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Mix with each feed two drachms of bicarbonate of soda, to 

 stop the thirst and correct indigestion, and give as little 

 water as possible. If the bowels are constipated give from 

 four to six drachms of aloes in solution. As remedial treat- 

 ment give the following : 



Give this dose i Iodide of potassium - One drachm. 



three times a < Iodine _ _ - One scruple. 



day in water. ( Carbonate of soda - Four drachms. 

 Or instead of the above give one ounce of Fowler's solution 

 of arsenic in a pint of water, morning and evening. Besides 

 all that has been said, let the animal be well groomed and 

 rubbed all over to relieve the symptoms. 



SCARLATINA. 



Cause. — This disease also comes under the head of blood 

 diseases, although it is rather an uncommon one in the horse. 

 However, as there are odd cases now and then met with in 

 our practice, it is well to be acquainted with its symptoms 

 and the mode of treatment. It is an eruptive fever, like 

 strangles, erysipelas, &c. Any cause or causes that debili- 

 tate or reduce the vital powers of the animal system may, 

 where the predisposition exists, lead to scarlatina. It very 

 often occurs as a sequel to strangles or influenza ; I have 

 seen odd cases supervene from the late epizootic. 



This disease generally runs its course in twelve or four- 

 teen days, when good nursing and proper attention (in 

 ordinary cases) expedites recovery. 



Symptoms. — This disorder is ushered in by dullness, 

 febrile symptoms, and " in most instances with a sore throat. 

 The animal is weak and unwilling to move ; there is some 

 muscular debility ; the skin dry, harsh and hot ; The glands 

 about the head and neck are swollen and tender ; the bowels 

 and kidneys act very irregularly ; the breathing is quickened 

 and the pulse small, it may run up to 60 ; the temperature 

 also increases to io2°-io3°." These symptoms reveal the 

 constitutional disturbance. In two or three days or there- 



