166 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



and the animal is compelled to stand on his legs until 

 death, if it terminates fatally. If favorably, a relaxation 

 of the muscles begins from the fifth to the seventh day. 

 This disease is more common in the extreme South than in 

 the North. 



Treat?nenf. — First, as the disease is of a nervous charac- 

 ter, quietness is of the greatest importance. The animal 

 should be put into an isolated place or box, by himself, and 

 the cause of the disease found. If from docking, the next 

 joint should be taken off the tail. If from a wound in the 

 foot, the wound should be opened up and made new, and 

 an application of digestive ointment inserted, so as to pro- 

 duce a healthy flow of matter. When the irritation has 

 ceased from the wound, a pail of gruel should be placed 

 before him, in which is mixed half an ounce of tartar 

 emetic. This medicine should be given daily, and the spine 

 rubbed well with a strong liniment, composed of one part 

 of aqua ammonia and two parts of sweet oil. This embro- 

 cation should be employed daily until the back becomes 

 sore. 



Tetanus never arises from a wound until about the period 

 that it may be considered healed. Bleeding about four 

 quarts daily for four or five days has cured several bad 

 cases. Think if the bowels can be regulated, quietness has 

 more to do in producing a cure than all other remedies. 



POIili EVIL AND FISTULA OF THE ^WITHERS. 



These difficulties are of the same character, though in 

 different locations, and the treatment of one will be suffi- 

 cient for both. Poll evil is sometimes caused by striking 

 the poll against a beam or floor, being struck or otherwise 

 injured, or it may be the result of constitutional predisposi- 

 tion. 



When the inflammation and enlargement are first discov- 

 ered, you may be able to disperse it by giving a dose of 

 physic and applying cooling applications to the part. 



If the inflammation does not abate, clip the hair and rub 

 on some blistering ointment. When the swelling enlarges, 

 open and allow the pus' to escape; cut down to the bottom, 

 making a good large orifice. 



