APPENDIX A 493 



912. Keratoma. 



Horny tumour on foot. 

 Operation. 



913. Laminitis (see Founder). 



914. Laryngitis. 



Inflammation of the larynx. 

 Comfortable box ; warm clothing. 



Steam nostrils ; apply stimulating embrocation to throat. 

 Nitrate water to drink. 



915. Leucorrhcea. 



Whites ; chronic inflammation of the vagina and womb. 

 Antiseptic injections and tonic medicines. 



916. Lice. 



Wash skin with phenyle, izal, or chinosol solutions, or with decoction 

 of stavesacre. 



917. Lockjaw. 



Continuous muscular spasms due to a microbe. 

 Put in dark loose-box ; keep perfectly quiet ; offer cold hay tea. 

 If from a wound, dress with antiseptics. 



918. Louping-Ill in Sheep. 



Derangement of the nervous system. 

 Isolate ; give bromide of potassium. 

 Apply salt to pastures as a preventive. 



919. Luxation. 



Partial displacement of patella generally. 

 Put in loose-box ; keep quiet, and blister. 



920. Lymphangitis. 



Weed. 

 Cold-water bandages to leg. 

 Give linseed oil, followed by diuretics. 



921. Lymphatics, Inflamed. 



From pricks and injuries. 

 Foment parts with hot water, or apply cold-water bandages. 

 Give saline aperient medicines. 



922. Maladie du Coit of Horses — Dourine. 



Covering disease. 



A specific disease of the male and female genital organs of a chronic 

 nature. 



Communicated at time of service. 

 Wash with disinfectants. 

 Give chlorate of potash and quinine, or arsenic. 



923. Mallenders and Sallenders. 



Chronic inflammation of the skin, back of knee, and front of hock 

 joint. 

 Apply oleate of mercury. 



