164 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



dangerous to life, and the majority are cured by 

 giving one dram of mix vomica in the morning and 

 a teaspoonf ul of phosphate of calcium in the even- 

 ing in bran mash. The muscles of the loins should 

 be rubbed once daily with a little soap liniment. 



Local Paralysis. — This is usually caused by di- 

 rect violence or from pressure on a nerve. The 

 most common part affected in horses with this 

 kind of paralysis is the face, w T hich is very often 

 caused by the animal getting cast and the halter 

 drawn tight around the back of the ears under the 

 throat, pressing on the facial nerves as they turn 

 over the jaw bones. As a result, this injury or pres- 

 sure kept up for several hours causes paralysis of 

 these nerves, and as a result the lips and sometimes 

 the tongue hang to one side and may interfere 

 with the animal's eating, and gives it an unsightly 

 appearance. 



Treatment: Bathe all the bruised parts with 

 acetate of lead half an ounce, water one quart. 

 Give a dose of aloes to the horse and Epsom salts 

 to cattle; follow this by giving one dram iodide 

 of potassium twice a day v in a mash for two weeks. 

 This will remove any effusion of blood which may 

 have been effused around the nerve, and also give 

 time for nature to heal the parts and probably 

 restore the wounded nerve to its natural condition ; 

 and if the animal is not cured give it one dram 

 mix vomica in the morning and one and one-half 

 drams of sulphate of iron in the evening in bran 

 mash, and continue it for three or four weeks. If 



