ON ANGINA TONSILLARIS IN HORSES. 
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The formation of the abscesses and the bringing of them to a 
head, should be promoted by poultices, or fomentations. The 
best plan is, to take a piece of cloth, three feet long and two feet 
wide, to fasten strings to each corner, and tie it round the jaw, 
the upper part of the throat, and lower part of the head ; then 
take a small bag, of two feet long and one wide, and fill it with a 
poultice of linseed meal, or chamomile flowers moistened with hot 
water or milk, and put on at the same temperature as the skin of 
the animal. The outer piece of cloth will serve to keep this in 
its place. The poultice should not be suffered to remain on after 
it begins to cool, but be replaced by another and similar one, and 
so on until the abscess bursts. When this is the case, and the 
patient is evidently relieved, the poultices may be discontinued, 
and a hare or deer-skin wrapped round the throat. 
Medicines can then be given, and an electuary composed of 
sal-ammoniac, fennel, carduus-benedictus, and liquorice, will be 
beneficial, as thus the digestive organs, which had been weakened 
by hunger and inactivity* will be brought into action, and the flow 
of the purulent matter and healing of the abscess assisted. 
Convalescence . — When the animals are so far advanced as to be 
again capable of swallowing — when they can move the tongue 
and throat freely, and turn round without difficulty in the stall, 
and the secretion of purulent matter has entirely ceased, and the 
appetite returned, they may be gradually permitted to return again 
to dry fodder. A little hay may now be given, but the mashes must 
not be discontinued ; they, however, as well as the water, need no 
longer to be warmed, and the animal may by degrees be accus- 
tomed to the temperature of the weather, whatever that may be. 
The straw round the legs, and afterwards the body clothes, may 
also be taken off ; but all must be done gradually and prudently. 
In general the digestive powers, will be found to be somewhat 
impaired, and the appetite by no means good. Where this is the 
case gentian should be substituted for liquorice in the electuary ; 
and if this is given for a few days, the digestive functions will 
resume their natural powers. 
If the weather is fair, the animal should be taken out for a 
little while every day, and regularly and progressively exercised, 
until he is fit to return to his accustomed work. 
My readers will perceive that I have only treated of the disease 
in its simple form ; but they must not infer from that, that it is 
seldom complicated. In the course of my practice, I have several 
times met with cases of Angina, complicated with other affections ; 
but I have purposely avoided all mention of them in this paper. 
It was my intention to treat simply of Angina Tonsillaris. Its 
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