. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. nce is lost. Treatment.—The horse should have rest, and a strong dose ofpurgative medicine given. If supposed to arise from effusion orpressure on the nerve (optic), blisters and setons to the poll are rec-ommended, and diuretics should be used. In some instances thepowdered nux vomica, in doses of one scruple twice a day, has beenused with advantage. If amaurosis has continued for a lengthenedperiod, it is incurable, and treatment in such cases would be en-tirely useless. Cataract is th
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. nce is lost. Treatment.—The horse should have rest, and a strong dose ofpurgative medicine given. If supposed to arise from effusion orpressure on the nerve (optic), blisters and setons to the poll are rec-ommended, and diuretics should be used. In some instances thepowdered nux vomica, in doses of one scruple twice a day, has beenused with advantage. If amaurosis has continued for a lengthenedperiod, it is incurable, and treatment in such cases would be en-tirely useless. Cataract is the name applied to a deposition of a pearly white substancewithin the eye, and is a very common affection in this country. Itconsists of an effusion of lymph, either on the middle humor (crys-talline lens), or on its capsule, and is variable in size, sometimes notlarger than the head of a pin, while in other cases it covers the wholelens. Causes.—It is generally a result of repeated attacks of specificophthalmia, or it may even supervene upon a first attack ; it mayfollow a severe injury to the DROPSY OF THE BELLY. 587 Symptoms.—The eyesight is either partially or completelygone, and when covering the greater part of the lens, it is easilyknown by its pearly white appearance. When small, it is somewhatdifficult of detection ; the eye is smaller than in health, and thepupil becomes greatly contracted when exposed to light. It maybe detected by placing the animal in a bright light, and carefullyexamining the eye ; if the eye appears smaller than the other, itindicates something amiss with it. He should then be placed in adarkened stable, and allowed to stand quietly for ten or fifteenminutes before being subjected to an examination. Stand in frontof him, and bring a lighted candle close up to the front of his eye,when any alteration in the structure of thelens can be readily detected. Treatynciit of the horse is useless, as whenpermanently established, it cannot be re-
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