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inflammation appears, or the fever gradually subsides. 

 No horse ever died of pure fever. If he is not destroy 

 by inflammation of the lungs, or feet, or bowels, succeed- 

 ing to the fever, he gradually recovers. 



Fever is general increased action of the heart and ar- 

 teries, and therefore evidently appears the necessity for 

 bleeding, regulating the quantity of blood by the degree 

 of fever, and usually keeping the finger on the artery 

 until some evident and considerable impression is made 

 upon the system. The bowels should be gently opened ; 

 but the dangerous inflammation of the lungs, and the 

 uniformly injurious consequence of purgation in that dis- 

 ease, will prevent the administration of an active purga- 

 tive. A small quantity of aloes may be given, morning 

 and night, with the proper fever medicine, until the 

 bowels are slightly relaxed,- after which nothing more of 

 an aperient quality should be administered. Digitalis, 

 emetic tartar, and nitre should be given morning and 

 night, in proportions regulated by the circumstances of 

 the case. The horse should be warmly clothed, and 

 placed in a cool and well-ventilated stable. 



PUTRID FEVER. 



The cause of this disease may be attributed to the at- 

 mospheric influence and debility, however induced. 



Symptoms. — Great debility, difficulty in swallowing, 

 and thirsty, pulse weak, gets down and is not able to rise, 

 lies on his side paws, not able to rise, rattles in the wind- 

 pipe. 



Treatment. — In attacks where the prostration of 

 strength is not great, give a drachm of camphor, and half 

 an ounce of nitre, pulverized and dissolved in half a pint 

 of warm w r ater ; and give as a drench every two hours, 

 two doses ; then omit one dose, and give one ounce of 

 powdered aloes, and half an ounce of capsicum, pulver- 

 ized and dissolved in a pint of warm water; in six hours 

 after giving the physic, commence with the camphor and 

 nitre as before, and give it every six hours, till it has con- 

 siderable of a diuretic effect, or till the horse shows symp- 



