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fomentations. The acute symptoms having subsided, give small doses of 

 copaiva, one to two drachms, or buchu, two to three drachms, as may 

 seem to be needed. Give soft or sloppy diet, with linseed tea, slippery 

 «lm, gum arable, or other mucilaginous drinks. 



^ XI. Foul Sheath. 



A horse with a foul sheath is unfortunate in his ma?5ter, unless ths 

 difficulty occurred before purchase. 



What to do. — Clean the sheath of all foul matter with warm soap suds, 

 removing all lumps. To wash the sheath, take hold of the yard when 

 protruded, and without undue violence hold it with gentle pulling until 

 there be no resistance when it may be pulled out its entire length. When 

 washed, oil thoroughly with lard and salt, three parts of lard to one of 

 salt. Every other day or every three days wash again and oil until a 

 cure is effected. 



xn. Rupture of the Bladder. 



This difficulty occurs only in the female, the result of difficult parturi- 

 tion. The animal strains violently, and on examination a red, tumid, 

 rounded mass is shown between the lips of the vulva. 



What to do. — Wash the parts carefully with tepid water, in which an 

 Dunce of laudanum has been mixed with each quart. Then return care- 

 fully, by pressing the center of the mass inwards to correct the eversion . 

 The difficulty will be in returning it through the neck of the bladder. 

 There will be more or less inflammation and softening, therefore care. 

 Judgment and time must be used, not to tear the tissues. If there is 

 'renewed straining, place a truss or compress over the vagina. 



Xm. stricture of the Urethra. 



Stricture of the urethra is the result of local irritation, the results .of 

 gravel, or of strong astringent injections. The symptoms are difficxilt 

 urination, with great pain and frequent erections. The cure must be 

 effected by the use of catheters, gradually increasing them in size until 

 the normal condition is reg-ained. 



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XIV. Inflammation of the Organs of Generation. 



ci- — ^In stallions, there is occasionally inflammation of the testi^^les, 

 caused by external injury and other causes. It may be known by the 



