Year: 1872

moved from his position, he stagger
as he walks. If he gets down, he i


unable to stand upon his feet when h
is forced to make the effort to do so
There is heat and some swelling abou


the glands of the jaws, but no enlarge
ment of any consequence. tits entire
ly disease of the organs of breathing
and the mucus membrane of the nose
mouth, throat, windpipe bronchia
tubes, and the substance Of the lung
are all more or less implicated in th'
general inflammation; and when thi


ensues, the disease takes on it's mos
fearful form, and so great is the pros
tration that it is impossible to tel
whether or not the animal will live
from one day to another. About the
second day after the beginning Of the
cough, puslike discharge begins te
flow from the nostrils.


This is sometimes fetid, and very
profuse and tenacious, and adds to the
difficulty of breathing through the nos.
trils; and as the air passes through il
into and out of the lungs, gives rise to
a loud and continuous rafting. The
limbs become cold, painful and stiff
and often greatly swelled; and the feet
are tender and not unlike their condi-
ton in founder. The duration Of the
disease is about two weeks; and in this
time, the horse either gets rapidly bet
ter or sinks and dies before the expira-
ton of week, and if the disease does
not terminate either in resolution OF
death within these periods, the disease
is apt to proceed for an uncertain pc
riod, until the irritation becomes sc
general or extensive that it is almost a
matter of ofimpracticability to tell which
part of him is most diseased.


The treatment of both the mild and
severe form Of the disease, is matter
of great Importance and, upon it's cor
rectness, will depend a favorable ol
unfavorable termination of the case
The owner Of a horse suffering with
the disease, must do for the animal thai
which he would do for himself, or ad
wise his friend to do, were either labor.
ing under severe influenza, viz: Stor
his business, and place himself in the
best possible condition to avoid those
influences or causes which would like.
| ly lead to an increase of the disease
and augment it's danger. The disease
| is always sudden in its attack; and in
mild cases, nothing more is necessary
than to put the horse in comfortable
stable, protect his body by a blanket
and do not allow his stable door te
open in manner that will expose him
to a northeast wind. Give him, once
or twice day mash made by pour.
ing hot water upon bran, little cut
hay, and plenty of cruel, with but lit.
tie or no water. All his drinks should
be as warm as he will take them, and
a bucket of cruel should be kept con.
stantly by his side in order to allow
him to drink at pleasure. About the
second day, the cold breaks, as it is
called, and the discharge makes its ap-
pearance at the nostrils. The heat and
tightness about the nose is very much
relieved by rubbing the face, from the
eyes to the nostrils with lard or COM
mon oil, and allowing the horse to in
hale, from horse-bag steam produced
by pouring boiling water upon bran.
Sneezing to clear the nose, may be ex-
cited by blowing little red pepper
into the nostrils. This treatment may
be continued once or twice day until
the horse begins to convalesce; and a
gradual return to the horses accustom-
ed diet and exercise may be commenced,
but great care must be taken Of him
until every symptom has disappeared
and if the owner values his horse, he
must be as careful of him as reason
would teach him to be of himself upon
getting we'll Of a similar disease.


A severe case is nothing more than
an aggravation or excess of the violence
of the symptoms of a mild case, and as
remarked before, tipifed by the pecu-
liar constitution Of the horse. In al
most all cases Of Inflammation of the
different parts of the animal body, the
abstraction Of blood is a valuable RENE
dy; but in this disease, it must be re-
sorted to with such caution that bleed.
ing cannot safely be trusted to ignor-
ant hands, or to those who do not know
enough to tell it's effect upon the pulse:
but in cases which show severe inter
nal Inflammation, three or four pounds
of blood may be taken with good effect.
The blood must be withdrawn from a
large opening in the vein, and closed
Immediately after the requisite guam
tity has been obtained. Next to bleed
ing, and frequently superior to it, comes
tartar emetic. Of oil medicines this
is most valuable in the treatment OF
diseases of the air passages. Itshould
be given twice a day, in combination
with the following medicines: Powder
ed saltpetre, 12O grains; tartar emetic,
80 grains; powdered foxglove leaves,
80 grains powdered chlorate of potash,
80 grains. These articles are to be
mixed into one powder. Each article
readily dissolves in water. The most
convenient way to give the powder is
to put it into a pint bottle filled with
water, and shake the bottle we'll before
giving the contents. A dorep Of these