. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. GOLD LOTIONS. sr }n it for a time. If unsuccessful, one pint of fish, swr't, or linseed oil, melted lard, or synp of any kind, will be apt to move the substance on its way down. If these should fail, after a good trial, then have the gullet opened right over the substance, and take it out, and put in one, two, or three stiches, with string saddlers' silk. Make the stiches separatefy from each other; for if this be not done,
. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. GOLD LOTIONS. sr }n it for a time. If unsuccessful, one pint of fish, swr't, or linseed oil, melted lard, or synp of any kind, will be apt to move the substance on its way down. If these should fail, after a good trial, then have the gullet opened right over the substance, and take it out, and put in one, two, or three stiches, with string saddlers' silk. Make the stiches separatefy from each other; for if this be not done, and one break, the others will also become loose. In high choke, the irritation and excitement are great, which prevent much being done to relieve the animal. Try the oil, and see what can be done in that way. The treatment is purely mechanical, so use inge- nuity to overcome the difficulty. Chorea-—This is a rare disease in the horse, but common in dogs. It accompanies cases of madness in all animals, and depends upon ner- vous exci'iement, which is seen in the constant twitching of the muscles of the body. It is clearly sympathetic in its character. Treatmsnt. Removal of the cause, whatever that may be. Cold.—Symptoms. Cough slight, fever, and discharge more or less from one or both nostrils, sometimes of a thin, watery material, or a thick, creamy pus. The lining membrane of the nose is red and inflamed. Cold sometimes even extends into the throat and lungs, giving rise to quickened breathing and uneasiness. When it extends to the stomach, it is called by the French gastritis mucosa. When it spreads to the chest, it is called bronchitis (which see). No disease is more common than cold am^^ng young horses; but, unfortunately, it rarely runs its course as st'ch. Cold assumes one or more of the forms just men- tioned. Cause. Exposure to cold and stormy weather. Treatment. In Germany, it is said, that a cold, if let alone, will get well in a fortnight, and if treated by
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