THE HORSE IN SICKNESS AND DISEASE 307 



Tartar emetic (in the form of the 

 antimonial wine of the Dublin 

 Pharmacopoeia) .... 1 drachm. 



Digitalis, made into a decoction . 1 drachm. 



Nitre 2 drachms. 



Cream of tartar , . . .3 drachms. 



Mingle with a pint of warm water and give ; or the 

 annexed may be tried : 



Powdered white hellebore . . .10 grains. 

 Powdered ipecacuanha . . .J drachm. 



Make the last prescription into a drink, with half a pint 

 of thick gruel. Either of the above drinks is to be given 

 four times daily at the commencement, and to be gradually 

 lessened as the disease abates. 



Great caution is required in giving a horse with inflam- 

 mation of the lungs anything in the shape of a drink. 

 Time and patience accomplish wonders. Lower the horse's 

 head the moment it begins to cough. This last direction is 

 most important, and should not be neglected, or the horse 

 may fall dead from the fluid having fallen upon the lungs, 

 which the examination after death is certain to disclose. 

 The best plan is to proceed with firmness and yet gentle- 

 ness, dividing the drink into four portions, if necessary, and 

 allowing the animal to take its time over each. 



All food should be removed. No trouble should be 

 expressed because the horse does not eat. The animal with 

 inflammation of the lungs generally has no disposition to 

 feed; or if the inclination remain it should not be gratified. 

 Starvation is one of the most active means of cure, and one 

 of the surest agents in cutting short the complaint. The 

 horse will lose more flesh in one day from the wasting 

 effects of the disorder than he can in seven days from 

 actual abstinence. Warm mashes, not hot, however, may 

 be placed in the manger ; because in inflammation of the 

 lungs it is dangerous to give any physic, lest the bowels 

 sympathise, and the animal perish. Two ounces of Epsom 

 salts may be dissolved in every pail of water, which should 

 be repeatedly changed, and placed continually before the 

 horse. Enemas of simple soap and water, in conjunction 



