58 THE HORSE 



On the other hand, there are many persons ^Yho 

 live miles from veterinary aid, and of course these 

 owners are compelled to do the best for themselves 

 under the circumstances in which they find them- 

 selves placed. For the use of these gentlemen, 

 therefore, the following lines are penned in the hope 

 that they may prove of service pending the arrival of 

 the duly qualified veterinary surgeon. 



Contagious Diseases 



The following are the two most serious of all the 

 contagious diseases of horses, and as both of them 

 come under the Contagious Diseases Act, the 

 appearance of either of them in a stable should at 

 once be notified to the local authorities, the penalty 

 for default being very heavy. 



Glanders or Farcy which may be regarded as 

 practically identical, are accompanied by a yellowish 

 sticky discharge from the nostrils, this gleet being of 

 a highly dangerous nature, and swelling of the glands 

 between the lower jaws. The respiration is also 

 affected, the coat becomes dull, and very frequently 

 the horse suffers from a short peculiar cough — 

 occasionally the practised eye of the professional 

 man can detect ulcers in the nostrils, and swellings 

 succeeded by sores break out on the limbs. There 

 is no cure for Glanders or Farcy, and the animal 

 should be slaughtered at once, and buried in quick- 

 lime ; the greatest care being taken to thoroughly 

 disinfect his stable and 'the utensils dierein, whilst 

 all the litter and his clothing should be burned. As 

 these diseases are readily communicated to man and 

 other animals, it is impossible to adopt too many or 

 too stringent precautions in dealing with a horse 

 affected by them. 



Rabies. — This is another incurable disease for 



