DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. (Jl 



into the mouth with the other and turning it over ; then hold the 

 mouth shut until the medicine get» wet, so that h« cannot 

 ■pit it out. 



8»ltp«tr« or Nitrat« of Potaah i ponnd. 



Sulphur I " 



Oronnd 0«nti»D Root J ** 



Mix thoroughly and give a teaspoonful thr«« timei • day, 

 morning, noon and night. 



In some cases where the discharge continue* very long it it 



well to change the treatment and give a teaspoonful of ground 



sulphate oi iron twice a day, night and morning, in hl^ frrd until 



the discharge stops. If his tTiroat it sore rub il well two or three 



times a day with white liniment. In cases where this discharge ii 



not checked it terminates in what is known as chronic catarrh, or 



nasal gleet. 



NASAL GLEET OR CHRONIC CATARRH. 



In this disease there is a glary discharge fiom om or both 

 nostr Is. • It is a chronic innammation of the sinuses of the head, 

 and the discharge varies much according to where the disease is 

 situated and the length of time it has been going on. 



Causes. — First, neglected catarrn, especially if the animal has 

 not been treated properly and allowed to run out in the cold 

 without being properly fed, such as being allowed to run out at a 

 straw stack. It may be caused by a severe blow on the bones of 

 the head over the sinuses, and also from a bad tooth. Sometimes 

 a tumor will cause it or some foreign substance, surb as food or a 

 piece of stick becoming worked up through the no** into the 

 sinuses ; or it might be caused by coughing and the food fly up 

 into the sinuses in this way. 



Symptoms. — This disease Is sometimes mistaken for flanders. 

 The animal at first may be in pretty |food spirits, but if the 

 disease is allowed to run oa he will soon get thin and run down 

 on account oi the constant discharge from the noee. There la s 

 discharge from one or both nostrlU of a yellowish color, the lining 

 oi the nose will be slightly reddened and in some cases is of a 

 yellowish color. The way to tell if the sinuses are much affected 

 is to tap on the bone over the sinuses with the finger, if it gives 

 a dull sound like as though the sinuses were full, you may con- 

 clude that they are diseased, but if it gives a hollow drum- 

 like sound, you mav come to the conclusion that the sinuses are 

 not much affected and there is more hope of recovery. As the 



