The Ailments of Horses. 65 



is great, its withdrawal by operation 

 becomes a necessity, though it may not 

 be successful. 



A short, suppressed cough ; ridge run- 

 ning along the floor of the belly ; hard, 

 small, and quick pulse ; high temperature, 

 and sighing are the usual symptoms. 



Dropsical swellings beneath the skin 

 and difficult breathing point to the pre- 

 sence of liquid in the chest. 



Treatment. — Mustard paste ought, in 

 our opinion, to be well rubbed into the 

 walls of the chest, and washed off in 

 about a quarter or half an hour. 



The body must be well clothed, and 

 the limbs bandaged. 



If necessary, the mustard application 

 can be repeated. 



The pain can be overcome by the use 

 of morphia, j^i'eferably as an injection 

 beneath the skin. 



The average dose is 40 drops of the 

 B.P. injection. 



About 30 grains of opium in the form 

 of a ball can be given with the same view. 



When liquid begins accumulating in 

 the chest the pain diminishes. This is 

 not a good sign. 



An ounce of sweet spirit of nitre and 

 half an ounce of salicylate of soda, given 

 in a pint of water twice daily, can be 

 tried, before the watery accumulation 

 takes Y>lace. In every instance we should 

 recommend that professional advice be 

 sought. 



Pneumonia. — Inflammation of the 

 lungs is a fairly common disease of the 



