RECOLLECTIONS OF MEN AND HORSES 



it becomes a question if this is good practice. We 

 believe it is better and safer to reduce the fever with 

 the aid of febrifuges, and there is no better than 

 equal parts of tincture of aconite root and veratrum 

 veridi mixed; give in one-drachm doses, hourly, until 

 five or six doses have been given. This should be 

 diluted in a little water, as it is of a slightly irritating 

 nature, and in some cases liable to irritate the mucous 

 membranes of the mouth and throat. After two 

 days of this treatment the fever will usually show a 

 tendency to subside, when the dose should be changed 

 to three ounces of alcohol and one drachm of sulphate 

 of quinine, three times a day. This treatment is 

 usually sufficient. The case usually runs its course in 

 from five to seven days, but, to meet any complication 

 that may follow the attack, it is perhaps best to con- 

 sult a veterinarian. 



It often occurs, and especially during the changing 

 of the seasons, that the horse gradually loses his 

 appetite, shows a drawn appearance about the flanks, 

 the skin becomes tight, coat stares, habit sluggish, 

 faeces hard and scanty, loses flesh rapidly, or the ap- 

 petite may even continue unimpaired. This condition 

 may, in nearly all instances, be traced to indigestion, 

 and will readily yield to a drastic cathartic, about 

 one ounce of Barbadoes aloes for the average-sized 

 driving horse. This, however, should be preceded 

 by one day's dieting on sloppy feed, or bran mash; 

 such cases treated early may ward off, sometimes, 

 rather serious complications. 



We have often been amused at the distress shown 

 by some horsemen of experience at the loss of a shoe 

 during a drive, and we recall one instance where 

 the laprobe was taken from the wagon and wrapped 

 around the foot to save it from injury, and the 



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