130 BUEEAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



purposes. Cover the body with a blanket, light or heav}^, as the 

 season of the year demands. Hand rub the legs until they are warm, 

 then wrap them in cotton and apply flannel or Derby bandages from 

 the hoofs to the knees and hocks. If the legs can not be made warm 

 with hand rubbing alone, apply dry mustard. Rub in thoroughly and 

 then put on the bandages. Also rub mustard paste well over the side 

 of the chest, covering the space beginning immediately behind the 

 shoulder blade and running back about eighteen inches, and from the 

 median line beneath the breast to within ten inches of the ridge of the 

 backbone. Repeat the application to the side of the chest about three 

 days after the first one is applied. 



Compel the animal to inhale steam from a bucketful of boiling water 

 containing a tablespoonf ul of oil of turpentine and spirits of camphor, 

 as advised for cold in the head. In serious* cases the steam should be 

 inhaled every hour, and in an}^ case the oftener it is done the greater 

 will be the beneficial results. Three times a day admini'stcr an electu- 

 ary containing acetate of potash (2 drams), with licorice and molasses 

 or honey. It is well to keep a bucketful of cold water before the ani 

 mal all the time. If the horse is prostrated and has no appetite, give 

 the following drench: Spirits of nitrous ether, 2 ounces; rectified 

 spirits, 3 ounces; water, 1 pint. Repeat the dose every four or five 

 hours if it appears to benefit. AVlien the horse is hard to drench, give 

 the following: Pulverized carbonate of ammonia, 3 drams; linseed 

 meal and molasses sufficient to make the whole into a stiff mass; wrap 

 it with a small piece of tissue paper and give as a ball. This ball may 

 be repeated every four or five hours. When giving the ball care 

 should be taken to prevent its breaking in the mouth, as in case of 

 such accident it w^ill make the mouth sore, w^hich may prevent the ani- 

 mal from eating. If the bowels are constipated, give enemas of warm 

 water. Do not give purgative medicines. Do not bleed the animal. 



If the animal retains an appetite, a soft diet is preferable, such as 

 scalded oats, bran mashes, and grass if in season. If he refuses cooked 

 food, allow^ in small quantities anything he will eat. Hay, cob corn, 

 oats, bread, apples, and carrots may all be tried in turn. Some horses 

 will drink sweet milk when they refuse all other kinds of food, and 

 especially is this the case if the drinking water is withheld for a while. 

 One or 2 gallons at a time, four or five times a day, will support life. 

 Bear in mind that when the disease is established recovery can not 

 occur in less than two or three weeks and more time may be necessary. 

 Good nursing and patience are required. 



When the symptoms have abated and nothing remains of the disease 

 except the cough and a white discharge from the nostrils, all other 

 medicines should be discontinued and a course of tonic treatment pur- 

 sued. Give the following mixture: Reduced iron, 3 ounces; powdered 

 gentian, 8 ounces; mix well together and divide into sixteen powders. 



