. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 846 DISEASES AND THEIE TREATMENT. /'. Fig. 756.—Horse with strangles. The general symptoms are very much the same as explained in the previo
. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 846 DISEASES AND THEIE TREATMENT. /'. Fig. 756.—Horse with strangles. The general symptoms are very much the same as explained in the previous difficulties, the distinguishing points are, the is out of sorts ; the neck be- come sore and stiff; an -^ enlargements appears be- tween the branches of the jaw, which is hot and tender; there is some dis- charge from the nose. In ordinary cases the tumor goes on to suppuration; a copious discharge of thick yellow matter takes jjlace from the nostrils ; in about a week the tumor has matured, becomes soft, and points, and either bursts or should be opened; continues to discharge for some time, and gradual recovery takas place. But if the case is very severe it will grow worse, often threaten- ing to cause suffocation. The horse is able to eat or drink but little, and strength is lost rapidly. Treatment.—Provide a com- fortable, well-ventilated stall ; clothe warmly ; rub and bandage the legs ; nurse by giving bran mashes, boiled oats, carrots, etc. Bowels should be opened by in- jections. freely a poultice made of wheat bran and warm vinegar, changing as often as the jDOultice becomes dry, using the eight-tailed bandage until the enlargement becomes soft and can be opened, when relief will be prompt. Or the following treat- ment may be adopted, which is very good and in some cases may be preferable : Take spirits of turpentine, two parts ; spirits of camphor, one part; laudanum, one part. Put this on the neck with a brush, if convenient, or in any-way to appl
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