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STRANGLES. 



The strangles is a disease to which horses are very 

 subject, particularly those that are young. It consists 

 in a running at the nose, and an inflammation and 

 swelling of the glands, about the under jaw and throat. 

 It is sometimes attended with high fevers, destroys the 

 appetite, causes a horse to look sad and dejected, and 

 dwindle away in an astonishing manner. Sometimes 

 the inflammation extends to, the muscles of the tongue, 

 and is attended with so much heat and pain, that until 

 matter is found, the horse swallows with the utmost 

 difficulty, unless his drink is held up to him. 



The strangles proceed from many causes, violent 

 colds, sudden changes of air or climate, extreme hard 

 labour after habits of idleness, shedding teeth, or what- 

 ever may produce pain, or bring on a flux of humours 

 at any critical time upon the throat and jaws, and like 

 most other diseases, requires strict attention, for the 

 cure to be performed in a short time. 



Si/fnptoms of the Strangles. — The approach of the 

 strangles may be known by a dulness of the counte- 

 nance, watery eyes, a distressing cough, running at the 

 nose, glands enlarged beyond the jaws, loss of appetite, 

 and a constant thirst, without being able to drink, 

 unless the water is placed as high as his head, in its 

 natural position. 



Remedy. — Bleed four times within a week, taking 

 from the neck vein half a gallon of blood at each bleed- 

 ing; give a mash twice a week, of one gallon of bran 

 or oats, scalded with one quart of sassafras tea, with 



the addition of one table spoonful of powdered brim- 

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