152 Veterinarg Elements. 



horse is cruel; while excessive quantities of very cold 

 water are dangerous he should not be offered feed such 

 as hay without a drink, two to four quarts of water will 

 not hurt any horse, no matter how warm, letting a warm 

 animal stand in a draft to cool off is where the danger 

 lies. Ice cold water should never be given at any time, 

 colics and abortions may result from its use. The amount 

 of water may be limited if the animal is purging (scour- 

 ing) or passing large quantities of urine (diabetic). 

 While horses will rarely drink warmed water, if the 

 chill is taken off it is better for cases of lung troubles; 

 milking cows are given warm water by some dairymen in 

 winter with good results. 



Salt should be placed before animals at all times, in 

 feverish conditions horses will often eat large quantities, 

 and can be permitted to do so without danger tq them. 

 Salt is a condiment which promotes digestion and aids in 

 tissue building. 



Grooming should be of the toilet order, the eyes, nose 

 and dock being sponged, the coat smoothed, the legs 

 hand rubbed, especially if cold, when bandaging will be 

 useful, the ears should be stripped and the clothes 

 changed, beyond these the animal should not be worried. 



If the patient is lying down continually, it should be 

 well bedded and its position changed at least twice 

 daily. 



Exercise is rarely needed, especially in case of wounds 

 or fractures, the box should afford air the exercise neces- 

 sary, in convalescence from lung troubles a certain 

 amount of exercise is beneficial, the lack of such exer- 

 cise in lung cases being detrimental to the case. The 



