476 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



tant, as directed for sore throat, and give the following ball night 



and morning: — 



Camphor i 1 dr. 



Opium 1 dr. 



Nitrate of potash. 3 dr. 



Make into a ball with linseed meal and molasses. 



Should the lungs or bronchial tubes become involved, indicated 

 by the heaving flanks and careful breathing, use counter-irritants of 

 mustard or good strong liniment, or hot fomentations to the sides 

 until there is relief, as directed for pneumonia. From the first, tonic 

 treatment will be found beneficial in counteracting the debilitating 

 tendency of the disease. 



When all inflammatory symptoms have disappeared, tonics will 

 greatly aid the recovery. 



Br. Meyer's Treatment. — Good nursing and good air are indispensable ; the pa> 

 tient should be well blanketed, and fed on anything he chooses, to eat ; the stable 

 should be purified by throwing air-slaked lime in the stalls, etc. ; and from the first, 

 begin by giving the following remedies every eight hours : — 



Carbonate of ammonia 1 oz. 



Cinchona bark, powdered 3 oz. 



Nux vomica,; " : .' J oz. 



Digitalis leaves, . " - ; 3 dr. 



Gentian root, , , " ; 3 oz. 



Mix and make into eight balls. 



Give as much water as the patient chooses to drink, to which add some saltpeter. 

 About two ounces a day should be used. The above balls should be used after the 

 second day by giving one morning and night ; when feeding is resumed, discontinue 

 the remedies, and continue with good nursing. Will cure in six to eight days. 

 Bathe with hot water and salt. 



It is also necessary to exercise quite slowly at first, as a very lit- 

 tle overdoing or exposure is liable to bring on a relapse, which is 

 almost sure to be fatal. 



Congestion of the Lungs; Pleurisy, Inflammation 

 of the Lungs. 



It is explained in the article on " Circulation " (page 406), that 

 when a horse is exposed to cold, or to conditions which derange 

 the circulation,- such as changes of temperature, especially after 

 severe exertion or exhaustion, standing in a current of cold air, 

 etc., thus forcing the blood from the surface of the body to the 

 internal organs, it will in most cases go to the lungs and sur- 

 rounding parts, when it would be termed pleurisy, pneumonia, or 

 congestion of the lungs, with possible complications with other 

 parts. 



