The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-20
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HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN.
Diseases Of the Horse.


and some that run their course very rap
idly. II Is not possible, within the linn
Its OF this article, 40 discuss them, and
their treatment should be left In the
hands of the veterinary surgeon. TO
treat diseases empirically Is highly OBJ
jectionable, either for man or beast. 1t
Is better to maintain health by careful
and regular feeding cleanliness and the
avoidance of draughts and chills, than
to have to resort to doctorlng. Should
horse seem unwell, little judlclous
indction Is often the best course. A days
rest, stoppage Of the grain rations, and
restraint in the matter of hay, will be
likely to put him quite right again.
Three bran mashes, given on alternate
nights, In which one ounce flowers of
sulphur, one ounce cream of tartar, one
ounce nitre and one-quarter ounce of
black antimony have been mixed will
probably cure trifllng. ailments and be
specially useful for hde-bound, surfeit,
itchiness of the skin, cracked heels or
similar disorders, and, in conjunction
with tropical treatment, effect n cure. If
there is indigestion and its consequent
flatulence, the addition to each mash of
one ounce of ground ginger will be use
full.
An unthrifty horse will receive great
benefit from three ounces cold.drawn lin
seed oil, given every alternate night, for
"a fortnight, in cold mash. 1t will not
produce any immediate effect, but in
month the skin should be soft, loose,
and glossy, and a manifest improvement
in flesh be visible. Boiled barley, in
which little molasses is mixed, is u fine
help in bringing horse into flesh.
Young horses, when shedding their
teeth, or cutting the bride teeth; and
older ones, when put on higher feeding
than they are accustomed to, sometimes
suffer from u swelling of the mouth
called Jampds. The ridges or bars pro-
ject below the teeth, and prevent or in
terfere with mastication. For oonstitu-
tional treatment, give the mashes pre-
viously described, and either scarify the
bars, with IA sharp knife, or rub them
with stick of lunar caustic Horses to
whom the mashes have been given, and
whose mouths have had no other treat
ment than frequent rubbings with coarse
dry salt, have rapidly got rid of the
lampas. Other swellings of the mouth,
or rather, inside the cheek, called bags
or" bards,n can be reduced in the same
way
A IF ly
the result of carelessness, and generally
may be traced to horse having drank
cold water when heated, or Immediately
after being fed, by being gorged with
food after long fasting, or being chilled
by currents of cold air. Some horses are
others. The first symptoms are gener-
al fidgetiness accompanied by liftingsof
the feet, very quickly, followed by vio-
lent rolling. These symptoms also
indicate other disorders, requiring very
different treatment from collie. There
are two that distinguish collie from infla-
nation of the bowels. In the former,
the horse will strike his belly violently
with his feet, and will feed between the
paroxysms of pain; but in the latter,
though he may lift his feet, he will not
strike and the pain is continuous.
When collie symptoms are accompa-
MED by constipation, the first care must
be to empty the bowels by "back raking"
and injections of warm water. Here,
clearly, the stimulating medicines proper
to flatulent collie would be inappropriate,
and most likely produce inflammation of
the bowels. Flatulent collie is the more
frequent and sudden form, requiring
prompt treatment, and perhaps with
what may be at hand in country place.
A horse got quickly well after the ad-
ministration of one-quarter pint of gin,
and two ounces of ground ginger mixed
with water to fill o soda water bottle,
from which it was poured down his
throat. Equal parts of whisky and
milk, and from half pint to pint at a
time has been useful. A veterinary pre-
scription for collie, is; Spirits of turpen-
tine, four ounces; linseed oil, twelve
ounces laudanum, one and ne.quarter
ounces, to be mixed, and given every
hour until the pain ceases. Bathing
the belly with hot water, and friction,
are both useful If horse is led about
quietly, not galloped, as will be done by
ignorant grooms, it will aid the action
of the medicine, and prevent a horse
from hurting himself by rolling as he
will be apt TO do. during the paroxysms