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cold in the head, which, however, should of course 

 meet with immediate attention. — (See " Cold, Influ- 

 enza," page 110.) For the prevention of nasal gleet, 

 observe the same precautions as those recommended 

 against cold, &c. (page 109), and keep your horses as 

 much as possible to themselves. 



In travelling, horses run great risks, and, of course, 

 such diseases are less likely to be contracted in first- 

 class hostelries than in inferior and hack stabling. 



Poll-Evil is generally occasioned by a bruise on the 

 head, behind the ears, near the neck, by pressure of the 

 head-stall, &c. (see " Haltering," page 16), when, if great 

 care be not exercised to cure the sore promptly, sinuses 

 or cavities will form, eating away into the more import- 

 ant parts of the adjacent structure. Here, also, unless 

 an immediate cure be effected by the means directed 

 for the treatment of sores (see " Water-dressing," page 

 160, and "Zinc Lotion/' page 158), accompanied with 

 the removal of the head-stall or any aggravating pres- 

 sure, the veterinary surgeon ought to be consulted at 

 once. 



Avoiding the causes will be the best preventive of 

 this disease. 



Shivering Fits in general precede or are the com- 

 mencement of a feverish attack ; therefore, in such cases, 

 no heating food must be allowed. Substitute hot 

 mashes, increase the clothing, and administer a febri- 

 fuge, as nitre, 2 drachms, repeated in two hours. Or, 

 if nitre in the mash will not be accepted, give two 

 ounces of sweet spirits of nitre in half a pint of cold 

 water. 



Shivers in the stable, proceeding from nervous sensi- 

 bility, are frequently the result of recent excitement, 



