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sufficient quantity to be nearly all absorbed by the 

 hay, and the bucket should be held under the 

 horse's head. This should be done two or three 

 times a day. The diet should be laxative. Such 

 corn (and it should be but little) as is given 

 should be scalded, and everything done to prevent 

 the increase of any feverish symptoms ; a few 

 carrots, or anything of the kind, may also be ad- 

 vantageously used. 



Almost every young horse has what is called 

 ' strangles,' and the sooner they have it and get 

 over it the better. It may be termed an infantile 

 complaint, although it is by no means uncommon 

 for horses of mature age to have it, and horses may 

 have it more than once, though it is somewhat 

 exceptional for them to do so. 



The treatment for strangles is much the same as 

 for colds. 



In strangles the glands of the throat, under 

 the jaw, become very much enlarged. It is satis- 

 factory when they burst outwardly, and suppurate 

 well. If so, a horse is less liable to contract the 

 complaint at any future time. As I have before 

 remarked, young horses, on first coming into stables 

 from grass, are almost certain to get it — and it is 

 better not to check it. Where it is possible, a 

 horse so affected should always be put into a box 



