INFLAMMATIONS.] 



THE HOKSE, AND 



[iNFLAMMATIOKS, 



nated fatally, in consequence of medical advice 

 not being called in early enough, and its 

 ravages snflered to go on until the animal is 

 irrecoverable; but even if the veterinarian is 

 called in early, be is frequently baffled in his 

 attempt at a cure, let his abilities be ever so 

 great ; for, if he administer medicine in the 

 shape of balls, they become completely neutral- 

 ised, in consequence of the over-distention of 

 the stomach, and the consequent inflammation 

 set up, A draught, however, should be given 

 as early as possible. Some writers have re- 

 commended a solution of aloes in large doses, 

 but this we consider quite contrary to good 

 practice ; for, tliough the grand object should 

 be to remove the contents of the stomach as 

 early as possible, aloes would be most likely to 

 debilitate that organ, and produce nausea ; con- 

 sequently it would be incapable of acting on its 

 contents ; for costiveness of the stomach and 

 intestines cannot be overcome without acting 

 on both, and that iu a very different manner. 

 To overcome the one, use the following 

 clyster : — 



Common Salt 8 oz 



Tincture of Aloes .... 4 do. 

 Warm Water 2 quarts. 



Inject — after first back-raking — and hold the 

 tail well down upon the anus, that the horse 

 may retain the clyster as long as possible. 

 Kepeat this operation until the bowels are 

 quite empty. At intervals, apply to the region 

 of the stomach — 



Oil of Turpentine 

 Olive Oil . . 



4 oz. 

 2 do. 



Eub this well in ; and should it not have the 

 desired effect, repeat the quantity. At the 

 same time give the following : — ■ 



Common Gin 1 pint. 



Tincture of Myrrh . . . . 2 oz. 



Camphor 1 do. 



First dissolve the camplior in the gin ; then 

 add the tincture. Give this new-milk warm. 

 If the animal sliould not appear better in the 

 course of an hour, repeat tlie draught. This 

 will, in all probability, stimulate the stomach 

 to a new action, to get rid of its contents. 

 We have restored several horses by the above 

 treatment ; and, if taken in time, we question 

 its ever failing. Everything having passed off 

 agreeably, administer good gruel frequently; 

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but give little or no hay, aa that will tend to 

 irritate the stomach in its weak state. Bran 

 mashes, with oat or linseed meal mixed in 

 them, will be good enough ; but refrain from 

 giving corn of any kind, until satisfied he is 

 perfectly recovered, as the least irritating food 

 may occasion a relapse. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 



This disease is one of the greatest diffi- 

 culty with which theveterinarian has to contend, 

 as it proves so frequently fatal. It was not un- 

 derstood by the older farriers, and consequently 

 they administered hot stimulating drugs, which 

 they conceived would banish or eradicate a 

 disorder, which generally ended in death, 

 until the establishment of the Royal Veteri- 

 nary College, when a new system of practice 

 was promulgated. The disease is now under- 

 stood, and thousands of horses that would ha-ve 

 been doomed to the dog-kennel, have lived to 

 follow the chase; saying nothing of the nume- 

 rous roadsters and hacks, as well as draught- 

 horses, that have lived double their time, from 

 the well-known knowledge and experience 

 which have been diffused through the veterinary 

 world during the present century. There is iu 

 the human subject a disease called pleurisy, 

 which consists of an inflammation in the thin 

 membrane which covers the substance of the 

 lungs, which, being intimately connected with 

 the substance of the lungs itself, and the cavity 

 of the chest, has been thought to have been a 

 disease of itself in the horse ; but such is not 

 the case. The pleura of the horse is seldom or 

 ever the situation of the disease. If the pleura 

 should be diseased iu the horse, it is in con- 

 nection with the substance of the lungs. When- 

 ever the blood is prevented from circulating 

 freely through the lungs, it becomes the origin 

 of several other disorders. 



Disease, it is well known, is not always sent 

 as a punishment, but is intended by nature as a 

 process by which the animal economy should be 

 changed or restored ; and nature provides many 

 more forces than one, to remove a portion of all 

 kinds of animals periodically. This law rules 

 the vegetable kingdom also. But the diseases 

 of horses mostly spring from their artificial 

 life ; and to none are they more subject than 

 to inflammation of the lungs. 



Against the symptoms of pneumonia, or in- 



