532 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



but in this case wholly of a nervous nature, bleeding must be omitted, 

 and must be treated wholly by giving spasmodic remedies. Give 

 asafetida, in a dose of from 1 to 3 ounces of the tincture, mixed in 

 a half pint of water. Given as a drench, it will stop it almost in- 

 stantly. 



If necessary, the medicine may be repeated in two hours. Keep 

 the horse well clothed, and all exciting causes away from him. 

 The bowels should be kept loose and regular, by giving bran mashes 

 and moderate exercise. 



Lymphangitis — Weed — Monday Morning Leg. : 



This disease is attributed to high feeding and insufficient exer- 

 cise, generally in working-horses. Those having worked steadily 

 are kept standing in the stable for a few days, given all they can eat, 

 when on a morning the animal will be found lame. This usually 

 occurs in dray horses. The owner comes in late Saturday night, 

 and feeds ; on Sunday he gives an extra allowance, enough to last 

 allday ; the horse eats all. Perhaps the owner does not come again 

 until the following day, when he finds his horse is unable to back 

 out of the stall. For this reason the disease is called by some Mon- 

 day morning leg. It usually affects one of the hind legs, and is an 

 inflammation of the lymphatics. The left leg is usually affected. 



The leg is swollen, is favored and held from the ground ; the 

 swelling extends on the inner side from the foot up to the body. 

 There is heat,- and great tenderness to the touch. Horses that have 

 once been attacked by lymphangitis are liable to a recurrence time 

 after time, until the limb assumes permanently an enlarged con- 

 dition. 



Treatment. — Clothe the animal warmly and give a moderate 

 purge, and bathe the affected limb with very hot salt water 3 or i 

 times a day. After each bathing, apply the following lotion : — 



Tincture of arnica 2 oz. 



Water .'. ,. 1 pt. 



Feed no oats or stimulating food, simply bran mashes, to which 

 add plenty of salt ; after the third or fourth day feed one of the fol- 

 lowing powders morning and night : — 



Iodine of potass 8 oz. 



Bicarbonate of potass , i J oz. 



Powdered gentian root ' 8 oz. 



Mix and make into 10 powders. 



In 8 to 10 days, when the symptoms have disappeared, if any 



