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trachea, and insert a tube into it forthwith. My reasons for 

 this I have fully explained in the article on "Eoaring," pages 

 279 to 285. 



After the insertion of the tube, look to its being securely 

 tied, and also to its being thoroughly cleaned every twenty or 

 thirty hours, so long as it is necessary to continue its use. 



"Waemth. — Warmth to the patient is essential to the cure 

 of Strangles. When the patient is confined in a comfortless, 

 cold or damp stable, the progress of the malady is always slow 

 and unsatisfactory. Warmth and comfort to the animal aid 

 the rapid formation of purulent matter. 



Diet. — A generous diet, associated with warmth, poultices, 

 and blisters locally, will constitute, in the majority of cases, 

 the only treatment necessary. For further particulars respect- 

 ing Diet, see page 108. 



Treatment of Ireegulae, Strangles. — The treatment 

 necessary to pursue with Irregular Strangles will depend upon 

 the locality in which the disease may fix itself. If it becomes 

 manifest amid the loose tissues of the flank, or within the loose 

 tissues in connection with the sheath in horses, or the lymphatic 

 glands situated near to the mammary glands of the mare, all 

 that is possible should be done to encourage suppuration ; but 

 if the structures of the breast be attacked, all that is possible 

 should be done to prevent suppuration ; so that, in describing 

 the treatment necessary to pursue in the latter form of the 

 malady, I shall do it separately. 



Teeatment of Strangles affecting the Elank and 

 Mammaet Eegions.' — The best remedies and modes of treat- 

 ment in general are — Hepar Sulphuris, Sesquichloride of Iron, 

 Hot Water Fomentations, and Poultices. 



