. Diseases in the American stable, field and farmyard : containing a familiar description of diseases, their nature, cause and symptoms, the most approved method of treatment, and the properties and use of remedies, with directions for preparing them. Veterinary medicine; Horses. 134 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. the horse, and these are, aconite, prussic acid, veratrum, and perhaps lobelia. In my practice, nothing answers the purpose so well as aconite. It is the great antiphlo- gistic. Indeed, so great is its power, that in bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, feet, and bowels, or where there is
. Diseases in the American stable, field and farmyard : containing a familiar description of diseases, their nature, cause and symptoms, the most approved method of treatment, and the properties and use of remedies, with directions for preparing them. Veterinary medicine; Horses. 134 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. the horse, and these are, aconite, prussic acid, veratrum, and perhaps lobelia. In my practice, nothing answers the purpose so well as aconite. It is the great antiphlo- gistic. Indeed, so great is its power, that in bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, feet, and bowels, or where there is pain and fever, no remedy or remedies can compare with this invaluable medicine in the treatment of diseases of the horse. (See Medicines and Prescrip- tions.) Nasal Gleet.—A thin, transparent discharge from the nose. (See Gleet.) Navicular Disease.—This is a disease commonly called coffin-joint lameness, and by some it is termed grogginess. (See Foot Diseases.) ^-This is a term given to a dead bone when it is attached to a sound one. The difference between caries and necrosis is this:—Caries is present when the bone is impaired only, and necrosis when the bone is en- tirely dead, and its functions have entirely ceased. When a bone has fallen into the condition of necrosis, its re- moval becomes as necessary as the removal of any other dead or foreign matter in order that reparation and re- storation of the function be repaired, and a cure be uston's bone forceps. Nephritis.—A technical term applied to inflamma- tion of the kidneys, (which see.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McClure, Robert. Philadelphia : Porter
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