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is given. Rub tlie belly witli a soft wisp, walk tlie liorse about very 

 slowly, or give him a good bed and room to roll. In eigbtj^ cases out 

 of ninety this treatment will succeed, provided the medicine be got 

 over the horse's throat before his bowels become inflamed, or stran- 

 gulated, or burst. The delay of half an hour may be fatal." The 

 following has also been recommended : — Get a bottle of spirit and 

 pour it gradually over the horse from the shoulders along the back to 

 the tail, rubbing it in as quickly as possible. Cloth him then very 

 heavily, keeping him close with a roller, placing haybands round the 

 quarters where the cloths do not touch. This will bring on a pro- 

 fuse perspiration which will cure the horse. 



CONCUSSION. 



Concussion to the head causes loss of consciousness more or less 

 complete, and this is sometimes accompanied with stertorous breath- 

 ing. Application of cold water to the head will assist the recovery, 

 and the animal should be placed in a comfortable position, with the 

 head slightly elevated. Bleeding is unnecessary in most instances. 

 No attempt under any circumstances should be made to administer 

 fluids to an animal until he has recovered his consciousness. There 

 is no objection to sponging the nose and lips and allowing a little 

 water to run into the mouth ; the attempt to swallow ^vill be the 

 first sign of recovery. 



CONDITION. 



Allow one quartern of oats with a little bran and a double hand- 

 ful of chaff for a feed, to be repeated four times in the day. Let 

 the animal have also a truss of good hay per week, and once a day a 

 few carrots ; work moderately, and until the condition improves a 

 long journey every second day will be enough. 



The following is an old remedy : "Take a sheep's head, boil it till 

 almost in a gelatinous state, and well mix with enough bran to form 

 into balls. For the first two or three days the horse must be fed by 

 working the mixture with the fingers between his grinders. He will 

 gradually swallow small portions, and on the fourth or fifth day will 

 readily eat it himself. One head a day should be given, and half 

 the horse's allowance of corn taken away." 



Some recommend the following : '' Take a quantity of barley and 

 put it in a glazed tin, over which pour just enough boiling hot water 

 to cover it, take care no steam can escape, and then let it soak. On 

 the following morning put some molasses into it, and stir it all up, 

 when it is (or ought to be) like a thick pudding." Give the horse 

 some of this mixed with his corn four or five times a day. 



