CHAPTER VII. 



AILMENTS AND REMEDIES CONTINUED. 



Glanders Gorged Stomach Lockjaw^ Choking Hooks 

 Lice Knuckling Ring Bo*>e Spavin Scratches 

 Itching Skin Overdriven Pace. 



When cooled and rested, 



Give me water and feed ; 

 And P II willingly serve you 

 In time of need. 



Whenever a horse is seen to bleed or emit offensive mat- 

 ter from the nostrils, Glanders is suspected and treatment 

 should not be attempted. It may be a dangerous case,, 

 which is fatal alike to man and beast. A veterinary sur- 

 geon should be called. 



Gorged Stomach results when a horse has been fed after a 

 long fast. The small stomach of a horse is so distended 

 that it is unable to contract itself upon its contents, a mo- 

 tion which is necessary in digestion. The horse becomes 

 stupid, slight colicky symptoms are observed, and he carries- 

 his head low and extended. As he grows worse he paws r 

 becomes delirious, is covered with cold sweat, trembles,, 

 slobbers, staggers and drops dead. Treatment is difficult, 

 A purgative of Barbadoes aloes, one ounce, should be given 

 at once, followed by Cayenne pepper, one-half ounce, or 

 Jamaica ginger, one-half ounce. If the bowels can be stim- 

 ulated to act, they will in a measure relieve the stomach. 

 For this purpose use turpentine, two ounces, and linseed oil, 

 eight ounces. 



