294 The Diseases of Animals 
stall should be slightly darkened and supplied with soft 
bedding. If the wound where infection took place can 
be located, it should be opened, to give free access 
to air, for this prevents the germs from growing. The 
wound should be thoroughly cleansed, and a solution of 
cearbolie acid (one part in twenty parts of water) 
applied to the wound frequently. Tetanus usually 
shows itself in four to twenty days (in most cases about 
ten days) following an injury. Horses suffering from 
this disease should not be drenched, as this treatment 
excites them too much. A veterinarian should always 
be called and veterinary tetanus antitoxin administered 
as early as possible, as this is the best treatment known 
at the present time. Morphine may be used in one- to 
two-grain doses, injected under the skin of the neck or 
shoulder with a hypodermic syringe to quiet the animal. 
A remedy that seems to have given good results is the 
following: Carbolic acid, 95 per cent, two ounces; 
glycerin, one ounce; distilled water, one ounce. Inject 
one dram hypodermically every two hours for forty- 
eight hours, then onee in four hours. In all cases, the 
horse must be kept as quiet and comfortable as possible. 
If the horse ean drink, give sweet milk, and gruels con- 
taining raw, beaten eggs. If he can eat, give laxative 
food, such as mashes and fresh grass. Cases of tetanus 
in which convulsions have set in are usually fatal. 
Several weeks must be allowed for recovery after the 
acute symptoms disappear, as there is usually a stiff- 
ness of the muscles. If the animal is unduly exercised 
distressing symptoms may occur as a result of impaired 
respiration or circulation. 
