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all food must be taken by the liorse as lie desires it. No food should 

 be forced down him. If the animal will not eat, you will only have to 

 wait until a desire is shown for food. All kinds may be offered, first 

 one thing and then another, but food should not be allowed to remain 

 long in trough or manger ; the very fact of it constantly being before 

 him will cause him to loathe it. When the animal has no appetite for 

 anything, the stomach is not in a proper state to digest food, and if it 

 is poured or drenched into him it will only cause indigestion and aggra- 

 vate the case. It is a good practice to do nothing when there is noth- 

 ing to be done that will benefit. This refers to medicine as well as 

 food. Nothing is well done that is over done. The following drench 

 should be administered every six hours : Solution of the acetate of 

 ammonia, 3 ounces ; spirits of nitrous ether, 1 ounce ; bicarbonate of 

 potassium, 3 drams ; water, 1 pint. Care should be used in drenching; 

 no recklessness such as filling the mouth with medicines, then holding 

 the hand tightly over the nostrils and pounding on the throat and 

 wiudi)ipe, kicking the horse in the belly or ribs, or other like conduct, 

 should be practiced. If the animal coughs or attempts to cough while 

 the head is up, let the head down immediately. Better to lose the 

 medicine than to cause it to get into the lungs. 



There are many valuable medicines used for the different stages and 

 different types of pneumonia, but in the opinion of the writer it is use- 

 less to refer to them here, as this work is intended for the use of those 

 who are not sufficiently acquainted with the disease to recognize its 

 various types and stages; therefore they would only confuse. If you 

 can administer a ball or capsule, or have any one at hand who is capable 

 of doing it, a dram of sulphate of quinine in a capsule, or made into a 

 ball, with sufficient linseed meal and molasses, given every three hours 

 during the height of the fever, will do good in many cases. The ball of 

 carbonate of ammonia, as advised in the treatment of bronchitis, may 

 be tried if the animal is hard to drench. 



If the horse becomes very much debilitated, stimulants of a more pro- 

 nounced character are required. The following drench is useful : liectl- 

 fied spirits, 3 ounces; spirits of nitrous ether, 2 ounces; water, 1 pint. 

 This may be repeated every four or five hours if it seems to benefit. Or 

 6 ounces of good whisky, diluted with a pint of water, may be given as 

 often, instead of the foregoing. 



There are cases where sedatives are undoubtedly beneficial, but a 

 knowledge both of disease and medicine is required to discriminate in 

 such cases; therefore the only rational course to pursue in a work of 

 this kind is to map out a line of treatment that will do good in all cases 

 and harm in none, and at the same time be within the understanding of 

 those who have not made a special study of disease. 



During the period of convalescence good nutritive food should be al- 

 lowed in a moderate quantity. Tonic medicines should be substituted 

 for those used during the fever. The same medicines advised for the 



