OF SWELLED LEGS GENERALLY 121 



treme tenderness of the skin, Inducing lameness of a 

 peculiar character. A quickened and hard pulse are 

 usual concomitants of this seizure, with a considerable 

 degree of fever. This complaint is acute inflammation 

 of the cellular substance of the limbs, being sudden in 

 its attack, very violent in its degree, is consequently 

 attended with the secretion of a quantity of fluid on 

 the cellular tissue. Young horses, and those which 

 are over-fed, with little exercise, are most liable to be 

 thus attacked, and without having had previous in- 

 flammation. 



Remedies. — If accompanied by fever, the following 

 diuretic should be given : — 



Potass, nitrate • • . 3 drachms, 

 Ginger . , e . . J drachm, 

 Linseed meal .... J ounce ; 



made into a ball with common syrup. 



Twelve hours afterwards give the following purga- 

 tive, in the form of a ball : — 



Barbadoes aloes ... 5 drachms, 



Castile soap . . . . ij drachm. 

 Oil of caraways , . . 8 drops. 



Also use fomentations, and in most instances the 

 swelling will subside as rapidly as it appeared. 



SWELLING FROM INACTIVITY. 



The most troublesome, as well as the most frequent 

 swelling in the limbs, is that caused by Inactivity, 

 from high feeding and want of due exercise. One 

 kind is accompanied by actual or comparative debility, 

 or loss of power in the part affected. Those horses 

 which are over-fed, without exercise, are liable to 

 swellings in the limbs from the parterlal caillary 



