112 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



Treatment. 



If tlic tcniperaUirc docs not exceed 103 degrees llie animal shonld be given a 

 Physic r.all. If it sin mid, omit the Physic Ball. 



i\p[ily White Liniment to the tln'oat from ear to ear. If there be loud breath- 

 ing-, apiily .\nliseptic Ponlticc from ear to ear to allay the inflammation. Give 

 I'\'vcr Paste to reduce the temperature (in bad cases add one ounce of good whiskey 

 to each dose of I'ever Paste), and give Horse Tonic to keep up the appetite, and 

 warm water injections tn loosen up the bowels. Make a solution of Germ Killer 

 or Disinfcctall and dip gunny sacks in it and hang them around the stables to 

 destroy the germs. 



Allow the animal plenty of cold water to drink, and laxative food, such as 

 bran mashes and grass in season. 



5'rr Pn-Si-nj^lioii A',). 97, pafic 1/8. 



CHOKING. 



This is a stoppa.ne of the food in the swallowing tube or gullet. Usually the 

 obstruction stops just Ijefore entering the stomach, and as the animal swallows, 

 each swallow is stopped in the tube until the tube, or gullet, is filled up with 

 saliva and food. It will then begin to come out of the horse's nostrils in a mixture 

 of feed, froth and saliva. 



The animal, in its effort to swallow, appears to have a spasm, often squealing 

 in a desparate effort to pass the food down. 



Treatment. 



Lead the animal down a steep embankment, stopping him at the steepest place, 

 where the hind parts will be very much elevated above the front parts. Then, by 

 pressing the head downward, a great part of the matter will pass out through the 

 nostrils. You are then to lead him back into the stable; back him into a single 

 stall, and Iiy the use of a Drenching Hook draw his head up gently and give him 

 half a dose of Colic Drench, but only give him one swallow at a time and that 

 through the mouth, never through the nostrils. Then turn him loose in a large 

 box stall. He should not be allowed to eat a mouthful of food of any kind. 

 Neither should he be allowed to drink any water. 



In an hour lead him again down the embankment, and after so doing give him 

 another dose of Colic Drench. This should be repeated in the manner described 

 every hour until the horse recovers. Feed sparingly after he recovers. 



Sec Prescri/'lioii Xo. 98, page 178. 



COCKED ANKLES. 



To prevent and overcome Cocked Ankles, the toe calk should be left off and the 

 heel of the shoe raised with heel calks. Apply White Liniment to the tendons from 

 the hock or knee to the ankle. This should be continued until the proper results 

 are obtained. 



Sec Prescription Xo. 99, page 178. 



COLD IN THE HEAD. 



A cold in the head may be thought by most attendants to be Distemper, but as 

 the treatment is like that of Distemper, it does not matter. 



The treatment consists of applying White Liniment to the throat from ear to 

 ear, giving the Fever Paste to reduce the temperature, and giving the Horse 

 Tonic to keep up the appetite. Warm water injections should be given (per 

 rectum), to empty the bowels. 



See Prcsc-ip'-'ou No. 100, page 178. 



