422 STEANGLES. 



EoMENTATioNS. — The breast should be fomented occasion- 

 ally with water, at a temperature of 116° Fahrenheit. 



Diet. — The diet should consist of boiled oats or barley, or 

 beans mixed with bran and chopped hay. Milk may also be 

 allowed, and cold water. A small quantity of malt mixed with 

 bran may be given occasionally with advantage ; also carrots, 

 if in season. 



"When convalescence is established, a few doses of the 

 Sesquichloride of Iron may prove of value. For further par- 

 ticulars respecting the diet of the patient, see Section VI., 

 page 108. 



MYOSITIS : 



INFLAMMATION OF THE MUSCLES. 



Myositis, or Inflammation of the substance of one or more 

 of the voluntary Muscles, is an uncommon affection, and one 

 not hitherto treated upon in any of our regular works upon 

 veterinary medicine. 



Sometimes this affection is limited to the muscles of the 

 shoulders and chest, of one or both sides. In other cases all 

 the principle voluntary muscles of the organism are more or 

 less involved. 



In treating upon the malady I shall consider its effects 

 when presented locally ; and also the symptoms by which it may 

 be recognised when the muscular system at large is affected. 



Myositis is very likely to be mistaken for Eheumatism, or 

 Pleurodynia, or Pleuritis, or Inflammation of the Lungs, or 

 even Inflammation of the Laminae of the Feet ; close observa- 

 tion, however, together with a careful inquiry as to the cause, 

 will enable the veterinarian to arrive at correct conclusions as to 

 the nature of the case before him. 



