488 VETERINARY LECTURES 



848. Capped Hock, Knee, and Elbow in Horse. 



Collection of fluid underneath the skin. 

 Hot and cold applications ; stimulating lotions and pressure. 



849. Cataract. 



Opacity of the crystalline lens, in horses and old dogs. 

 Treatment of little avail. 



850. Catarrh. 



Cold in the head, bowels, or bladder. 



Irritation of mucous membranes, with watery discharge. 

 Steam head with medicated watery vapour. 

 Give chlorodyne and small doses of linseed oil. 



85 1. Choking. 



Obstruction in the gullet. 

 Try to remove with hand, or pass the probang. 

 When left side (cow) much distended, puncture with trocar or knife. 



852. Colic 



Gripes, spasm of intestine, tAvo kinds, flatulent and spasmodic. 

 Give linseed oil and laudanum, with either spirits of nitre or tur- 

 pentine. 



853. Chorea. 



Involuntary spasmodic movement of the muscles. 

 Give nerve sedatives — chloral and bromides. 

 If in dogs from distemper, give Fowler's solution. 



854. Conjunctivitis. 



Inflammation of the outer covering of the eyeball. 

 Remove irritant ; bathe with tepid water ; apply boracic acid lotion. 



855. Constipation. 



Torpidity of bowels. 

 Mild laxatives ; warm water and glycerine injections. 



856. Corns in Horses' Feet. 



Bruise of sensitive sole, inner heel. 

 Rest ; remove shoe, and put on poultice made of cold water and bran. 

 Bar shoe, or indiarubber bar pad. 



857. Cough. 



A forcible expulsion from the respiratory organs due to many 

 causes. 

 Give equal parts of chlorodyne and glycerine. 



858. Crib-Biting and Wind-Sucking. 



Feed on the ground ; iron stable fittings ; put on muzzle. 



859. Curb. 



Sprain of ligament or tendon back of hock joint. 

 Rest ; hot or cold applications ; blistering and firing. 



