The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-10-26
The Canada Horse Disease.

/ The Canada Horse Disease.
This epidemic among the horses Of the
Dominion Of Canada, which hss been. doing
great damage for several mootbs past, bss
| reached Buffalo and the county bordering
on Nisgars river, and is causing considers
bic excitement smong owners Of horseAesb
The Buffalo papers .of Saturday give the
symptoms Of the disease sad remedies, OBJ
tsined from veterinary surgeons 10 that city
snd Canada, which We give below for the
benefit Of our readers who may have sick
horses:
The symptoms are, In tae early stages, Q
starting coat, dry or backing cough, moving
With reIuctaucy, and general dullness; nasal
membrane at fret pale, watery discharge
from one or both nostrils, ears and legs
cold. As the disease advances the mem.
branes become highly colored; the discharge
from the nostril changes 10 Q mucous Of
greenish or yellow color; the pulse, which
at first was low, 10 quickened; the breathing
is also quickened, and 10 some cases oh.
structed and labored. Should the animal
be kept at work, the disease, which 10 it,
early stages 10 local, with light catarrhsl
fever, and confined princip ipally to the bron.
chlsl tubes, will be extended 10 the chest;
the covering Of the luoss, pleuro, pleurisy'
q disease of more formidable character to
contend With, Immediately follows.
The stable should be well ventilated, the
horses blanketed, chloride Of lime sprinkled
through the stable every morning. The
uostrils should be spunged out two or three
timeo day, II the mucous adheres thereto.
The food should consist OF bran with little
oats, and . moderate quantity of hay. II
the bowels are costive, o half pint Of raw
'inseed oil may be given, but It is probable
that the mash will cause sufficient reIaxa
zion.
Prescription No. 2 (given bslow) should
b. administered every morning and evening.
II the throat should be sOre-which can be
ascertsined by pressure Of the hand upon the
lsryox-about two tsble.spooosful Of PreH
cription No. l (also given below) should
be rubbed 10. So long 10 the disease is
confined 10 the larynx, there 10 very little
danger, but should It descend to the lungs
which will be indicated BY the continued
standing up Of the animal, cold sx,remi,ies
and labored breathing--a half pound Of
mustard should be mixed with two ou ces
Of turpentins and water to the consistency
OF thick cream, and the mixture rubbed
we'll 10 behind the forelegs or over the re.
gion OF the lungs. The legs should be
bandaged, II cold. II the pulse should be
over fitty.avs per minute, fifteen drope Of
Flsmniugs tircIurs Of scoui,e should bs
given every two hours; snd If breathing
still continues lsbored and the pulse grows
more rapid apply the mustard sgsin, and
give one and halt drachms of cslomel for
TWO mornings.
The following are the prescriptions refer
red to:
PRESCRIPTION NO. /.
Linseed oil, ~ OF; turpentine, III CT;
liquor ammonia fort. OF. Nix oil toseth.
or 10 four ounce bottle asd apply to the
throat, ifyou think 1t necessary to do 20.
PRESCRIPTION NO. ..
Nitrate potash, ~ OF; tsrtsrized anti
mony ~ OF; digitalis, n OF. Pulverized
ell together and make twelve powders, give
one morning and night P. S.-If they are
not very bad you might omit the last in
gredisn., namely digitaiis.