470 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



Treatment must be principally palliative ; much can be done by 

 generous and regular feeding, and never allowing the animal to 

 overload his stomach and bowels. Occasional doses of laxative and 

 sedative medicines tend to relieve the more distressing symptoms. 



In the early stages, continued applications of tincture of iodine 

 is beneficial when applied to the throat. With this the following 

 mixture must be used internally : — 



Powdered prickly-ash bark ; 4 oz. 



Powdered belladonna leaves 3 oz. 



Powdered licorice root. 6 oz. 



Mix the above with molasses into a soft mass, and give a piece 

 as large as a black walnut on the back of the tongue, with a flat 

 stick, twice a day. This must be continued for at least one week, 

 after which give the remedy once> a day for two weeks. 



Have the hay well dusted, and moisten all feed given the pa- 

 tient. The above treatment will always cure, or give relief, provid- 

 ing the disease is not too far advanced. 



Great relief is sometimes experienced by putting a seton on each 

 side of the neck for some time. Sharp blistering may also be tried, 

 but is not nearly so effective as setoning. 



The following treatment for the cure of roaring, or whistling, as 

 it is termed, has*been used by Mr. E. D. Conklin and others in Cleve- 

 land, O., and they claim the most satisfactory results. Mr. Conklin, 

 who is a large owner of horses, and perfectly reliable, states that he 

 cured one very bad case ; could not pull a' load two, rods up hill 

 without blowing and choking down ; was completely cured in six 

 weeks. Has tried it in a number of cases, and always with satis- 

 factory results. The treatment was introduced by Dr. Johnson, of 

 Cleveland, who claims he can cure any case. As there is no really 

 satisfactory treatment for this difficulty in regular practice that I 

 know of, I give this remedy and state my authority. It can be tried 

 with safety. 



Fowler's solution 1 oz. 



Sulphuric acid ,. . . 20 drops. 



Give the horse in the evening 30 drops of the mixture in about a wine-glass of 

 water, on the tongue. Spongia Tosta, first dilution (a homeopathic remedy), 10 

 drops in the morning, to be repeated alternately for from four to six weeks, giving 

 more or less, and for a longer or shorter time, according to the severity of the case, 

 until a cure is effected. 



Dr. Johnson also found that when the horse is choking with 

 severe inflammation of the throat, called distemper, diphtheria, etc., 

 that giving successively spongia, aconite, and belladonna, after inter- 

 vals of fifteen minutes, and repeating, is very effectives, This pre- 



