1jS5 lampas, a disorder or youth. 



Low diet, a plentiful supply of water gruel, and bran mashes, to which an 

 ounce of nitre may be added daily, will reduce that thickened state of the 

 blood which ever attends this species of tumour. But, as in the preceding 

 cases of tumour (poll-evil and fistula), it is sometimes found impossible to re- 

 move the vives by those means or any other; matter is formed, the tension 

 and inflammation continue upon the increase, and plainly indicate that sup- 

 puration must ensue, and all our labour is rendered vain, if it ought never to 

 have been so employed. In this event, apply a meal poultice, restore the ani- 

 mal to his ordinary diet, and promote suppuration, which effects the cure in 

 the same manner as all other abscess mentioned before. See page 114, &c. 



False vives, or imperfect ones, that are hard and insensible, sometimes 

 cause a good deal of needless trouble. They neither come forward nor re- 

 cede, do not seem to cause any particular pain, but still continue an eyesore ; 

 and give reason to apprehend disagreeable consequences, and always prevent 

 an advantageous sale of the animal. Stimulating embrocations are well cal- 

 culated for reducing these hard tumours, and the blistering liniment, made of 

 cantharides and oil, never fails. 



LAMPERS, OR LAMPAS. 



Caiise. — As just said, lampas is occasioned by inflammation m the mouth. 

 This is brought on by inability in the parotid glands to secrete the saliva ne- 

 cessary for lubricating the throat and gums. These glands, though liable to 

 the disorder we term vives, yet the derangement of their secretory function 

 does not always show itself by the vives : it may continue to flow, though not 

 m suflicient quantity to meet the increased heat of the animal. Idle or ill- 

 worked young horses are most liable to lampas. 



Symptoms. — A swelling of the bars of the mouth follows the rising vigour 

 and heat of the animal ; they then project below the surface of the teeth, and 

 interfere between them while feeding. The pain is necessarily very great on 

 feeding, and the animal ceases to chew of a sudden ; it afterwards commences 

 anew, with greater caution ; butj.as the disorder becomes worse, it refuses 

 food entirely, and starvation would be the consequence if something did not 

 intervene which is always sure to happen. 



The cure would be effected of itself, if the horse lived in a state of nature, 

 or more probably in that state he never would have contracted the disease. 

 Over-gorging and consequent fulness of habit having occasioned the blood to 

 flow luxuriantly towards the region of the head and throat, so that the disor- 

 der is thereby produced, the reduction of that full habit follows this compul- 

 sory abstemiousness which the afflicted animal practises much against his will, 

 and might teach man himself a monitory lesson he is usually slow in attend- 

 ing to, until too late. Reducing the system is the neatest method of removing 

 lampas, and purgatives should be employed ; bran mashes, in which an ounce 

 of nitre daily has been introduced, may also be given until the pulse becomes 

 more natural. If the lampas be not lessened, by these means, the projecting 

 part is to be cut with a lancet, but some people commence operations with the 

 rearing iron, as the readiest way, and give physic afterward*. This applica 

 Jon never fails. 



