202 DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



ing drinks, such as gruel, flax-seed tea, infusion of malt, 

 and if there be no symptoms of fever, give with the laxa- 

 tive medicines some cordial, such as an ounce of cara- 

 way seeds, and three or four drachms of ginger. Keep 

 the animal dry and warm, and give good ventilation. 

 In favorable weather, the field is the best place in the 

 day time. Many practise bleeding for colds, but this 

 should be done in its first stages, before the animal is 

 reduced in flesh and strength. As soon as the disease 

 assumes a serious form, a seton should be put into the 

 dewlap. 



Stimulating drinks should not be given. If there be 

 difficulty in swallowing, rub the following liniment on 

 the throat : one ounce of the spirits of turpentine, or 

 any common oil, and half an ounce of liquid ammonia. 



Sometimes an epidemic prevails extensively, from 

 sudden changes in the weather, or atmospheric influ- 

 ence, often called catarrh and influenza, affecting the 

 head and throat, and sometimes the lungs, similar to 

 these diseases in the human race, and often proving 

 very severe, without early attention. If the lungs be 

 not affected at first, they soon wiU be if the disease be 

 neglected. As a further treatment m such severe cases, 

 bruise two ounces of liquorice root, steep it well in a 

 quart of water, then add two drachms of powdered 

 squills ; sweeten with honey or molasses, and give 

 morning and night. 



If this treatment does cure, the cough continues, and 

 there is reason to suppose that there are wonns in the 

 air passages, which, in cases of the hoose, or advanced 

 stages of colds and coughs, is often the case, give a 

 drink for worms, prepared thus : spirits of turpentine, 

 two ounces ; sweet spirit of nitre, one ounce ; laudanum, 

 half an ounce ; linseed oil, four ounces ; mix, and give 

 in a pint of gruel. This medicine enters into the circu- 

 lation, and affects the worms in the lungs, and in the 

 passages to them : for the turpentine can be smeUed in 

 the breath of the animal, after taking this medicine. 

 Those medicines recommended for Husk in calves will 

 be good when the disease has run on to that state. 



