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For dietetic treatment give a medium temperature, pure air, food 

 and water in proper quantity, and of good quality ; good grooming, 

 and exercise proportioned to the amount of food given and the 

 strength of the animal, but always regularly. If the amount of 

 food has been hitherto excessive, the quantj.ty should be reduced. 

 A change of diet is also most desirable. Medicine may be given in 

 the food, in the form of powder, if it is not found to prevent the 

 animal feeding, A mixture of alkalies with vegetable tonics will 

 promote digestion and improve the secretions. A good mixture is 

 one drachm of bicarbonate of potash, with half an ounce of pow- 

 dered gentian, given daily, and a portion of rock salt kept in the 

 manger. Should no benefit result from this system, it will be 

 evident there is some yet undiscovered cause, which must be sought 

 for. 



HOCKS ENLABQED. 



Administer every other day a ball containing half a drachm of 

 :,he iodide of iron, and apply around the hocks linen bandages to be 

 ke])t continually moist with tincture of arnica and cold water — a 

 wine glass of the former to half a pint of the latter. 



HOOFS, TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF. 



A mixture of equal parts of tar, tallow, and Venice turpentine, 

 melted with a little wax to form an ointment, will promote the 

 growth of the hoofs, and improve their condition. A small portion 

 of the ointment should be daily rubbed round the upper part of the 

 hoof under the hair of the coronet, immediately at the point of 

 junction of the integument and the horn. 



INFLUENZA. 



In the spring and autumn influenza generally prevails among 

 horses. It is also very prevalent among young horses when intro- 

 duced to stal^le life for the first time. Influenza is distinguished 

 from ordinary cold principally by extreme prostration. Always of a 

 low fever type, influenza presents itself under various forms. Some- 

 times the liver is principally affected, and bilious fever is the result ; 

 at other times the chief irritation is in the throat, the head is 

 protruded, and the act of deglutition is difficult. Occasionally the 

 bronchial tubes are implicated, and much disturbance of the respi- 

 ralion occurs. Dropsical swellings are not unfrequently observed 

 in different parts of the body, principally in the extremities, but 

 also, in some instances, under the throat, in front of the chest, 

 and underneath the belly : this occurs principally on the fourth 



