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such treatment might cause the formation of an ulcer, 

 which would be very difficult to cure. 



When the tumour has been opened the parts should 

 be kept clean and some friar's balsam daily injected 

 into the wound. Should any feverish symptoms return, 

 or the chest become affected, it is a wise plan to have 

 the animal bled at once. 



If, after an attack of strangles, a horse is more than 

 ordinarily weak, a small quantity of some tonic, such, 

 for instance, as camomile, gentian, and ginger, in doses 

 of a couple of drachms, may be advantageously given. 

 Should it be desired to bring about a milder form of 

 the disease, inoculation with the matter taken from the 

 tumour, or with the discharge from the nostril, may be 

 resorted to. 



Megrims is an affection of the brain, caused, it may 

 be presumed, by an overflow of blood, or congestion 

 of blood, in that part of the body. Whether it is 

 induced by over-feeding and want of exercise, or 

 whether it is an inherited complaint, is not certain. 

 Indeed, very much doubt exists as to its cause. 

 Harness-horses are more liable to it than those used 

 for saddle. Strange to say, the attack is apt to occur 

 more frequently (and I here quote from Sir F. Fitz- 

 wygram's work on horses) during the intervals of sun- 

 shine which sometimes occur on hot cloudy days in 

 summer than at any other time. 



The complaint may be very much guarded against 

 in animals which are subject to it by careful diet and 

 physicking. Over-high condition and want of exercise 

 are, and must be, but conducive to the complaint. 

 The pressure of the collar also doubtless has much 

 to do with it, and horses whose heads are badly or 



