168 DISEASES OP THE HOESE. 



and tonic medicine — such as fifteen drops of the tincture of 

 nux vomica, four times in the twenty-four hours. Turn 

 the horse from side to side twice in the day, and give 

 plenty of dry, clean bedding to prevent the skin from 

 scalding and peeling oif — which is sometimes a source of 

 great irritation to the poor horse. The paralysed parts 

 should be well rubbed with a stiff brush. Electricity has 

 been regarded as an advantage in this disease, but from 

 what I have seen, not much need be expected from it. 

 The nux vomica offers, with good feeding and care, the 

 best chance for recovery. It must be remembered that 

 this is a nervous affection, and probably these diseases are 

 not so manageable, nor are they so easily cured, as other 

 affections of a different type. 



Parotid Duct, — Distended. — This is a rare affection 

 in horses. It resembles a round ball attached to the edge 

 of the lower jaw ; an elastic encysted tumor, or rather like 

 an encysted tumor. An incident, slightly illustrative of 

 appearance, occurred some time since. I was called in to 

 see a horse that proved to be so affected, and told the 

 gentleman that so long as the ball did not break, it would 

 do the horse no injury, and that I would not recommend 

 its removal ; whereupon he said he would give five hun- 

 dred dollars if the horse had another on the other side, 

 that then he would look like an Angora goat. 



Open and Fistulous. — This is a serious affection, 

 for with every movement of the jaw in chewing or 

 masticating the feed, the glands pour out the saliva which 

 should mix with the feed, and assist in the act of diges- 

 tion, and it is lost upon the ground. The animal 

 becomes thin of flesh, gets weak, and after a time dies a 

 miserable object. 



