446 The Diseases of Animals 
and dry. Wash three times daily, and apply white 
lotion; then dust on finely pulverized air-slaked lime. 
Oxide of zinc ointment is good. 
Glanders. Isolate the horse until disease is diag- 
nosed, then destroy the horse and bury it deep or burn. 
Disinfect stables, utensils and equipment. Care is to 
be exercised not to contract the disease, as it is fatal 
to man. Page 358. 
Heaves. Wet the food and give easily digested, but 
not bulky, kinds. Tonic condition powders. Fowler’s 
solution of arsenic in half-ounce doses in the food once 
daily for ten days. Careful feeding and dieting give 
good results. Page 287. 
Hoven. See Bloating. 
Hydrophobia. See Rabies. 
Impaction of the Rumen. (Give small doses of oil 
with linseed or flour gruel. Small doses of stimulants 
are good. Asa last resort, cut into the rumen on the 
left side and remove the contents. Close up the rumen 
with fine stitches of catgut, and sew up the muscles 
separately. Give only milk and gruels for ten days 
after the operation. Page 260. 
Indigestion. Give a mild purgative of oil or salts, 
followed by small doses of Jamaica ginger and tonics. 
Feed sparingly with laxative, easily digested food. Diet 
the animal for atime. Look for the cause and remove 
it. Page 265. 
Inflammation of the Bowels. (tive a dose of 
eastor- or raw linseed-oil, followed by laudanum to 
quiet the pain. Page 272. 
Inflammation of the Eye. Look for foreign bodies, 
