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ON ANGINA TONSILLARIS IN HORSES. 
tended with good result, at least, in real angina, although occasion- 
ally it has proved beneficial in a milder form of disease, which 
resembles inflammation of the throat. The ordinary bodily func- 
tions, as the discharge of the dung, the urine, &c., should be regu- 
lated and restored to their natural action as soon as possible. 
Regimen . — In cold weather body-clothes, without any holes or 
rents, should be put over the animal, every kind of draught through 
the stable carefully stopped, the door opened as seldom as possi- 
ble, and the patient removed from the door and kept uniformly 
warm. A good litter of dry straw should be laid down; for, even 
if the animal is unable to rest on it, it will tend to promote gene- 
ral warmth. Nothing but luke-warm water should be given as 
drink, although the animal may evidently prefer that which is cold; 
for the least degree of cold of any kind will tend to heighten the 
attack. As soon as the abscesses have burst a pail of clear water 
should be kept standing near the patient, in order that he may rince 
his mouth and get rid of the offensive matter. If he has any appetite, 
warm or scalded food alone should be given, as bran mashes ; but 
on no account dry fodder, as that increases the inflammation mate- 
rially. When the abscesses have burst, clover or green hay may 
be given. Lastly, the animal should be kept as quiet as possi- 
ble — not compelled to move his head and neck too much ; and, 
above all, nothing should be done which is likely to induce a fit of 
coughing, unless the abscesses are ripe, and then a cough may be 
useful in bursting them; not that I advise such an experiment, for 
abscesses will generally break of their own accord when they come 
to a head ; and if the fit of coughing is brought on a little too soon, 
it only retards their progress. If the legs of the animal are cold, 
they should be wrapped up in straw or hay-bands ; but this must 
be done carefully, and so as to disturb the patient as little as possi- 
ble. Before wrapping them up they should be well rubbed with 
dry straw. 
Treatment . — The first step to be taken in the treatment is to 
bleed, more or less largely, according to the constitution of the ani- 
mal, in order to reduce the fever and lower the pulse. The next is to 
place some purgative medicine in the drink placed before the ani- 
mal, as Glauber or Epsom salts. These two things alone will 
materially tend to ameliorate the sufferings of the animal ; and if 
the medicine is made of a proper temperature, it will conduce to 
the formation of matter in the glands. Should the patient be un- 
able to drink from the soreness of throat, the purgative must be 
given in the form of a clyster, care being taken to disturb the pa- 
tient as little as possible. Glauber’s salts will still be the best 
medicine, with the addition of warm water. The clyster should 
be repeated until the required effect is produced. 
