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but sometimes the right, or even from both ; discharge is 

 clear and watery at first, becoming thicker and sticky, 

 accumulating around the nostrils ; cough may be present, 

 but is not an invariable symptom ; as the disease advances 

 the discharge increases, becomes purulent, sometimes mixed 

 with streaks of blood ; it is of a heavy specific gravity, and 

 if dropped into water it sinks to the bottom at once ; it has 

 a very effusive smell ; the gland on the affected side adheres 

 to the side of the jaw ; ulcerating tubercules form on the 

 nostrils, which have a mouse-eaten appearance, being raised 

 and irregular at the edges and depressed in the center ; 

 they run into patches and spread over the whole nasal sep- 

 tum ; weakness and emaciation set in ; the ulceration in 

 some cases extends to the cartilages, and even the bones are 

 sometimes implicated ; occasional bleedings ensue. 



This disease and farcy may be termed one and the same 

 after certain stages present themselves in farcy, and both 

 are very contagious. Farcy should be promptly treated in 

 its early stages. 



Pink-Eye. — The symptoms are shown in a staggering 

 gait, hanging head, shivering as from cold, loss of appetite, 

 watery discharge from the eyes, one eye generally closed, 

 especially the left one, pulse quickened and weak — from 50 

 to 60 per minute, breathing hurried, temperature from 104 

 to 106, bowels bound, urine scanty, pinkish color of mucus 

 member of the eyelids always present in this disease. 



Treatment. — i ounce carbonate ammonia. 



2 ounces cinchona bark, powdered. 



y^ ounce nux vomica. 



2 drachms digitalis leaves. 



3 ounces gentian root. 



Mix and make into eight balls. Give all the water the 

 horse will drink, to which add, say, an ounce of saltpetre. 

 Balls should be used after the second day, giving two per 

 day, one morning and the other at night before feeding. 

 The animal should have gentle exercise for a half hour both 

 morning and night and should be in a warm, comfortable, 

 well-ventilated stable. No draught should be permitted to 

 come directly on the horse. Give reasonable quantity of 

 nutritious food. Be sure and keep the bowels consistently 

 open at all times. This treatment usually insures a cure. 



