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daily: glycerine, half pint ; chloride of zinc, 2 
drachms ; solution of oak bark, 1 pint; dissolve the 
zinc in water and mix together. 
Strangles 
This complaint is contagious and serious. 
Symptoms.—Cough ; discharge from the nostrils ; 
a dull eye; hot mouth; listlessness ; after two days, 
swelling under or behind the jaw; fever; swelling 
forms into an abscess ;. fever and disinclination to 
swallow continue till the abscess bursts or is lanced. 
Treatment.—Give a generous diet if he will eat; 
if not, thin gruel and green food ; general care and 
good nursing. The throat may be rubbed with 
camphor and spirits of turpentine, or fomented with 
hot water, the throat after each fomentation being 
carefully covered up. Do not purge. Send for 
the vet. to lance the abscess when ready. 
Glanders 
Symptoms——In early stages glanders may be 
difficult to detect, but the first symptoms are ulcera- 
tion of the inside of the nostrils, with running from 
the nose and staring coat; then the symptoms 
change to a regular stream of nasty matter from the 
nose, 
Treatment.—Generally useless. 
Worms—Tapeworm 
The tapeworm should be got rid of at once, but 
should never exist in a colt that is bred from healthy 
stock and well done to, 
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