CATTLE. 163 



Treatment. — Must be left to a veterinary who, as a rule, is 

 the person capable of ascertaining the nature of the disease by 

 the aid of his trained ear applied to the side. 



Prevention. — Less sudden changes from the cow-house to the 

 open, and some sort of shelter from the wind. Nothing can be 

 done to prevent those forms of heart disease which arise from a 

 scrofulous constitution. 



PALPITATION OF THE HEART 



does not necessarily prove that the organ is diseased. 



Causes. — Fright and indigestion are common causes, besides 

 which there are a number of diseases in which palpitation is but 

 a symptom. 



Treatment. — An aperient dose follow^ed by cordial powders 

 and other aids to digestion. 



Prevention. — Consists in studying the peculiarities of the 

 particular animal, and selecting a suitable diet while avoiding 

 all causes of excitement. 



HOOSE, OR HUSK, 



principally affects young stock, but mature animals are not 

 exempt. 



Cause. — Worms in bronchial tubes. {See Bronxhitis, 

 page 147.) 



Treatment. — The animals should be given daily doses of 

 spirits of turpentine w^th linseed oil, the dose to be regulated 

 according to the age of the animal. The fumes of burning 

 sulphur have been successfully employed in the treatment of 

 this disease, but a veterinary surgeon should be called to super- 

 intend the treatment. The animals should be sheltered and 

 liberally fed. 



The practice of pouring drugs into the nostrils is cruel and 

 useless; only such portions as get swallowed can do any good. 

 It is quite an accident if any of the medicament goes down the 

 channel intended, as the effect is that of a crumb when it goes 

 the "wrong vv^ay." 



