IOT3EX OF DISEASES. 



ABSCESS OF THE BRAIN is caused by some injury to the bead. • 



Symptoms. — Eefuses food j-acts dull ; a slight oozing from a trivial 

 injury upon the bIsluII ; the animal is prostrated, and while lying down con- 

 tinues to knocii his head against the greuad violently until death ensues. 



Treatment. — No treatment is of any service. , 



ABDOMINAL DE0P8Y ia usuaUy the result of chronic inflammation 

 of the bowels. 



Symptoms. — Head hanging ; mouth dry ; membranes look pale ; pulse 

 hard. If the horse turns about suddenly the act wiU elicit a grunt. Press- 

 ure OH the abdomen will cause liim to groan. A lack of spirits ; lies down 

 constantly if left to himself ; is restless, thirsty, no appetite ; is weak, 

 abdomen enlarged yet the horse quite thin in flesh, hidd-bound and con- 

 stipated. One ef the legs and the sheath are sometrmes swelled. 



Treatment. — Begin the treatment as soon as yen can decide as to the 

 nature of the disease. Give, night and morning, 20 grs. extract of belladonna, 

 10 grs. sulphate of quinine, 35 grs. iedide ef iron, •} gr. strychnia. Mix, 

 and give at each dose. Mix 5 ozs. tincture of iodine and 3 ozs. croton oil, 

 and apply a little to a portion of the abdomen by rubbing down K> the skin 

 and shifting to a different location when the skin becomes sore. Some cases 

 are incurable. 



B0T8. — The stomach seems to be the natural nnrseiy for the protection 

 and the prepagatioa of the stomach bot. When the eggs have remained in 

 the stomach for a year they become a perfect chrysalis (that is, the form of 

 a butterfly before it reaches the winged state), and then they release their 

 hqld of the stomach and axe expelled with the dung. It will be provided 

 'W^th wings Ja a short time, and will fly about commencing the propagati(>n 

 of its species vrhich passes through the same period of incubation. 



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