80 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



drain; chlorate of potass., one (Irani; water, half a 

 pint. Shake up well, elevate the head and pour a 

 little into the mouth, and rub the tongue with the 

 fingers to make it move, so that the gargle will 

 reach the sore part. When the animal wants to 

 cough let the head down, and when it gets over it 

 pour in a little more, and so on until the half pint is 

 all used. In bad cases this should be done often. 

 I have been called to cases where the horse was in 

 great distress, and by persevering with the above 

 treatment, in a few hours the animal would be 

 greatly relieved. If there is swelling on the outside 

 of the throat, great benefit can be obtained by 

 fomenting with hot water or applying hot poultices 

 of linseed meal, changing as soon as they get cool. 

 Some recommend cotton wool soaked in hot oil 

 and put around the neck. If there is a possibility of 

 suffocation, the animal should be watched, and 

 we ought not to risk the chance of this, but perform 

 the operation of tracheotomy. This operation is 

 performed by feeling for the windpipe, five or six 

 inches below the throat. At this part there is very 

 little flesh. Take a sharp knife and cut through the 

 skin and windpipe, making a cut about two inches 

 in length. The animal's head should be held up by 

 an assistant, and as soon as the, opening is made, 

 le't the head down, so that the blood will not run 

 into the windpipe. Sponge the wound with acid 

 carbolic, half an ounce; water, one quart, to wash 

 away the blood. Then put in a tracheotomy tube, 

 and if one is not at hand get a piece of stiff gutta- 

 percha tube about half an inch in diameter, and 



