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quantity of blood necessary to take away will depend upon 

 circumstances ; perhaps two quarts from each foot — perhaps 

 less. When the patient is bled, liowever, and the wounds 

 made secure, lay the animal down upon a comfortable bed of 

 straw ; then darken the box, and leave him to rest. 



Diet. — The patient should have gruel to drink, made 

 according to the directions given at pages 112 and 113; also 

 boiled corn and bran, carrots, boiled turnips, or a little boiled 

 barley. When the disease arises from Metastasis, the patient 

 should be supported with eggs and milk ; bread and milk and 

 wine may be given occasionally. 



Por further directions as to diet, see Section VI., page 108. 



CLOTHiNa. — Avoid clothing the animal too heavily : clothe 

 according to the season, and the bodily condition of the 

 patient. 



RHEUMATISM. 



E-heumatism is a malady which is common to young horses . 

 sucking foals are exceedingly liable to the affection. In them it 

 presents itself in a form termed " Joint Evil." Old horses, 

 however, are not exempt from Rheumatic diseases. 



Acute Rheumatism is, on some occasions, remarkable for the 

 extraordinary manner with which it changes from one locality 

 of the organism to another. In other forms of the malady, the 

 system generally is affected. In both conditions, however, it 

 is associated with inflammatory fever, more or less intense. 



Acute Eheumatism is sometimes preceded by a smart 

 attack of Pleuritis (Pleuritic Eheumatism) ; in other cases the 

 two are associated. I never knew Eheumatism, however, to 

 terminate in Pleuritis. 



In the Acute forms of Eheumatism affecting the joints, 

 especially the knee or the hock joints, distention of the synorial 



