854 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



disease. It has been supposed that the only way to get rid of it 

 would be to tear down the stable and build it anew — an old vet- 

 erinarian of much experience so stated to the author as his 

 opinion. 



But the following precautions are now regarded to be entirely 

 sufficient : The manger, rack, or whatever there has been within 

 the reach of the horse, upon which matter could be thrown or 

 could touch, — and this will include partitions and every part or ob- 

 ject in the vicinity, — should be scraped, and scoured with soap and 

 water and then thoroughly washed with a solution of chloride of 

 *lime, about a pint of the chloride to a pailful of water ; the walls 

 should be whitewashed ; the pails newly painted, and the iron 

 work exposed to a red heat ; the halters, clothing, etc., used upon 

 the case should be burned. The only means of preventing the 

 disease is to keep the stable cool and well-ventilated. Hot, close, 

 badly-ventilated stables, it is claimed by all authors, are strong 

 causes of the disease. 



There are many jockeys who make it a business to trade for 

 horses of this character, fix them up by cleansing the nostrils, etc., 

 and trade them off. As before stated, during the early stage it 

 can only be detected by slight running from the nose. Such vil- 

 lainous practice cannot be too severely condemned as a crime, 

 which should be promptly punished to the extent of the law. 



Chronic Cough 



Is often a sequel of sore throat (laryngitis), as also of distemper 

 (strangles), and is a disease from which, when once fairly estab- 

 lished, complete recovery seldom occurs. It consists in a chronic in- 

 flammation of the many glands imbedded within the lining mem- 

 brane of the larynx, causing an irritation of that highly sensitive 

 organ. The cough is easily excited by pressure externally, and is 

 of a deep hollow nature, differing materially from the loud 

 sonorous sound of the healthy cough. 



It is often associated with other diseases of the chest, as broken 

 wind, thick wind, etc. The cough is generally most severe in the 

 morning or after meals, and is always aggravated by gross feed- 

 ing. In many cases chronic cough interferes but little with a 

 horse's usefulness, especially if he is used for ordinary farm work, 

 but it must be considered an unsoundness. 



