. Manual for farriers, horseshoers, saddlers, and wagoners or teamsters : 1914 . two or more horsesare sick with the same symptoms, call the veterinarian. If a horsedies suddenly with no apparent cause, call the veterinarian. Wlienever a new horse comes to the detachment, examine hisnose for sores and ulcerations, for discharge from one of both nostrils,for swellings of the glands on under part of the lower jaw. If anyof these symptoms are found, keep animal isolated until it can beexamined by a veterinarian. These symptoms indicate glanders,a fatal disease, communicable to man as well as to a
. Manual for farriers, horseshoers, saddlers, and wagoners or teamsters : 1914 . two or more horsesare sick with the same symptoms, call the veterinarian. If a horsedies suddenly with no apparent cause, call the veterinarian. Wlienever a new horse comes to the detachment, examine hisnose for sores and ulcerations, for discharge from one of both nostrils,for swellings of the glands on under part of the lower jaw. If anyof these symptoms are found, keep animal isolated until it can beexamined by a veterinarian. These symptoms indicate glanders,a fatal disease, communicable to man as well as to animals. Ifany animal in the detachment shows such symptoms, isolate it atonce. Do not permit saddles, harness, or tools used for the sickhorses to be used for sound animals. Temperature.—The normal temperature of horse, taken by ther-mometer in the rectum for three or four minutes, is 99° to 100° F. A permanent rise of 2° or 3° indicates fever. A persistence of high evening temperature lasting into morningshows an aggravation of the condition. 25 DUTIES OF THE Plate III.—Diseases of the horse. 1, Caries of the lower jaw, 2, Pistula of the parotid duct. 3, Bony excrescence or ex- ostosis of the lowerjaw. 4, Swelling; by pressure of the bridle. 5, Poll evil. fi. Inflamed parotid gland. 7, Inflamed jugular vein. H, Fungus tumor, pro-duced by pressure ofthe , Fistulain the withers. 10, Saddle gall. 11, Tumor of the elbow. 12, Induration oi the knee. 13, Clap of the back sin- ews. 14, Malanders. 15, , Ringbone. 17, A tread upon the , Quittor. 19, Sand crack. 20, Contracted or ring foot of a foundered horse. 21, Capped hock. 22, Malanders. 23, Spavin. 24, Curb. 25, Swelled sinews. 2fi, Thick teg. 27, Grease. 2S, A crack in front of the foot, called cow crack. 29, (Quarter crack. 30, Ventral hernia. 31, Rat-tail- DUTIES OF THE FARRIER. 27 A persistence of low morning temperature lasting into the even-ing indicates improvement. Pulse.—Thi
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