6G BUKEAU 01' ANIXAL INDUSTKY. 



detected, certain general indications nuiy be observed. In all cases food 

 should bo given in small amounts and should be of the most soothing 

 description, as oatmeal gruel, flaxseed tea, hay tea, fresh grass, or rice 

 ■water. The skin should be well rubbed with wisps of straw and alco- 

 hol, to equalize the distribution of the blood; tlie legs, after being 

 rubbed until warm, should be bandaged in raw cotton or with woolen 

 bandages. The horse should be warmly blanketed. It is well to apply 

 to the abdomen blankets wrung out of hot water and frequently 

 changed; or mustard paste may be rubbed on the skin of the bell}'. 

 Internall}', opium is of service to alia}'- pain, check secretion, and 

 soothe the inflamed membrane. The dose is from 1 to 3 drams, given 

 every three or four hours. If there is constipation, the opium should 

 be mixed with 30 grains of calomel. Subnitratc of bismuth may be 

 given with the opium or separately' in 2-dram doses. Stimulants, such 

 as alcohol, aromatic spirits of ammonia, or camphor may be given in 

 2-ounce doses, mixed with warm water to make a drench. 



If putrid food has been consumed, creolin may be administered in 

 doses of 2 drams, mixed with 1 pint of warm water or milk. If there 

 is obstinate constipation and a laxative must be employed, it should 

 be sweet or castor oil, from 1 pint to 1 quart. For the various 

 poisons the remedies are as follows: Arsenic, oxy hydrate of iron solu- 

 tion, 1 pint to 1 quart, or calcined magnesia one-half ounce in 1 pint 

 of water; corrosive suhliraate, the whites of a dozen eggs or 2 ounces 

 of flowers of sulphur; sugar of lead, Glauber's salts, 1 f)ound in 1 

 quart of warm water, to be followed with iodide of potash, 3 drams at 

 a dose, in water, three times daily for five days; sulphate of copper, 

 milk, the whites of eggs, or reduced iron; sulp)hate or chloride of zinc, 

 milk, the whites of eggs, or calcined magnesia; lye or alkalies, as 

 caustic p>otash or soda, vinegar, dilute sulphuric acid, and linseed tea, 

 with opium, 3 drams; mineral acids, chalk, or calcined magnesia, or 

 baking soda; later give linseed tea and opium. 



Hemorrhoids, or tiles. — These are rare, comparatively, in horses. 

 They are diagnosed by the appearance of bright-red irregular tumors 

 after defecation, which ma}' remain visible at all times or bo seen only 

 when the horse is down or after passing his manure. They are mostly 

 due to constipation, to irritation, or injuries, or follow from the severe 

 straining during dysentery. I have obsei'ved them to follow from 

 severe labor pains in the mare. 



Treatment. — Attention must be paid to the condition of the bowels; 

 they should bo soft, but purging is to be avoided. The tumors should 

 be washed in warm water and thoroughly cleansed after which scar- 

 ify them and gently but firmly squeeze out the liquid that will be 

 seen to follow the shallow incisions. After thus squeezing these tumors 

 and before replacing through the anus, bathe the part^ with some ano- 

 dyne wash. For this purpose the glycerite of tannin and laudanum 



