106 DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



arm. In affections of the foot, it may be taken from the 

 coronet, or more safely from the toe, by cutting down 

 with a fine drawing-knife, between the crust and the 

 sole, at the very toe, till the blood Hows, and making it 

 bleed more by dipping the foot into warm water. The 

 bleeding may be stopped with the greatest ease, b) 

 placing a bit of low in the little groove that has been cut, 

 and tacking the shoe over it. [See page 37.] 



FEVER. 



To judge of the state of the fever, you may examine 

 the pulse, which you will find by pressing the fingers 

 gently on the temporal artery, about an inch and a quar- 

 ter back from the upper corner of the eye ; or at the 

 lower jaw, by pressing the artery against the bone ; or 

 on the inside of the fore leg, just above the knee. In 

 health, the pulsations are from thirt^'^-six to forty a min- 

 ute. When they reach fifty or sixty, fever is indicated; 

 seventy, seventy-five, or eighty, indicates a high fever. 

 They are sometimes one hundred. Or put your hands 

 to the nostrils and judge by the heat of the breath. 



Avoid all stimulating food or medicine. Bleeding may 

 be necessary in the beginning of the fever, to reduce the 

 force of circulation, and gentle purging to remove irritat- 

 ing substances from the bowels. In an advanced state 

 of the disease, when the heat is great, and the dung hard, 

 clysters may be necessary. Feed sparingly, and Avith 

 light, moist and easily digested food, that the digestion 

 may not be oppressed ; and giv^e cool drinks, to allay 

 thirst, such as clover tea, lukewarm, with a quarter of 

 an ounce of saltpetre in it, morning and evening, till the 

 fever abates. Allow him rest ana quiet, and prevent all 

 undue excitement. For a while, sprinkle warm water 

 on his fodder. 



Those who are opposed to bleeding, (and gentle means 

 are preferable.) may reduce the system by gentle physic, 

 light and .spare diet ; and diuretics will be an auxilary, 

 and often serve as a substitute for bleeding ; but like 

 physic and other unusual operations, they should be used 

 very sparingly. The saltpetre recommended is sufficient 



