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THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 
internal cough which seems to come from the lungs; this is 
noticed more after eating or drinking; it is noticed, too, 
particularly after being brought out of the stable in the 
morning, but after working a while it will not be so bad. 
If this disease is suspected when examining for soundness, 
give a good feed, a pail of water and a good gallop. If 
affected it can then be noticed plainly. In some cases it can 
be relieved for a short time by giving a large dose of Flem- 
ing's tincture of aconite, 10 to 15 drops in a drench, mixed 
with a pint of raw linseed oil. This is sometimes done by 
horse traders to relieve the animal while trading, and in some 
cases they even pour shot into him, which relieves him for a 
time. Five drop* of juice of premania on the tongue will 
also relieve the caje for five or six hours. 
Treatment. — When heaves once get well established it is 
incurable, but it can be helped by careful feeding. Feed 
regularly, and give lots of oats to eat and very little hay, so 
as to keep him gaunt. Water often — four or five times a 
day — not more than a pail at a time, and never allow him to 
get a large feed of hay or a large drink of water at a time. 
The best treatment of medicine is to give first a physic of 
from 8 to 10 drams of bitter aloes dissolved in a pint of 
water, with a tablespoonful of ginger and soda given as a 
drench, and to allow him to stand in the stable for a day ; 
this will clean his bowels and stomach out. After this feed 
carefully and give of the following mixture : 
Ground Gum Camphor 34 pound. 
Powdered Nux Vomica ^ pound. 
Bicarbonate Soda % pound. 
Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre ^ pound. 
Elecampane ^4 pound. 
Mix well and give a teaspoon ful three times a day in his 
feed, or on the tongue with a spoon. 
17. Pleurodynia. 
This is a rheumatic condition of the muscles around the 
chest. It is not very common. 
Cause. — Exposure to cold when the animal is recovering 
from pleurisy or other weakening lung diseases is the most 
frequent cause. 
Symptoms. — There is great pain and difficulty in breatlv 
ing, showing symptoms somewhat similar to pleurisy. Press 
on the sides and he shows even more indication of pain than 
