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neck ; if after twelve hours the purgative has not acted, the dose, 

 with calomel added to it, may be repeated ; blankets saturated with 

 warm water can be applied to the abdomen, which will in many- 

 instances accelerate the action of the medicine. But should your 

 patient be lean, then the loss of blood would be productive of 

 great mischief, as the disease has resulted from anaemia (want of 

 blood), which has depressed the nervous system, and in so doing has 

 injuriously affected the great nerve of digestion, and thence the 

 brain ; in this case mild purgatives must be given, repeated if the 

 bowels do not respond to it, and food, as above directed, allowed. 



If recovery be obtained in either case, great weakness will remain, 

 and sometimes even convulsions ; these must be treated with a 

 nutritive diet, and vegetable and mineral tonics ; in administering 

 these care should be taken to do sufficient but not too much. 



One of these drenches will arouse the dormant powers of the 

 stomach, and enable it to resist the decomposition going on within 

 it as well as to expel its contents : Tincture of ginger, compound 

 spirits of ammonia,, tincture of lavender, and sulphuric ether, of 

 each Idr. ; camphor mixed and warm ale, of each 4oz., mix ; or 

 Barbadoes aloes 3dr. tincture of capsicum 2dr., gin 4oz., warm 

 water 4oz., mix. Cold water applied to the head by means of a 

 sponge, well saturated with cold water and kept over the poll by 

 a leather cap. is also very beneficial. 



Vertigo does occasionally arise from derangement of liver, th ere- 

 fore give the horse lOgr. of calomel, Idr. of gentian, and -g-oz. of 

 extract of taraxacum, in a ball twice a week. Meanwhile, attend to 

 his diet and keep him in first-rate condition ; avoid giving food or 

 water for two hours before riding him. 



No attempt to restrain the movements by force should be made 

 other than such as are absolutely needed to prevent the horse doing 

 himself injury by his ineffectual efforts to rise. Some straw should 

 be quickly procured and placed under the body. The head should 

 be slightly elevated, and cold water gently thrown upon it from 

 time to time. The nostrils and mouth also should be sponged with 

 cold water. The extremities and body should be well rubbed with 

 the ordinary horse brush. A free access of air should be allowed, 

 and, consequentl}', all lookers-on kept at a distance. If the horse 

 has fallen in harness, the throat-band of the bridle should be loosed, 

 and especial attention given to either remove the collar or draw it 

 forwards, so that it does not press on the windpipe and chief blood- 

 vessels of the neck, and thus impede the return of blood from the 

 head. As soon as the animal is capable of rising he should be 



