60 DISEASES OP THE HORSE. 



a camel's hair pencil, the following mixture : — Nitrate of 

 silver, twelve grains; rain water, four ounces. The 

 brush to be dipped in the mixture, and drawn lightly 

 across within the eye. Keep the horse from the light as 

 much as possible. 



(4.) Inflammation of the Sclerotic Coat. 



Symptoms. — The coat is of a pink-red color. 



Cause. — Rheumatism. 



Treatment. — A teaspoonful of the wine of colchicum 

 root, four times in the day ; comfortable stabling and ge- 

 nerous feeding. 



Half-drachm doses of the iodide of potassium may be 

 tried in this case. Half-ounce doses of sesquicarbonate 

 of soda, occasionally, will be of service. 



(5.) Polypi. Small excrescences are sometimes seen 

 to arise from the iris, but require no treatment, as they 

 will pass away of themselves. 



(6.) Spots and Ulceration of the Cornea. 



Symptoms. — Blood-vessels tinged with blood; small, 

 elevated spots, which are sometimes ulcers, and at other 

 times small abscesses, owing to the abscesses being whole 

 or broken. 



Treatment. — Take belladonna, half a drachm; cold 

 water, six ounces. Mix, and apply to the parts with a 

 camel's hair pencil dipped in the mixture. Scarify or 

 open the angular veins of the eye, and foment with warm 

 water, to insure a good flow of blood. This treatment 

 should be followed by a lotion of the nitrate of sil- 

 ver, or of blue stone — sulphate of copper, (see Medi- 

 cines,) to destroy the ulcers inside of the eyelids ; then 

 apply the belladonna lotion as before. It will require 

 repeated applications alternately to efi*ect a complete cure. 

 It will be advisable to feed the horse well, to increase ab- 



