DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. 73 



little of the boiled linseed along with the oats to keep the bowcli 



regular ; keep the animal quiet ; blister the sides well with a 



strong mustard plaster ; give him of the following ' 



Saltpetre or Nitrate of Potash J pound. 



Ground Gentian Root 4 •• 



- Ground Sulphite of Iron J '* 



Mix thoroughly and give him a teaspoonful every five 

 hours. It is also recommended in some works to puncture near 

 the bottom of the chest, between the eighth and ninth rib, with a 

 small trocar and cannula, and let the fluid out of the chest, but this 

 operation is not very successful in the horse, and we would not 

 advise it to be done, although it is sometimes successfully per- 

 formed in human beings. 



If the horse dies and you ^ut into the chest you will find a 

 great quantity of the fluid collected around the lungs, in some 

 cases as much as three pailfuls. 



BRONCHITIS. 



This disease is inflammation of the lining of the bronchial 

 tubes. 



Causes. — This disease is sometimes caused by driving a horse 

 fast when he is in a weak condition, inhaling smoke, or from a 

 sudden change in the temperature, choking from food passing 

 down the windpipe, and sometimes it is caused from giving a 

 drench which, instead of passing dowiv into the stomach, some of 

 it goes down the windpipe. This disease is oftener seen in the 

 city than in the country. 



Symptoms are a peculiar dryness of the throat, increased 

 breathing, and if you place your ear to the windpipe, you will 

 hear a wheezing noise. The animal seems quite dull, and does 

 not eat as well as he should. If the disease is allowed to run on 

 the pulse becomes quick and weak, and the legs and ears, after a 

 time, become cold ; he seems very much depressed and weak, and 

 if the weather is warm perspires freely around the chest and 

 flanks ; on account of not eating very much he will become very 

 gaunt, and it will be noticed that he does not lie down, and if you- 

 make him stir around it will start him to cough. 



Treatment. — If the animal is in good condition and strong, 



give the following mixture : 



Fleming's Tiucture of Aconite 5 to 8 d.'ops. 



Laudanum i ounce or.2 tablespoonfult. 



Bweet Spirits of Nitre I ouuc% oi- 4 tAbl«>ipooai»l«. 



