ZIS DICTIONARY OF THE VETERINARY ART. 



too much milk will often bring on the disorder. Carminatives 

 and tonics generally afford relief; after which, it is necessary 

 to be more attentive to the future mode of feeding, giving a 

 little gruel occasionally. 



Cordials. Medicines are thus termed that possess warm 

 and stimulating properties, such as ginger, caraway seeds, 

 anise seeds, &c. 



Cornea. The outer transparent part of the eye. 



Corner Teeth. The outermost of the front teeth are 

 thus named. 



Corns. (See part first.) 



Coronet Bone. Os corona. The second of the consoli- 

 dated phalanges of the horse's foot. 



Coronet. The upper part of the hoof, where the horn 

 terminates. 



Corrosive Sublimate. Among the poisons that are given, 

 with a view of curing disease, corrosive sublimate seems 

 to stand foremost in the destruction of vitality, and the pro- 

 duction of incurable diseases. Dr. White remarks, " It is 

 necessary to observe carefully its effects ; for, whenever it 

 takes off the appetite, or causes uneasiness of the stomach, or 

 bowels, it should be immediately discontinued. A solution 

 of corrosive sublimate in water has been employed as a lotion 

 in mange, but is generally considered dangerous ; a fatal dis- 

 order of the bowels having, in several instances, followed its 

 use. Five cows, that were bathed with a solution of corro- 

 sive sublimate in tobacco water, died soon after." 



Cough. A cough is sometimes the first symptom of a cold, 

 or catarrh ; but there is another kind of cough, which accom- 

 panies indigestion. Horses that eat too much hay, and drink 

 a large quantity of water, often have chronic cough. This 

 can be removed by proper attention to feeding. (See Feed- 

 ing.) 



Cows, Disease of. The disorders of cows are not so 

 numerous as those of the horse ; they are often brought on 

 by feeding on improper food, or by being kept on low, marshy 

 grounds. Cattle that are brought from a warm to a colder 



