INFLAMMATIONS.] MODERN VETERINAllY PRACTICE. 



[consumption. 



as stitnulaiita, aud piirticiilarly na tlioy coii- 

 timio such action lor some time, tliey Hliould 

 uevor bo dispensed with. AVheiiever, there- 

 fore, the symptoms are at all iirf^ent, [)roceed, 

 at once, to blister tho chest, ami between tho 

 tore lei^s, and also from the sides behind the 



Should this not relieve the cough 08 much as 

 desired, give — 



Linseed Mi-al . . . . •_) oz. 



Oatiiual 2 lio. 



^^'a^m Water 



Mix well t()i,'i'thcr, and boil. 



2 ijiiartii. 

 Admini.ster this 



elbows; as it should be remembered that draught every six hours, until relief is obtained 

 active blistering is the quickest mode of sub- i With regard to food, no particular anxit-ty need 

 duing the intlammatiou. The state of the be maniteatcd for tho first twenty-four hours, 

 bowels should be next attended to, and gentle daring which, the less the animal cats the bet- 



relaxatiou encouraged ; but not purging. To 

 obtain this end, back-rake, and throw up a 

 laxative clyster (see List of Medicines) ; but 

 active purging must, by all means, be avoided. 

 Mr. Colemau formerly recommended, after 

 blistering or i-owelling, that the horse might 

 be turned out into the opeu air, however cold, 

 without other medical treatment than nau- 

 seating doses of aloes. Latterly he recom- 

 mended, and with very great propriety, a well- 

 ventilated box, with slight clothing, taking 

 care that the legs are well rubbed and ban- 

 daged, either with woollen bandages, or, if not 

 with these, with hay or straw ; aud should 

 this not have the desired efiect of producing 

 warmth in the extremities, a blister to be 

 applied to them, which would be found more 

 efficacious. The muzzle, ears, and the whole 

 of the head, in fact, may be considered as an 

 extremity, and, as such, should likewise be 

 particularly attended to. The ears may be 

 hand-rubbed, and the head clothed in a neck- 



ter, uidess green food can be procured for him. 

 This being more cooling and opening, should be 

 given, if possible; but, in its absence, bran 

 mashes may be allowed cold, with only a small 

 quantity of hay. Corn should on no account 

 be given, or the head steamed with hot mashes. 

 As before observed, we must abstain from pro- 

 ducing purging, and also carefully endeavour 

 to avoid costiveness. The extremities must 

 also be carefully examined, as to their hotness 

 or coldness, and every endeavour made to keep 

 tliem as warm as possible. By steadily pursu- 

 ing this mode of treatment for a day or 

 two, it will then be seen whether the pa- 

 tient is getting better or not. If the fever 

 and iuflamnuition appear to have quite lelt 

 him, still continue the linseed and oatmeal 

 gruel, in which, once a day, put 



Pul. Gentian .... 1 drachm. 



Sulphate of Iron ... 1 do. 

 If the disease should occur ia mild open 

 weather, the horse would be greatly benefited 



hood; and the animal littered well up to the | by being turned to grass, for one or two hour 

 belly with clean straw. It must, at the same 

 time, be kept in mind, that the more care 

 taken to promote warmth in the surface and 

 the extremities, by clothing, &c., so the more 

 care should be taken to counteract anv ten- 

 dency these means might have to encoura"-e 

 arterial excitement, which is best effected by a 

 cool and pure temperature of about fifty degrees. 

 For internal medicine, take of the followin"' 

 immediately after the first bleedin": — 



Cajie Aloes I drachm. 



Digitalis 1 do. 



Nitre 3 do. 



Mix with honey to form a ball. 



Give every six hours, or ofteuer, according to 

 the urgency of the disease. In cases where 

 cough is present and troublesome, add to the 

 former — 



Liquorice powder ... 2 drachms. 



in the warmest part of the day — 



PULMONARY CONSUMPTION. 

 Pi^lmonary consumption may also be called 

 chrouic inflammation of the lungs. It is u 

 disease that commences slowly, but almost 

 always ends fatally. It frequently follows cold, 

 or is a sequel of acute inflammation of the 

 lungs. In these instances, the horse, for some 

 time, seems not to be afiected with any disease, 

 though the lungs are decidedly touched the 

 whole time, lie is, however, occasionally ob- 

 served to be affected, aud gradually a short dry 

 cough comes on ; the coat becomes also harsh, 

 dry, and altogether unsiglitly. As the disease 

 advances, we always distinguish a peculiar 

 smell about him, rising both from his skin and 

 his dung. At length the appetite becomes 

 affected, and pus, mixed with mucus, whicu 



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