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bloody. The horse seldom lies down and almost refuses to move about, 

 and crouches beaeath pressure made over the kidneys, as shown in the en- 

 graTing. This -disease is sometimes cenfounded with colic, , which see. 



Treatment. — ^Do not ^ve aay diTiretics, as they will do more harm than 

 good. Use hot fomentations over the kidneys, and change the cloths olten. 

 In the fiwt stage give twenty to f erty-five grains of powdered opium, and 

 Mteen grains of calomel, sprinkled oh the tongue, and repeat every hour or 

 two, for a few times, or while the acute stage continues. No food will be 

 necessary during the acute stage ef the disease, but it would be well ta set 

 before the horse a pailful of good linseed tea and allow him to drink all he 

 will. If the pulse is quick and hard, as is usually the case, give twenty 

 drops of tincture of aconite root, either between-doses of opium and calomel 

 or after ii has been given, and repeat tintil the pulse' becomes slower and 

 softer. Give the horse a month's rest, and use carefully for some time. 



LAMEKESS. — It occurs as a symptom in spavin, ring-bone, bruises, 

 sprains, iractures, and many woimds and injuries, which we treat of in 

 their proper places. We do net know of any remedy which equals Kendall's 

 Bpavin Cure, for lameness of every kind, and it is equally good for lame- 

 ness on man. 



LAMPER8, (written also, Lampass). — A swelling of some of the lower 

 bars of a horse's mouth; so named because formerly removed by burning 

 with a lamp or hot irsn.- 



Treatment.— ^nch or cut the bars until they bleed, and then rub in a 

 little table salt, which is much better than burning the mouth with a red- 

 hot iron. 



LIM&S, DISEASES OF. — The togs are subject to many diseases. 



Pmetjmokia. — (Lung Fever). In this disease the substance of the lungs is 

 inflamed, instead of the air- passages, as. in bronchitis. 



Symptoms. — ^The horse wUl often- 

 times have a discharge from the nos- 

 trils, following a sudden exposure to 

 cold, after being kept in a wamn 

 gtable, and then the disease is ushered 

 in by a chill, followed by fever, 

 which is increased for a short time;, 

 cold legs and ears; quick.and wiry^ 

 pulse; quick and difficult breathing; 

 pain in the chest, which^is aggravated 

 by coughing; and a quivering of the commencemekt os" dtplammation 

 muscles of the side and breast. ofthb i^xmoa. 



The horse will not eat, and continually stands with his head down and 

 ears Ispped, and will not lie down nor move about; the nostrils are expanded. 



