1 82 Manageme7it and Treatme7it of the Horse. 



sion of suffering from pain. The treatment of 

 this disease is at all times extremely uncertain, 

 profuse bleeding is strongly recommended by 

 ^nost writers ; open the jugular vein on both 

 sides and take as much blood as will cause the 

 horse to fall, or if it is down at the time, until it 

 manifests evident signs of exhaustion ; after this 

 give newly-powdered croton nut half a drachm, 

 or croton oil 20 drops. Upon no occasion give 

 more than half a drachm of the nut or 20 drops 

 of the oil, as cases are not wanting where 30 

 drops of croton oil have killed heavy powerful 

 horses, which were previously in good health. 

 The croton should be given in a drink of oatmeal 

 and water every six hours, after which ten grains 

 of nut or five minims of oil may be given until 

 the bowels are freely moved ; to assist in which, 

 injections of warm soap and water should be 

 often used. In using croton nut or oil, from its 

 acrid properties, we make the horse's throat and 

 mouth very sore, therefore it should never be 

 used unless in a case of extreme necessity. I 

 have no doubt but the following would have 

 quite as beneficial an effect without the irritating 

 effects : — One ounce of aloes dissolved in a pint 

 of water, afterwards two drachms every four 

 hours until it operates, after this such medicine, 

 should be given as has a tendency to diminish 

 the quantity of blood sent out from the heart. 

 Foxglove in drink doses of one drachm each 

 every six or eight hours, or tartar emetic can 

 be given alternately with the foxglove in one 

 drachm doses. 



