Bladder. 



This is met with in mares only, and generally at the time 

 of foaling. 



Causes. — Severe straining forces the bladder inside out 

 through the vulva from which it hangs. 



