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Laryngeal disorders are seldom brought under our 

 notice until they are confirmed, and they are difficult to 

 cure in proportion to the length of time they have existed. 

 The food in every case must be rigidly regulated, and no 

 solid flesh should be allowed ; but if the animal be very 

 old or weak, beef tea or gravy may be added to the rice 

 or biscuit which constitutes the chief portion of the diet. 

 The condition of the stomach must so far as possible be 

 ascertained, and the medicines necessary to correct its 

 disease should be administered. The exercise must not 

 be stinted, neither should confinement within doors be 

 insisted upon. All must be done to assist the digestion 

 and invigorate the health ; such precautions being adopted 

 as prevent the aggravation of the disease. Sudden 

 changes of atmosphere, as from a warm room to a frosty 

 air during the depth of winter, should obviously be 

 avoided ; neither would it be prudent to race the animal 

 about, or induce it to perform any action calculated to 

 accelerate the breathing. 



At the commencement a gentle emetic given every 

 other morning until six or seven have been administered, 

 with a laxative occasionally if the bowels are torpid, is 

 often productive of speedy benefit. A mustard poultice 

 to the throat is also to be recommended, but he who 

 applies it must be attentive to remove it when it appears 

 to seriously pain the animal. It may be repeated on each 

 successive night, or even oftener, but should never be 

 reapplied before the skin on which, it was previously 

 placed has ceased to be tender. Leeches to the throat 



