284 THE HORSE 



Cataerh. 



The commonest illness which an ordinary groom has to 

 treat is a simple catarrh, consisting of a slight inflam- 

 mation of the nose, and back part of the throat. It is nearly 

 allied to bronchitis, the difference between them being that 

 a common cold is confined to the nose and throat, while 

 bronchitis is seated lower, in the bronchial tubes or air- 

 passages to the lungs. The horse coughs and sneezes, eats 

 little or no food, whilst a watery discharge flows from 

 one or both nostrils, and also from the eyes, which are red 

 and swollen. 



The animal should be given a linseed mash instead of 

 its ordinary feed of corn, and if the throat is sore the hay 

 should be slightly damped before it is offered to the 

 patient. 



The following powders should be given in the drinking- 

 water three times a day : — 



Sulphate of Magnesia 3 oz. 



Pulveris Potassse Nitrate 3 drs. 



If the attack is a severe one, give twice or three times 

 a day in addition — 



Tincture of Belladonna 30 drops 



The glands under the jaws, and at the top of the throat, 

 may be rubbed with mustard, which should be sponged off 

 in about ten minutes ; or the following liniment may be 

 used instead : — 



Saponis Mollis 4 drs. 



Camphor 2 ,, 



Liquor Ammonis Fortis 3 ,, 



Spirits of Vini Rect ... 16 „ 



Another useful liniment, which can be obtained in almost 

 any place, however much out of the way, is— 



Acetic Acid or Vinegar 1 pint 



Spirits of Turpentine ... 1 ,, 



Beaten up with four eggs, including the shells. 



