122 The Diseases of Animals 
instances the course is the same—the real cause of the 
trouble should be sought for, and if possible removed. 
Sick animals should be placed, as soon as possible, 
in comfortable quarters where the proper care and at- 
tention can be supplied. In many eases they will be 
found sick among the very conditions that have caused 
the disease, or that have at least weakened the animal’s 
constitution. Surroundings may be injurious in various 
ways,—such as subjecting the animals to extremes of 
heat or cold or to inclement weather. 
BOX STALLS FOR SICK ANIMALS 
One of the most important things in the treatment 
of sick horses and cattle is a box stall of some sort, 
where the animal can be kept. There is probably no 
one thing so valuable, and yet so commonly lacking 
in farm barns. Not only in cases of sickness is it 
useful. It is a place in which to confine an animal 
when she is about to give birth to her young. It is 
invaluable for the immediate care of the young after 
birth, and for the confining of them at weaning time. 
A box stall should be located where it will be dry 
and well ventilated, warm in winter, cool in summer. 
It should be 10x 12 feet in size and high, to allow 
for good ventilation. It should be strongly made and 
eeiled on the inside and overhead, so that it can be 
readily disinfected. A plank floor should be laid. Dirt 
or paved floors, while good in some ways, are likely 
to be damp and cold. Earth floors cannot be disin- 
fected easily. Two strong wide doors, one opening into 
