. Biggle horse book. Horses. 64 AILMENTS AND REMEDIES—CONTINUED. T. Horses liable to Staggers and Fits should have harnesses that are carefully adjusted, and should not be pushed in hot weather. No heavy feed should be given them at any time, oats and sweet hay or grass being the best. Such animals should not be driven when it can be avoided. When indi- cations point to an attack, the horse should be stopped, his harness loosened, some cold water given him to drink and his face sponged at the same time. Rye is a bad feed for sleepy staggers. Lockjaiv is caused by cuts, nail in the hoof, etc. N
. Biggle horse book. Horses. 64 AILMENTS AND REMEDIES—CONTINUED. T. Horses liable to Staggers and Fits should have harnesses that are carefully adjusted, and should not be pushed in hot weather. No heavy feed should be given them at any time, oats and sweet hay or grass being the best. Such animals should not be driven when it can be avoided. When indi- cations point to an attack, the horse should be stopped, his harness loosened, some cold water given him to drink and his face sponged at the same time. Rye is a bad feed for sleepy staggers. Lockjaiv is caused by cuts, nail in the hoof, etc. Nothing is so common from wounds in the feet and from docking. The horse is unable to open his jaws to the fullest extent, and mastication is impossible. Various muscles twitch, the head and tail are elevated and the nose protruded, and the anus is compressed. The animal swallows with difficulty; saliva flows from the mouth. Of course, in this disease the ne- cessity of calling in a skilled veterinary surgeon is indi- cated. A horse which is frequently or occasionally overtaken with Giddiness or Megy-ijns is dangerous to use. This trouble is hard to cure. It indicates the need of moderate driving, es- pecially in hot weather, and that a small amount of hay should be fed. Horses that are Choked thrust out their heads, bend and stretch the neck, while there is a copious flow of saliva from the mouth. In some cases there is distention of the gullet on the left side of the neck, if it have descended so far. If it be in the upper part of the gullet a man accustomed to giving balls may be able to reach it withhishand. Obstruc- tions that have got lower down may be moved upward gently from the outside. Sometimes an obstruction is soft and may be crushed small enough for the animal to swallow it. A mass of meal or other impacted food is sometimes removed AILMENTS AND REMEDIES—CONTINUED. 65 by frequent drinks of water, and a drench of olive or cotton seed oil can do no harm. The plan
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