66 HORSES. 



A horseman should recognise the early signs, and first 

 turn his hunter's head to the wind and then to the nearest 

 way home. 



Treatment. — At the first signs of blowing and distress, 

 with dilated nostrils and heaving flanks, it is well to give a 

 rapidly diffusible stimulant. A gill of brandy at the nearest 

 inn, or a draught of ammonia (aromatic spirit), an ounce in 

 half-a-pint of cold water, at the first chemist's at which it is 

 obtainable, should be administered. 



As taking a distressed horse home may prove fatal, it is 

 well to put him up as soon as a suitable place can be found. 



While a messenger is despatched for a veterinary surgeon the 

 attendants should apply the EUiman's to the throat and 

 both sides of the chest, rubbing it into the ribs for ten or 

 fifteen minutes. 



EUiman's in the palms of the hands should be employed in 

 vigorously rubbing the legs until they respond by becoming 

 warm. It is desirable to clothe the horse well, not forgetting 

 the hood, but his head must not be poked into a corner where 

 the air of the stable is bad ; and failing a large, loose and well 

 ventilated box, he should be tied up facing an open door, fresh 

 air being essential to his recovery. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 

 This is not sudden engorgement, as in the congestion above 

 described, but of slower development. All the lung substance 

 may be involved, or one side only. 



Professional assistance should be obtained and, while 

 waiting, the EUiman's may be rubbed into the sides of the chest 

 and legs as recommended in congestion. Warm clothing, a good 

 bed, and pure air are necessary, and careful dieting on soft food, 



BRONCHITIS. 



The amateur has usually less difficulty in diagnosing this 

 form of chest affection than the others, as the horse makes a 

 noise in breathing and coughs in a way that shows pain in the 

 act. The causes are the same as inflammation of the lungs and 

 common cold. 



