DISlASESjANDiTillATMSNT OF THE HORSfi. 63 



It is CAll«d this wh*a ao othar dia«a3« cam h« s««n. 



Causes It may rwiult from laryngitis, or inflammation of th« 



throat. Sometime* a horse is noticed to have this kind of cough 

 for some time before he takes heaves, or broken wind. A cough 

 of this kind is generally worse during changeable weather and is 

 sometimes shown more after eating and drinking or after being 

 brought out of the stable. 



Treatment. — Give the following powder t 



Tarter Emetio i pound. 



Camphor i " 



Ground Digitelit i " 



Mix thoroughly and give one teaspoonful night and morning In 

 feed or on tongue with a spoon. A teaspoonful of oil of tar in his 

 feed three times a day is also recommended. 



ROARING. 



This disease is breathing with a loud and unnatural sound 

 upon any violent exertion. More air passes into the nostrils than 

 can pass into the lungs, and this is due to the wasting of th# 

 muscles of the larnyx, or Adam's apple ; this condition causes th« 

 passage through the larynx to be smaller than natural. The air 

 rushing through this small passage into the lungs acts on th« 

 vocal cords ; this is what causes the peculiar sound. 



* Causes. — This disease sometimes follows laryngitis, distemper 

 and influenza by being put to work too soon after recovering from 

 them. It may also be hereditary, that is where the sire or dam of 

 the horse has been affected with roars. It may come on from 

 tight reining. Horses with very long necks and narrow jaws ar» 

 apt to become roarers. 



Symptoms. — As long as you do not excite the animal he is 

 almost free from it, but if he is worked or driven hard he will show 

 it quickly. 



Treatment. — If this disease is once well established it is 

 Incurable, but in cases where the disease is just coming on giv* 



Iodide of Poteeh | pound. 



Nltrata of Pot&sh or Saltpetre I " 



Mix thoroughly and give a teaspoonful twic« a day, nigbi 

 and morning, in his feed, and blister the throat with 



Grr.unrl }>!p>».niBh F1i»»«. or CanthariHee i dram, 



Kefl Precipitate, or Biniodid of Mercury if " 



Vaseiiue, or Lard ) ouno«, 



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