108 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



Treatment. 



Roll the animal on a stone boat and haul to the nearest warm, comfortable 

 stable ; place it in a large box stall, never in a single stall. Give one bottle of 

 Colic Drench and follow with Kidney Aid according to directions. Half a bushel 

 of dry. hot salt may be placed upon the kidneys. The body should be kept warm 

 by placing a blanket on. Give four quarts of warm water injection (per rectum) 

 by the use of a Flushing Outfit and the urine should be drawn by means of a 

 catheter. The animal should be turned from side to side as long as it is unable 

 to rise, and it should be kept down by hobbles until it is able to get up and stand 

 alone. This will keep it from injuring itself by floundering. 



Give the animal all the water it wants to drink, with the chill taken off, while 

 very little feed, if any, should be given during the lirst twenty-four to forty-eight 

 hours. The animal should receive light food for several days. 



See Preseriplion Mo. 82, page 177. 



BARRENNESS IN MARES. 



Barrenness, sterility or failure to breed in mares is due to imperfect, unnatural, 

 or diseased genital organs. Imperfection of the genital organs may be due to 

 an undeveloped womb or ovaries. 



Unnatural Condition of the Organs. 



An unnatural, swollen and inflamed condition of the genital organs may be 

 brought on by a retention of the afterbirth, this being allowed to be retained 

 in a decomposed condition until the mouth of the womb becomes irritated, scalded 

 and sore, so that when it closes it heals so firmly that it cannot always be opened 

 without mechanical aid. 



Diseased Organs. 



The genital organs may become diseased from several causes, the main cause 

 being neglect, wdien they become affected with a catarrhal discharge. This disease 

 is called Leucorrhcea, or Whites, and if a mare be served while in this condition 

 the semen of the stallion will be destroyed by this corrosive discharge, thus pre- 

 venting conception. 



All Healthy Mares Should Breed. 



All reasonably healthy mares should be made to breed. This can be done 

 with little trouble and slight expense if given proper attention. Many a valuable 

 mare has been sacrificed or disposed of for the reason that she would not breed. 

 This may have been due to a lack of proper information pertaining to this 

 subject. It is a very important thing that a mare, in order to conceive, be in a 

 reasonably healthy condition. The genital organs should be in a condition to 

 perform their functional duties as nature would have them. A lack of secretion 

 or an excess of secretion renders conception difficult. A lack of ainbition or 

 vigor, or an over amount of same, renders conception difficult. This should be 

 overcome and controlled by the use of the Breeding Tonic, which contains 

 ingredients that will regulate and control the genital organs. A mare should not 

 be too thin (emaciated), thus lacking the strength which nature demands. Neither 

 should she be too fat (plethoric), or over stimulated, for in this condition concep- 

 tion would be difficult. 



Favorable Signs for Breeding. 



A mare before breeding should be carefully examined to make sure that there 

 is no unnatural discharge from the vulva. An unnatural discharge from the 

 vulva may be a mucus streaked with or containing drops of matter, or pus, having 



