go THE HORSE. 



What to Do. When this disease is once settled there is no cure 

 for it. The treatment must be such as to reheve the symptoms, which 

 are ready to return any time, if the animal overloads the stomack or is 

 given food of a bad quality. Proper attention to the food is necessary. 

 Clover hay and bulky food generally have much to do with the cause of 

 the disease, and therefore should be omitted. Moldy or dusty hay, or 

 fodder of any kind is very injurious. Hay should be fed only once a 

 day, and then only in small quantities. Always water before feeding; 

 never directly after; slightly dampen hay, fodder, and oats to allay the 

 dust; do not work the animal under an hour after a meal; turning to 

 pasture gives relief; carrots, potatoes, or turnips chopped fine and mix- 

 ed with the oats or corn makes a good diet. 



Arsenic is the only medicine that is considered by the best authori- 

 ties as of any value, and this only palliates the symptoms. Use the so- 

 lution of arsenic in hydrochloric acid, which should be purchased at a 

 drug-store because it is then of uniform strength. Each ounce of this 

 solution should contain about four and one-half grains of arsenic. For 

 about two weeks, mix with the bran or oats three times a day, a table- 

 spoonful of this solution; then for the next two weeks give the same 

 dose only twice a day; then once a day for a month. If bowels are cos- 

 tive, give one pint of raw linseed oil, once or twice a month. Medicine 

 is only secondary; the food is of the greatest importance. Never breed 

 from animals having the ' 'heaves. ' ' 



Note. — If buying a horse of one of the "smart" individuals, a care- 

 ful examination should be made for the purpose of detecting the heaves. 

 These "jockeys" by keeping the stomach and intestines empty, and 

 giving depressing medicines, manage to hide the symptoms of heaves 

 for a short time. To detect the heaves, give the horse all the water he 

 will drink, and then have him ridden or driven up a hill, or on a heavy 

 road. This will bring out the peculiar breathing, common to the 

 heaves. The giving of arsenic to suppress the symptoms is one of their 

 favorite tricks. 



Chronic Cough. A cough of this character may succeed acute 

 disease of the respiratory organs, such as laryngitis, bronchitis, and 

 pneumonia. It is a symptom and not a disease, therefore the proper' 

 treatment is to find the cause of the trouble and cure that disease if pos- 

 sible. Chronic cough accompanies the "heaves," chronic bronchitis, 

 and chronic roaring. It is a symptom of chronic indigestion and 

 worms. 



