76 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



camphor and one dram of belladonna, dissolved in 

 an ounce of glycerine, then add one-half pint of 

 gruel, and give at one dose three times a day. Rub 

 mustard on the throat and between the jaws. Be- 

 sides this, great benefit will be obtained by steam- 

 ing the nostrils, by taking a pail of boiling water 

 and putting a piece of camphor about the size of a 

 walnut in it and holding it under the nose for ten 

 or fifteen minutes at a time, three times a day. Give 

 the animal plenty of clean, cold water to drink, and 

 any kind of food it will eat. After the animal be- 

 comes convalescent, give one dram of sulphate of 

 iron, and a tablespoonful of ground gentian at a 

 dose in a bran mash twice daily. During the fever 

 blanket the body and hand-rub and bandage the 

 legs. If the bowels are constipated, give injections 

 of warm water, or if necessary, give a pint of raw 

 linseed oil, but do not give strong purgatives. 



CHRONIC CATARRH. 



Is sometimes the result of a neglected case of sim- 

 ple catarrh. There is a discharge from the nos- 

 trils, and w T hen we look at the mucous membrane 

 of the nose it is of a leaden hue. There is often an 

 unthrifty condition of the coat, but usually the ap- 

 petite remains good. When the discharge is thin 

 and of a bluish color it is termed nasal gleet. The 

 sinuses of the face and head sometimes get filled 

 up with matter and bulge out, which can be easily 

 seen, and when tapped with the finger emit a dull 

 sound. 



Treatment: Give a dram of sulphate of copper 



