f)4 The Ailments of Horses, 



again. There is complete loss of control 

 and sensation behind the seat of injury. 

 Diseases of these bones predispose to this 

 accident. 



Disease of the kidney is another cause 

 of paralysis. 



The treatment will entirely depend 

 upon the seat and cause of the paralytic 

 condition. Strychnine does good in some 

 instances, but its use is onlv safe in the 



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hands of the professional man. 



Parrot-mouth. — The upper incisor 

 teeth project in front of and over the 

 lower incisors. 



In " reversed " parrot-mouth, the low^er 

 incisor teeth project upwards and out- 

 wards in front of the upper incisors. 



Peritonitis. — By the use of this term 

 we imply inflammation of the delicate 

 membrane covering the bowels. It is 

 commonly associated with inflammation 

 of the latter, and its course, symptoms, 

 and treatment follow so closely bowel 

 inflammation that we deem it inadvisable 

 to enter into a discussion of the malady. 

 (See Bowels, inflammation of.) 



Pink-eye. See Horse-distemper. 



Pleurisy. — The lungs are covered by a 

 serous membrane known as the pleura. 

 This may become inflamed, either alone 

 or else along with the lungs. It often 

 occurs during an attack of influenza. The 

 danger of this disease chiefly lies in the 

 tendency which there is towards the accu- 

 mulation of watery fluid (effusion) within 

 the cavity of the chest. If this happens, 

 and the amount of accumulated liquid 



