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oftener it is done the greater will be the beneficial results. Three 

 times a ddy admii ister the following drench: Solution of tlie acetate 

 of ammonia, 3 oun..'es; spirits of nitrous ether, 2 ounces; bicarbonate 

 of potassium, one-half ounce; water, 1 pint. Care must be used in 

 drenching. If it greatly excites the horse it is best not to push it. 

 If you see that it does harm do not persist in making the animal 

 worse. Be satisfied with dissolving one-half ounce of bicarbonate of 

 potassium in everj" bucketful of water the animal will drink. It is 

 well to keep a bucketful of cold water before the animal all the time. 

 If the horse is prostrated and has no appetite give the following drench: 

 Spirits of nitrous ether, 2 ounces; rectified spirits, 3 ounces; water, 

 1 i)int. Repeat the dose every four or five hours if it appears to 

 benefit. When the horse is hard to drench, and if you have some 

 one about who is expert in administering balls, give the following: 

 Pulverized carbonate of ammonia, 3 drams; linseed meal and molasses 

 sufiicient to make the whole into a stiff mass; wrap it with a small 

 piece of tissue paper and it is ready to administer. This ball may be 

 repeated every four or five hours. When giving the ball care should 

 be taken to prevent its breaking in the mouth, as in case of such 

 accident it will make the mouth sore, which may prevent the animal 

 from eating. If the bowels are constipated give enemas of warm 

 water. Do not give purgative medicines. Do not bleed the animal. 

 Depressing treatment onlj" helps to bring on a fatal termination. 



If the animal retains an appetite a soft diet is preferable, such as 

 scalded oats, bran mashes, and grass if in season. If he refuses 

 cooked food allow in small quantities anything he will eat. Hay, corn, 

 oats, bread, apples, carrots may all be tried in turn. Some horses 

 will drink sweet milk when they refuse all other kinds of food, and 

 especiall}^ is this the case if the drinking water is withheld for awhile. 

 One or two gallons at a time, four or five times a day, will suj)port life. 

 Bear in mind that when the disease is established it will run its course, 

 which may be from two to three weeks, or even longer. Good nursing 

 and iiatience are required. 



When the sj^mptoms have abated and nothing remains of the disease 

 except the cough and a white discharge from the nostrils, all other 

 medicines should be discontinued and a course of tonic treatment pur- 

 sued. Give the following mixture: Pulverized sulphate of iron, 3 

 ounces; powdered gentian, 8 ounces; mix w-ell together and divide 

 into sixteen powders. GiA^e a powder every night and morning mixed 

 with bran and oats, if the animal will eat it, or shaken with about a 

 pint of water and administered as a drench. 



If the cough remains for a length of time that leads you to think it 

 will become chronic, saj^ three or four weeks after the horse is appar- 

 ently well, apply the liniment to the throat and down over the mnd- 

 pipe and over the breast. Rub it in thoroughly once a day until 

 three or four applications are made. Also give 1 dram of iodide of 



