DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS 6i 



satisfies himself that he is deaHng with a case of 

 strangles, and feed on crushed oats, meadow hay, 

 and bran. The throat may be poulticed, either with 

 linseed, bran, or mashed turnips, until they break, 

 and three drams of chlorate of potash may be given 

 in the food or water. If there is much weakness 

 eggs beaten up in new milk or gruel may be given, 

 and to this rather less than half an ounce of dialyzed 

 iron may be given if the patient is young ; if he is 

 adult a full half ounce is the dose. 



Navel ill may easily be detected by the inflamma- 

 tion and suppuration of the navel of a newly born 

 colt or filly. It may be treated by dressing the navel 

 twice a day with carbolized oil and placing a linen 

 pad upon the sore, which can be kept in its position 

 by a calico band passing over the back like a sur- 

 cingle. It being a somewhat risky matter for the 

 amateur to attempt to prescribe for a young foal, it is 

 well to seek assistance if internal remedies appear to 

 be necessary. 



Diseases of the Respiratory Organs. 



Pneumonia^ or inflammation of the lungs, is usually 

 the result of a chill, its symptoms being coldness of 

 the ears, a difficulty in breathing, and a peculiarly 

 dull, inflamed look about the eyes and mouth. Some- 

 times there is a cough and sometimes not, so there 

 is no reliability upon the presence of this in attempt- 

 to diagnose the disease. The horse should be put 

 in a warm, but not a stuffy box, as plenty of fresh 

 air will assist the cure if there are no draughts. He 

 should be well clothed, and after his legs and ears 

 have respectively been rubbed and pulled so as to 

 get warm, the former may be bandaged and, in fact, 

 everything should be done to make him comfortable. 

 Belladonna, | of an ounce, tincture of aconite, 30 

 minims, 3 ounces acetate of ammonia, and a little 



