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The old line of treatment, bleeding and mercurials, are not to 

 be used. Purgatives are usually contra-indicated. Laxatives may 

 be used when required. 



Stimulation is important; chloroform, ammonium carbonate, 

 liquor ammonium acetatis, and the like are drugs indicated; alco- 

 hol or whiskey in drinking-water. 



When the fever is high, quinine, antipyrin, antefebrin, acetan- 

 ilid are usually of service. 



Potassium nitrate and colchieum are indicated where the legs 

 are swollen ; these may be given in the feed. 



For weak heart, digitalis, camphor, belladonna, hyoscyamus, 

 spirits of turpentine, iron. Treat the complications according to 

 indications. 



The local treatment consists of hand-rubbing to the legs, 

 anodyne liniments, the application of mustard possibly, bathing 

 the eyes with salt solution, warmth to body. 



KHINO- ADENITIS 



V 



What are the synonyms? 



Adenitis equorum, strangles, colt distemper, distemper. 



Name the forms. 



There are two forms, viz., the regular, or benign form, and 

 the irregular, or bastard strangles. 



Define colt distemper. 



It is an acute, specific, febrile disease, probably contagious, 

 and characterized by a catarrhal inflammation of the upper air 

 passages and associated by the formation of abscesses in the in- 

 termaxillary space and in other parts of the body. 



Give the aetiology. 



This disease seems to be confined more or less to the equine 

 race, and, as a rule, one attack gives immunity. It usually oc- 

 curs in young animals, it being a disease of colthood or acclima- 

 tization. 



It is placed among the germ diseases, and said to be produced 

 by the streptococcus Bqui or S. rhino-adenitis (S. coryzae con- 

 tagiosa? Equi). While streptococci are invariably present they are 

 also found in other situations and conditions, as poll-evil, quittors, 

 fistulous withers, etc. 



