THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 1 1 1 



docking produces the disease, let the operation he 

 performed again a degree higher ; and if the foot he 

 wounded apply the hot iron or caustic. In treating 

 the constitutional disease, the greatest relief has often 

 accrued from exposure to severe cold, as leaving the 

 animal in cold water for half an hour, and repeating the 

 same every two hours. The application of ice has 

 greatly mitigated the severity of the symptoms ; add 

 to this the letting of blood, is much approved of. 

 Sometimes as much as eight and ten quarts have 

 been taken from a full, plethoric horse ; and among 

 the medicines used to purge the bowels, the croton 

 next ranks first as being very active, and contained in 

 the smallest compass : one drachm for the first dose, 

 and eight or ten grains repeated every five or six hours 

 tiU it produces effect. Blistering the spine bone is 

 also deemed expedient. Clysters are also used to make 

 the purgation more speedy. If drinks are administered, 

 great patience should be exercised, as raising the 

 animal's head puts it to excessive pain. Should the 

 horse recover, nourishing food, not too freely ad- 

 ministered, ought to be given ; and doubtless, he has 

 experienced excessive hunger during the continuance 

 of the Locked Jaw. All remedies should be very 

 speedy, and in some cases, violent ; as to trifle with 

 the disease must end in the death of the animal. 

 Opium is usually given to allay the irritation attendant 

 on bleeding and blistering. If the disease is far ad- 

 vanced, administer it in gruel as an injection ; the 

 bowels must be kept relaxed through all its stages. 



