116 Diseases of the Horse, 



blooded animals it is good practice ,to bleed when the disease 



is seen in its early stages. 



For the febrile symptoms at the outset, salhies are of good 



service, as: — 



No. 71. Nitre, ^ oz. 



Sulphate of soda, 2 oz. 



Mix with molasses to give with a spoon, or with a pint and a half of 

 water as a drench. 



Or, 



No. 72. Sweet spirits of nitre, 1 oz. 



Solution of acetate of ammonia. 

 Water, of each 6 oz. 



For a drench repeated every two hours till the fever abates. 



The power of aconite and veratrum viride to reduce the 

 pulse and lessen the oppression on the lungs is undoubted ; 

 20 to 30 drops of the tincture of aconite root may be given ; 

 or one to two drachms of the tincture of veratrum in water 

 every two hours. The danger of using these medicines is 

 that they are apt to bring about great depression of the 

 system, and therefore their effects must be watched closely 

 by an intelligent person and not left to an ignorant groom. 

 As soon as their depressing influences are noticed in the fall- 

 ing of the pulse, the sweats, the trembling and the anxious 

 eye, they must be suspended. 



PLEURISY. 



Definition. — An inflammation of the membrane which 

 covers the lungs and lines the chest, followed by a secretion 

 of a large quantity of watery fluid inside this membrane, 

 and consequent pressure on the lungs. It may be on one or 

 both sides. 



Causes. — Exposure to cold is generally considered one of 

 the commonest causes. Attacks sometimes follow clipping 

 and shearing. It is also very frequent as an extension of the 

 inflammation of pneumonia (pleuro-pneumonia), and bron- 



