192 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
and the glands are hard and tender. When the acute symptoms have 
abated, and the dropsical swellings, poor appetite, emaciation, prostration 
and suppression of urine continue as the principal symptoms, give arsenicum. 
Use hot fomentations for an hour, four to six times a day. Except during 
the acute stages, in which the horse should be at rest, only light work or 
- exercise should be imposed, dry bandages being applied with pressure to the 
limb after such work or exercise. Guard against the causes named above. 
STRANGLES.—DISTEMPER. 
This disorder is more common in colts and young horses, but is occa- 
sionally found in mature and old animals. Among the more probable causes 
is teething or some disorder of the teeth, changeable weather being a favor- 
able condition to its occurrence, as is also a change from the field to the 
‘stable, or from idleness to activity. The disease attacks the same animal but 
‘once. The colt may be on pasture and require no treatment, but it is always 
best to give it care at once, since suffocation is liable to occur. 
Symptoms.—Among the first evidences of its presence one will often 
notice a general unthriftiness, loss of condition, dullness and langour, 
though these will not always be noticeable. Then a cough ensues, with an 
offensive yellow discharge from the nose; saliva sometimes profuse and 
‘stringy; swelling of the glands between the jaws and at the throat, render. 
ing chewing and swailiowing painful; this swelling gradually increases, and 
sometimes pus forms under the throat, finally bursting and discharging; 
when drinking, water may flow out of the nostrils; the horse becomes 
feverish and loses his appetite; great thirst, with inability to drink because 
of pain in swallowing; spasmodic coughing attends an attempt todrink. The 
swelling at the jaws may be hard and keep up the disease for a long time. 
‘Or it may disappear and be followed by formations of pus in the shoulders, 
groin, lungs, intestines, brain, or other part, producing serious or fatal effects. 
TREATMENT.—Give ten drops of aconite every four hours when there 
is an appearance of common cold, the horse being feverish, restless, dull and 
uncomfortable, with a dull, staring coat, dry, hot mouth, occasional cough, 
‘swollen glands about the jaw, quickened pulse, and loss of appetite. Six 
‘drops of belladonna may be given in water or on sugar once in three hours 
when the back part of the mouth is dry, red, and inflamed. If there be 
constipation, give nux vomica every third hour until the appetite is restored. 
Great relief may be afforded by putting into a pail equal parts of 
vinegar and water, piacing a hot brick in the dilution, and holding the pail 
in such a way that the steam will be inhaled. It will often prove so grate- 
ful that the horse will put his nostrils within reach of the steam of his own 
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