252 Management and Treatment of the Horse. 



"Warm ale 1 quart 



Ginger , , 1 ounce 



Powdered aniseed 1 ,, 



Tincture of opium 1 ,, 



After the mustard has been on from ten minutes 

 to a quarter of an hour, it should be carefully 

 washed off, and the sides wiped dry with a soft 

 cloth ; no good is attained by leaving the mustard 

 on. 



If the horse still continues to blow, the mustard 

 must be repeated, as it is only by severe treat- 

 ment that we can pull him through. Some 

 veterinary surgeons use Spanish flies for blister- 

 ing the sides, but this I do not like, as the system 

 absorbs the fly, and leaves bad effects afterwards. 

 During the time the fever is at its height the 

 blister will seldom rise, the internal excitement 

 overcoming the external one, and a failure in its 

 operation also accompanies exhaustion. In this 

 case there is danger to be apprehended, and it is 

 always by far the safest to use mustard and 

 turpentine freely; they are more rapid in their 

 effects, always handy to get, and can be repeated 

 from time to time to keep up the excitement, and 

 at the same time the inflammation can be kept 

 down by means of digitalis and aconite. After 

 the inflammation has subsided, cooling medicine 

 must be given, and the following also until an in- 

 termediate state of the pulse has been attained: — 



IS'itre 3 drachms 



Emetic tartar 1^ ,, 



Digitalis 1 ,, 



This medicine should be persisted in until the 



