380 HORSE AILMENTS AND HOW TO DOCTOR THEM. 



or be so situated that he may have ready access to the use of 



one at all times, as this is an investment that will surely pay in 



the end. 



LAMPAS. 



Lampas is an affection of the mouth, quite common in colts 

 and young horses, but rarely in old ones. It consists of a 

 swelling of the bars of the palate adjoining the gums at the 

 back of the upper nippers. 



Treatment. My method is to prick the affected bars in sev- 

 eral places near the middle with a lance or a sharp-pointed 

 knife, so as to draw the blood ; then take about an ounce of 

 powdered alum and a handful of fine salt and rub in 

 thoroughly. 



While working in the mouth of the horse a stick should be 

 put across, within the mouth, to protect the operator. 



LAMENESS. 

 It requires all the judgment an experienced person can ex- 

 ercise to locate some cases of lameness ; for instance, — a dis- 

 eased liver will often produce lameness in the right shoulder. 



LUNG FEVER. 



Also, known as pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs. 

 It sometimes occurs in the form of congestion of the lungs, in- 

 flammation never having taken place, and the lungs remain in 

 a congested state, engorged with blood, until the animal dies. 

 Inflammation of the lungs is one of the most common and 

 most fatal diseases of the horse. 



Symptoms. Chill followed by fever and increased for a 

 short time, and is succeeded by cold legs and ears, quickened 

 breathing, and wide-open nostrils ; a peculiar quivering of the 

 muscles of the side and breast will be observed in all cases of 

 inflammation of the lungs, and will rarely deceive. 



Treatment. Place the horse in a light and airy place and 

 clothe him according to the weather. Bandages for the legs 

 will, at all seasons, be necessary to keep them warm, and to 

 that extent relieve the lungs of a portion of the blood. Aco- 



