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from inland to the seaside, or from the country to the town, 

 are those in which the disease is most apt to be developed. 

 So strong indeed is this influence of altered climate that a 

 second and even a third attack may be determined in the 

 same animal by extensive change of residence. In horses, 

 on the other hand, kept continuously in the same locality, a 

 second attack is very rare. 



DISEASES PECULIAR TO BREEDING STOCK. 

 PART II. 



Prepared expressly for this work by Dr. N. 

 H. Paaren, for many years State Veterinarian 

 of Illinois. 



THE STALLION EXTERNAL INJURIES. 



The accidents and ailments to which the stallion may be 

 said to be especially liable are comparatively few. Among 

 the external injuries to which he is exposed are those he 

 may receive while he is about to serve the mare; such as 

 bruises, lacerations, sprains, injuries of the sexual organs, 

 etc., and which may be caused by the mare's resistance, from 

 want of proper assistance of the keeper, or by the too great 

 eagerness and impatience of the stallion himself. Among 

 the requirements to his early restoration to service, as well 

 as to successful treatment when injured in this manner, is 

 total abstinence from sexual intercourse. Minor wounds or 

 slight hemorrhage may be treated with frequent applica- 

 tions of cold water or mild astringent lotions. Considerable 

 bleeding, consequent upon more extensive lacerations, may 

 require the use of hot iron or ligatures, and that the wounds 

 be closed by stitching or by strings of sticking-plaster. 

 Where inflammatory action exists, besides internal sedative 

 remedies (aconite, fifteen to twenty drops, repeated hourly 

 until six or eight doses have been given) use locally either 



