246 Diseases of the Horse. 



felt by tliG hand passed down the front of the neck. Should 

 the animal tiy to swallow, the fluid is returned by the nos- 

 trils. There are coughing, slavering, a look of great dis- 

 tress in the face, cold sweats and exhaustion. 



Treatment. — Whenever the obstacle can be reached with 

 'the hand or with a pair of forceps, it is to be withdrawn 

 through the mouth. The tongue should be pulled well out 

 of the mouth, and this kept well opened, while the operator 

 removes the substance. 



When this cannot be done, and the object can be felt from 

 the outside, it is to be loosened by being gently pushed up- 

 ward and downward. Sometimes this maneuver can be aided 

 by having the animal swallow some sweet oil. This, or some 

 other fluid should always be used if the object is dry, as fod- 

 der, chaff, etc. 



If this plan fails also, it becomes necessary to use a p^ohang 

 and push the offending substance down into the stomach. 

 This is a difiicult job in the horse, though much less so in 

 cattle. The following rules should be observed : — 



Directions for Using the Prohang. 



1. Raise the animal's nose so that the mouth and throat 

 are in a straight line. 



2. Keep the neck straight. 



3. Push the probang gently down the gullet, taking care 

 not to injure, still less to enter, the windpipe. 



4. When the end of the probang reaches the object, do 

 not push strong upon it, but gently, and for but a few seconds 

 at a timo, then again after a few seconds of rest. 



In cases where the object is so solidly caught in the gullet 

 that even the probang fails, the next resource is to cut down 

 upon it and remove it. An assistant presses the off side of 

 the neck, so as to make it bulge as much as possible on the 



