APPENDIX A 4gi 



887. Gangrene. 



Mortification, or death of a part. 

 Dress with antiseptics ; give quinine ; nutritious food. 



888. Gastritis. 



Inflammation of the stomach. 

 Small dose of linseed oil and laudanum ; morphia hypodermics. 

 Hot blankets rolled round the body. 



889. Glanders in Horses. 



Specific contagious disease. 

 Nasal ulcers and discharge from the nose. 

 Isolate and disinfect ; dangerous. 



890. Glossitis. 



Inflammation of the tongue. 

 Wash with boracic acid or chlorate of potash solutions. 



891. Grapes in Horses. 



Inflammation of the skin of horses' heels, with enlarged growths. 

 Wash with antiseptic solutions ; dress with powdered alum or blue 

 vitriol. 



892. Grease. 



Inflammation of the skin of horses' legs, with foetid discharge. 

 Wash with disinfectants ; dust with boracic acid, iodoform, and 

 charcoal. 



893. Grogginess (see Navicular Disease). 



894. H/EMATURIA. 



Bloody urine from the urinary organs, due to disease or injury. 

 Keep quiet ; give salt and sulphate of iron combined. 



895. H/EMOALBUMINURIA OF RUMINANTS. 



Red -Water (Muir-Ill). 

 Give Epsom salts or common salt in water. 

 Iron and vegetable tonics. 



896. HAEMOPTYSIS. 



Bleeding from the lungs. 

 Perfect quiet ; cold compress round the chest. 

 Give spirits in water when necessary. 



897. Haemorrhage (see Bleeding). 



898. HAEMORRHAGE, PoST-PARTUM. 



Bleeding after parturition. 

 Dash cold water over loins and pack wet cloths into the womb. 

 Give tincture of iron in cold water as a drench. 



899. Hepatitis. 



Inflammation of the liver. 

 Saline aperients, with sedatives and small doses of calomel. 



