CHRONIC COUGH. 855 



Treatment. — If the horse has been affected for some time, 

 treatment is generally very unsatisfactory, and must be more of 

 a palliative than a remedial nature. If only recent, treatment 

 may be undertaken with better chances of success. Give the 

 cough ball as recommended for laryngitis, and apply the follow- 

 ing liquid blister, or any good counter-irritant, externally, and in 

 some cases great benefit will attend the use of setons. 



Olive oil. 



Oil of turpentine. 



Aqua ammonia, equal parts. 



To be shaken well and rubbed on with the hand. 



If occurring from intestinal disorder, the treatment of course 

 must be directed to the proper seat. The medicinal treatment is 

 greatly assisted by feeding the animal properly and regularly, 

 giving small quantities of food at a time ; carrots in winter, and 

 green food in summer should be given. Feeding nice clean corn- 

 stalks is much better than hay ; if hay is fed, it should be bright 

 and clean, or the dust shaken out of it, and dampened a little, 

 and of this only a limited quantity should be given. If a greedy 

 eater, either remove from his reach the bedding, which he will be 

 likely to eat, or put on a muzzle. The following are also excel- 

 lent cough remedies : — 



• 1 drachm camphor. 



1 drachm powdered opium. 

 1 drachm powdered digitalis. 

 1 drachm calomel. 



Make into a ball and give every second morning until six doses are 

 given. 



^ pint tar-water. 

 5 pint lime-water. 



1 drachm powdered squills. 



This drink every morning in obstinate coughs. As a sedative to 

 allay the violence of the cough, 



4 drachms nitre. 



2 drachms powdered opium. 



1 drachm prussic acid (dilute). 



Mix in a pint of mucilage or linseed tea, and give half a tumblerful three 

 times a day. 



