DISEASES OF FARM ANIMALS l8l 



will not serve in all cases of hernia. An operation 

 may be necessary, which should be made only by a 

 skillful veterinarian. 



HIDE-BOUND. -This is not a disease at all, but 

 an indication of poor health, more particularly of 

 poor nutrition ; usually the result of indigestion, im- 

 proper food, worms or want of proper exercise. 

 The skin is hard, rough, papery, and cannot be 

 picked up from the body with ease. When the 

 attempt is made, it suggests that the body is too 

 large for the skin. Of course treatment is in th* 

 nature of better food, that proper nourishment may 

 be secured. A good physic will be proper to start 

 with and then follow with a tonic, easily assimilable 

 food of a nature that will properly nourish the 

 body. 



HIGH BLOWING A sound produced in the 

 act of breathing while the air is being expelled from 

 the lungs during forced respiration. It is a fluttering 

 sort of a sound. When horses are trotting or pac- 

 ing the sound is essentially a nasal one, and is not 

 to be regarded as a state of unsoundness. It is 

 rather a measure of excitability, and associated with 

 horses of much spirit and good breeding. 



HIP JOINT LAMENESS. A disease of the hip, 

 caused usually by some injury as from a fall or 

 kick. A slight swelling is observed just over the 

 hip, and lameness when the animal walks or trots. 

 In severe cases, the horse will hop and catch the 

 lame leg. The best treatment is absolute rest. 

 Frequent applications of hot water are good. After 

 each application bathe with a solution made of 4 

 ounces of water, 2 ounces of tincture of opium, 2 

 ounces of tincture of arnica and an ounce of bella- 

 donna. If the lameness continues, use a blister 



