44 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



ulcerated condition of the membrane of the nose super- 

 vening in a case of cold. It is evidence of general debi- 

 lity, and disintegration or deterioration of the membrane. 



Corrosive Sublimate. — (See Medicines and Poisons.) 



(1.) Cough. — A symptom of disease of the respiratory 

 organs, as tubercles of the lungs, thickening of the lining 

 membranes of the windpipe, and enlargement of the glands 

 of the neck. I have seen cough from indigestion in a few 

 cases, but this is rare in horses. 



(2.) Cough, Chronic. 



Causes. — Debility, or softening of the par vagus nerves, 

 heaves, or broken-wind, (which see,) are some of the causes 

 which produce acute cough. 



Treatment. — Removal of whatever is the cause, (causa 

 sublata tulitur effectus.) 



Counter-irritants. — An external application, which, 

 when applied, causes an irritation or inflammation coun- 

 ter or opposite to that which exists inside. (See Medi- 

 cines.) 



Cow Hock. — This name is applied to a condition or 

 malformation of those hocks that incline forward, thus 

 forming a fulcrum, over which the posterior straight liga- 

 ment passes ; this condition favoring a sprain of the liga- 

 ment, which is called curb. (See Hock Diseases.) 



(1.) Cramp. — Cramp of the stomach or bowels of 

 horses, cannot readily be distinguished from spasmodic 

 colic, (which see.) 



(2.) Cramp of the Hind Leg.— This affection is 

 common among young horses of an irritable tempera- 

 ment. It is often mistaken for dislocation of the patella, 

 sometimes called luxation of the patella, (which see.) 



