Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-30
The Horse Epidemic,


A. this dlscmU Is Attracting Tho
mlcul,on or all who own horses
sc give iho following additional
information furnished to the Conn.
try fwiicmeo, hy u correspondent
from BUIiW,u;
WHAT Il IT?
Tho disease Is II catarrhal ailec'
ton Of tho Mucous surfaces, begin
ming ut the n0s,Ijls aud throat -
When neglected or aggravated by
exposure or t,tignc the lungs be-
c,me involved rnd death speedily
cnsucs, 80 far, the attacks have
p'oved comparatively mild, and
the mortality has been light, This
Is duo in great measure 10 the
prompt attention and caro- which
have been exercised by the owners
in adopting preventive rs well Ms
remedial measures.
Tue gEMEDiEs,
Tho genera! system Of treatment
which has proved successful, has
been such rs would be indicated in
cases of severe cold or Influenza
The stables should be thoroughly
ventilated, ard disinfcc'ants, sucn
MS chloride of lime, carbolic acid, or
bromo,chIoralum, freely used, The
horses are to be kept well blanket.
ed, their bowels gently open by
the use Of bran mashcs, and, if nee
cessary, apericn,s. The nostrlls
should be spcngcd out several times
a day a with II weak solution of car
bolic ocid, or bromo-chloralum, to
remove the mucus. RrOmo-chIora'
lum is also used rs wash for the
throat. The following prescription
is quite commonly used:
Nitrate potash, Il OF. tartariz
ed antimony, Il OF, ; digitalis, I
or. Pulverize all together and
mako twelve powders give one
ev,ry morning and night. If the
case is not very bad, omit the d.
gitalis.
In cases where the soreness has
reached the throat, tho following is
used
Linsccd oil, u OF. ; turpentine,
i o.: liquor-amonia fort, l or
Mix all together in four ounce
bottle and apply to the throat
The same veterinary surgeon
who recommends the above pre-.
scriptions Or. Elliott, of ST, Cath
crine's), remarks:
80 long as the disease is con-
fined to the larynx, there is very
Ittio danger, but should it descend
to the lungs-which will be indica.
ted by the continued standing up
of the animal, cold eXtrcmities and
laborcd brcathing-a half pound OF
mustard should be mixed with tvs
ounces Of turpentinc and water to
the consistency of thick cream, and
the mixture rubbed well in behind
the fore-legs or over the region OF
the lungs. The legs should be ban.
daged, if cold. If the pulse should
be over filty.fve per minute, fifteen
drops Of FIcmmiDg's tinctrrc OF
aconisc should be given every two
hours; and if the breathing still
continues laborcd and the pulse
grow more rapid, apply the mus.
tard again, and give one and q
half drachms Of calomel for two
mornings"
The homeopathic treatment
which has been employed with the
greatest success by those who pre-,
fer that system is aconite and sti'
blum in the first stage ofthe disease
and arsencum and nuX vomica in
the more advanced stages.
CHARACTER OF THE DISEASE.
The disease is highly epidemic
in its character, and the rapidity
with which it has spread gives
reasons for the gravest apprehen'
sion that it may become general in
it's visitation. A horse once affect
ed RECEIVERS in from ten to twenty
days, according to the care ano
skill exercised in tho treatment
So far no cases of relapse have beer
heard of after thorough cure has
once been effected.
The subject is one of profound
interest, not only to horse owners
but to the general public, which
depends so largely upon the ser
vices of its equine friends.
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