414 STBAISTGLES. 



ExEECiSE. — When convalescence is established the patient 

 should be gently exercised, weather permitting, two or three 

 times a day, for twenty or thirty minutes at a time. Exercise 

 will aid materially in dispersing the swelliug and stiffness of 

 the limb. If a purgative is given the patient should stand at 

 rest until its free action upon the bowels has subsided. 



Cold Water Baistdages. — When the patient is aged, or 

 when the swelling is slow in being dispersed, have recourse to 

 Cold Water Bandages. Apply them three or four times a 

 week so long as necessary. When the bandages are not used 

 wet (and it is not good to use them too frequently to the same 

 patient), apply them dry, that is, during the time the animal is 

 at rest. 



Diuretics. — In those cases where the disease takes on a 

 chronic form, and remains so, a Diuretic administered occasion- 

 ally may prove of value. One of the best for this purpose is 

 Tincture of Bryonia. Give it in 2-drachm doses of the strong 

 tincture, mixed with 4 or 5 ounces of water. 



Diet. — For instructions respecting the dietetic management 

 of the patient during the acute and sub-acute stages of the 

 disease, see Section VI., Page 108. 



STRANGLES. 



Strangles is a well known disease, and there are few indi- 

 viduals owning horses but who are familiar or imagine them- 

 selves familiar with it. 



Mr. Percival classifies the malady as one peculiar to the 

 lymphatic system : whether he is correct or not in so arranging 

 it in aU cases is a matter of doubt. I believe it arises in 

 numerous instances from derangement which occurs amongst 

 the molar teeth during the progress of horses from the first to 

 the fifth year of their age. 



