148 DISEASES OF THE HOESB. 



strongly indicative that the animal has had an attack ol 

 paralysis or is likely to have one: at all events it clearly 

 shows that either the brain or spinal cord is to a certain 

 extent diseased, resulting in loss of motive power in the 

 pasterns. 



Treatment. Feed the horse well, and give fifteen drops 

 of the tincture of nux vomica three times in the day. If 

 the hock-joint be the cause, treat the hock as for spavin, or 

 palliate the symptoms by applying two parts of olive oil, 

 and one part of creosote and oil of turpentine, two to threa 

 eimes in the week. 



Lameness. — Lameness occurs in many ways, and from 

 many causes, such as fractures, bruises, sprains, wounds or 

 injuries, all of which will be found treated of, under their 

 various names, through the book. 



Laminitis. — A name in use by veterinary surgeons 

 when speaking of founder, and is a generic term trom 

 lamina, or leaf — which forms the bond of unity between 

 the sensible and insensible structures of the horse's feet, 

 and is the seat of the disease commonly called founde". 

 (See Foot Diseases.) 



Lampas. — This is a name applied to a slight enlarge- 

 ment, swelling, or fullness of the bars of the mouth of 

 young horses from the changes of teething. Pinching the 

 skin of the bars with the nail of the thumb till they bleed, 

 and rubbing in a little table salt, is much better than 

 burning the mouth with, a red hot iron — the eifects of 

 which the animal never forgets nor forgives, as is shown 

 in any attempt to do anything about his head. 



Laryngitis. — This is a disease or inflammation of the 

 upper portion of the windpipe accompanied with fever, 



