26 LUNGS, DISBASB3 OP. 



If the ear ia applied to the side of the chest or neck, a peculiar creaking 

 noise is heard. 



Cause.— Perhaps one of the most frequent causes is a hard or fast drive 

 against a cold wmd, after being taken 

 from a warm, tight and poorly, ven- 

 tilated stable, where several horses 

 have remained through the night', or 

 some different alteration and sudden 

 change of heaf, cold or moisture in 

 an animal not accustomed to work, 

 or in one not in proper condition to - 

 work. 



Treatment. — The stable should be 

 a comfortable place; not too cold and 

 yet weU ventilated. Give the horse position assitmed m the last stash 

 clothing aoeording to the weather, <"■ pneumonia. -^ 



but do not change from a heavy blanket to a light one, nor to one that is 

 damp. Keep the legs warm with bandages. 



Give twenty-flve drops of fee liacture of aconite root, in a cupful of 

 cold water, and repeat the dose every four hours, until five or six doses hav« 

 been given, which will probably cause the horse to, perspfa-e freely. . Care 

 should be tak^i not to allow the horse to stand in a draft of mt. Do ^ot bleed, 

 as som« leeemmend. It was my misfortune, in my early life, to place a 

 horse, siek with this toease, under the care of a so-caMed veterinary surgeon, 

 who bled liie horse freely, and directed to give him large doses of Dover's 

 powder every four hours. I was not only the five dollars out which he 

 charged me, but came very near being out a good horse. The horse was 

 about ruined for life, and probably would not have lived but for my own 

 timely interference, by supporting, the horse vsrith vigorous tonic and stimu- 

 lating treatment. When the disease turned (as commonly expressed) the 

 horse needed ecery drop ot the blood which had been so cruelly taken from 

 him. 



After the horse has t^ken suflBcient tincture of aconite root, as soon as ho 

 seems to have an aj^etite for food, a pint of crushed oats, thoroughly 

 scalded, may be given during tJie day. _^Great care should b? taken not to 

 allow the horse a large amount of food at one time, which would over- 

 load the stomach, and might cause a return of the disease. Little and often 

 must be the rule at first, and then the quantity may be increased, while the 

 frequency is diminished. Do not give any hay for several days. 



Kaw eggs and other nourishing and stimulattng articles may be given, 

 if the horse shows signs of great weakness. The nourishment should be in 

 a concentrated fcmn, and hay and grass should be kept from the horse- for ^ 



