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an extent that sometimes the animal cannot touch the 

 ground with his mouth ; great trembhng, and occa- 

 sional hanging back when at exercise, and a general 

 dullness and drooping. When the swelling reaches 

 as high as the throat, symptoms of suffocation are 

 apparent. 



Bleeding, and the use of clysters, are highly neces- 

 sary in the first stage of this complaint ; a purge may 

 then be given — 



Barbadoes Aloes - ~ - 8 drachms, 



Castile Soap - - - 2 drachms. 



Ginger - _ - - 1 drachm, 



mixed into a ball. This is given with bran-mashes 



and lukewarm-water. 



Emetic Tartar - - - 2 drachms, 

 Venice Turpentine - - 4 drachms, 



mixed with liquorice-powder, to give it consistency, 

 into a ball. This must be given after the purge has 

 had sufficient effect, and may be renewed every two 

 days. At the same time a fomentation of bran and 

 w^ater as hot as the hand will allow will give great re- 

 lief, and this may take place every two or three hours. 

 In cases where the swelling yields to the pressure 

 of the finger, and that impression lingers, or when il 

 is not speedily reduced, it may be dropsical, and will 

 degenerate into water-farcy. The fleam is then useful, 

 and must be struck in several different parts at th? 

 lower end of the swelling, and the discharge fron 

 these punctures must be encouraged by warm fomen 

 tations. 



If pus or matter has formed after lancing the part 

 and squeezing the abscess, apply a pledget of tow- 

 dipped in common digestive ointment of yellow basili- 

 con ; this must be thrust into the wound, and changed 

 every day till symptom.s of healing takes place : if the 



