Year: 1879




Liable aa Gold Weather Sets In.


IT is now quite important to watch
the condition, not only of the WORKING
horses, but also of those in pasture,
such as are allowed to remain out in
storms and in the night time. If the
horse have heavy coat, and many
horses have at this time of the year, it is
of the utmost Importance to drive them
moderately, Us they are liable to sweat
easily, and if allowed to stand in a
draught of air will be very liable 10
take cold. Horses with extra heavy
coats are very liable to be soft, and
In such condition take cold
very easily. Many horsemen and
some veterinarians, advise clipping
the coat in such case, reasoning chat
by lessening the warm covering, the
perspiration will pass off promptly,
thus keeping up the vigor of the horse,
preventing taking cold.


Horses found to be persplring easily,
especially if they seem to be at all dis
turbed in their breathing, should not
be pushed. To hurry horse III this
condition is quite likely to fasten lung
difficulty upon him. You will observe
this by the quickened breathing, and
after the horse is put into his stall, es-
pecially if the weather is cool, he is
very likely to have a chill. This is a
congestive stage, the blood leaving the
surface and concentrating upon the
lungs, bronchial tubes or throat, or
upon all three at once. This should be
guarded against by rubbing the surface
dry as soon as the horse comes off his
drive, on no account allowing him to
stand for one moment in draught of
cold air. Rub him dry and blanket him
well, observing carefully whether or
not he stands with his back bumped up,
and whether he eats his rations or not
If he stands in the position named and
leaves his feed untouched, then you
have reason to anticipate trouble. Re-
action will come on and you are liable
to have case of acute Inflammation of
the throat, bronchia or lungs, and to
determine which, being able at the
same time to institute safe plan of
treatment q competent veterinary sur
geon should be called.


There are other difficulties that are
liable to set in at this season of the
year. Thus, the feeding of new grain





of internal irritation and disturbance
sets in, and in corresponding degree
the skin and kidneys, important outlets
for refuse matter become inefficient and
refuse to act as in health. Impurities
enter the circulation, the animal be-
comes dull in spirits, the heart acts in
a disturbed manner, the return of the
venous blood from the extremities to
| the heart is impeded. The legs swell,
the hindmost first, mainly because
these are farthest from the source of
power. This swelling comes from tardy
and inefficient action of the heart, the
blood thereby being allowed to remain
too long in the extreme vessels, filters
| through into the adjacent cellular It's
sue. In this way horses get their
swelled legs. Bandaging, rubbing, or
brisk exercise causes the swelling to
| abate, either of the means named pro-
noting the absorption of the intil-
trated fluid, and its return into the
circulation. The mere abatement
of the swelling need not be taken
as evidence of relief of the system from
the general yitiated state. 1t is no evil
dence of this unless the disappearance
of the swelling be accompanied by re-
newed action on the part of the kid
neys, liver and bowels.


The lungs are liable to receive effu-
sion in the same way that the limbs are,
the thinner portion of the blood passing
| through the coats of the blood vessels
into the air cells of the lower lobes of
the lungs. This impedes the free ac-
cess of air into the chest, causing the
breathing to be quicker than in health
and the horse with this inhltration is
from necessity, short winded. 1t is inn
portant that this condition be not con-
founded with congestion, Inflammation,
or hepatization of the lungs, because
there is neither similarity in the condi-
ton nor in the treatment required. In
proportion to the extent of the en-
croachment upon the air spaces, will
the breathing be quickened, for the
single reason that the healthy surface,
that through which the necessary
change is wrought upon the blood, is
diminished, and is doubly drawn upon
TO secure the change referred to.


Now the treatment proper in such a
case is entirely different from that re-
quired i'm the other conditions referred
to. The horse should be treated with
tonic ,, and an invigorating diet, at the
same time receiving out door exercise
that the absorption and throwing OFF OF
the accumulated fluid may be eneour-
aged. Here again it is manifest that
the usefulness, and in fact the health
and life of a horse may be thrown away
if he happens to fall into the hands OF
man deficient in knowledge and skill.


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one quart Graham flour, one pint wheat
flour, one yeast-cake dissolved in half
pint water, half gill of molasses, one
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