62 THE \i:MY HORSE IN ACCIDENT AND DISEASE. 



warmer than usual; the cars and legs arc cold. There is frequently 

 a rusty red or rusty yellow discharge from the nose. The animal 

 remains standing constantly, with the fore legs Bpread, or it may lie 



down for a short time only; a cough may or may not be present. 



Treatment. Great care should he given to the diet; in order to 

 keep up his strength, give any food that the animal will eat steamed 

 oat-, carrots, or green grass if possible, gruel, etc. Place him in a 

 well-ventilated box stall free from drafts, and clothe the body and 

 Legs according to the season of the year; warm blankets wrapped 

 around the chest if the weather is not too hot will be of advantage. 

 In warm weather, if flies are troublesome, a thin sheet made of gunny 

 sacks should be placed -upon the animal. Quinine sulphate 1 dram, 

 gentian root 2 drams, makes a good tonic. It should be repeated 

 three times daily. 



Cold injections into the rectum will reduce the fever. 



Alcohol, 4 to 5 ounces, well diluted, should be given as a drench, 

 twice daily, and potassium nitrate, £ ounce, should be added to the 

 drinking water. 



In the first stage of pneumonia (called congestion of the lungs), 

 caused by overexertion of the animal when he is in a w eakened con- 

 dition, the disease may be often broken up by the use of stimulant-. 



HEAVES. 



Heaves is a chronic disease of the lungs, manifested in a quick 

 inspiration and a double expiration. 



Symptoms. — Cough of a chronic nature; discharge from the nostrils 

 after exertion; characteristic breathing, as described above, which is 

 aggravated by damp, muggy weather, and by dusty, coarse, and bulky 

 fodder, such as clover hay or dirty oats. Climate has a marked influ- 

 ence ; in high, dry altitudes this trouble is unknown. 



Treatment. — Always water before feeding, and feed more grain and 

 less hay. The food must be clean, should be moistened before feeding, 

 and the bowels should be kept loosened by frequent bran mashes. 

 Never exercise a horse with heaves just after feeding; if he must 

 accompany the organization, feed him earlier than the others. 



INFLUENZA (PINK EYE). 



Influenza is a contagious disease. Jt affects first the respiratory 

 tract, but also involves the nerve centers, circulatory system, the 

 lining membranes of the intestines, and the eyes. 



Symptoms. — The first symptoms are loss of appetite, depression 

 and weakness; the temperature rises rapidly to 105° or 107° in severe 

 cases; the animal holds his head low and has a stupid look; he staggers 

 when walking, and the visible mucous membranes are of a yellowish 

 tinsre. 



