HORSES. 65 



CHRONIC COUGH 



May proceed from worms ; there is much sympathy between the 

 bowels and lungs, in such case the treatment at page 77 is 

 recommended ; it may proceed from distended stomach pressing 

 upon lungs that have become enlarged from loss of con- 

 tractile power — in such a case judicious feeding would greatly 

 help, all food should be damped, he should be given a little at a 

 time though oftener than he would be usually fed — his drinking 

 water should always be within reach. 



COMMON COLD, 



A horse affected with cold has almost always a sore throat, 

 more or less, besides which the glands of the throat and those 

 under the jaw are swollen, tender and disordered, even if there 

 is no apparent enlargement to the eye. 



The importance of early treatment has been already alluded 

 to in connection with roaring. 



Treatment. — Clothe the body well, but give fresh air, 

 avoiding draught. Apply the Elliman's vigorously to the throat 

 and under the jaw, as previously directed. By this means the 

 effusion is diverted from the delicate membrane of the air passage 

 to the loose tissue under the skin, and nature is able to absorb it. 



Steaming the head by means of scalded bran in a nose-bag 

 is helpful. Care should be taken not to make it too hot, or, as 

 a horse's muzzle is easily injured, it will have additional trouble 

 in eating. 



The food should be moistened, and all dusty or damaged 

 hay avoided when the horse has recovered. 



CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS. 



There is a great distinction between congestion and 

 inflammation of the lungs of horses, not made in regard to man. 



Congestion is engorgement, and the cause, as a rule, over- 

 exertion when out of condition. It is therefore most frequent 

 among hunters at the beginning of the season and after a big 

 burst across country. 



