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tion ; but where they show themselves it is 

 advisable to call in professional assistance. 



It is not my intention to write about many of 

 the diseases to which horses are liable. I am 

 convinced from a pretty long experience that 

 in diseases where there are any complicated 

 symptoms there is little to be learnt by the 

 general reader which will be of practical use to 

 him in treating those diseases, and that it is the 

 best to at once consult a capable veterinary 

 surgeon. Not infrequently when an owner under- 

 takes the treatment of these diseases he has to 

 call in professional assistance in the end and as 

 I once heard an eminent veterinary surgeon say 

 of a friend, '' He about kills his horse and then 

 sends for me." 



Catarrh or Common Cold, Influenza, Indiges- 

 tion, Diarrhoea, Internal Parasites, and Colic may 

 however claim a few minutes' attention. 



Catarrh is a simple ailment, easily discovered. 

 The horse has a nasty cough and sneezes fre- 

 quently, he has no appetite and there is a dis- 

 charge from his eyes and nose. The disease is 

 really a slight inflammation of the nose and 

 throat. Linseed mash should be substituted for 

 corn and the hay should be damped. The glands 

 under the jaws and top of the throat should be 

 well rubbed with mustard, which however should 

 not be allowed to remain on too long as I have 

 often seen. When it has been on about ten 

 minutes it should be sponged off. Powders com- 

 prised of Sulphate of Magnesia 3 oz. and Powdered 



