. The horse and his diseases;. rious than thedisease itself. The whole cause of the disease being apparently in the distended condition ofthe stomach from the presenceof undigested food, all foodshould be removed from themanger, and none given forforty-eight hours. Give in-ternally the following ball:Barbadoes aloes one ounce;pulverized ginger twodrachms; croton oil six drops;mix with molasses, and give^^^^^^^^^i the usual manner. Injec- HAYING SCENE. „ , J , ?, -, tions of soap and water shouldbe given, until the bowels are opened; or, what is far preferablewhen convenient, tobacco-smoke inje
. The horse and his diseases;. rious than thedisease itself. The whole cause of the disease being apparently in the distended condition ofthe stomach from the presenceof undigested food, all foodshould be removed from themanger, and none given forforty-eight hours. Give in-ternally the following ball:Barbadoes aloes one ounce;pulverized ginger twodrachms; croton oil six drops;mix with molasses, and give^^^^^^^^^i the usual manner. Injec- HAYING SCENE. „ , J , ?, -, tions of soap and water shouldbe given, until the bowels are opened; or, what is far preferablewhen convenient, tobacco-smoke injections. Two drachms ofthe extract of belladonna dissolved in a pail of water, given to^drink once a day for a week, will prove beneficial. Bleedingin these cases is, as a general rule, unnecessary and uncalledfor. F^od should now be given very sparingly; and no cornshould be given at any time to the animal after such an attack,in consequence of its tendency to heat the blood, and producea plethoric condition of the AMAUROSIS. 317 DISEASES OF THE EYE. AMAUROSIS. In this disease, called also Gutta Serena, or, more generally,Glass Eye, we find the eyes bright and clear, with a peculiarglassy appearance about them not observed in an eye wherevision is perfect; although no alteration in the structure of theeye has taken place, yet the horse is partially or totally mere examination of such eyes would not enable us to pro*nounce upon the blindness of the animal; but if he be takenfrom a dark stable to a strong light, it will readily be detected,as the light causes no change to take place in the pupil. This disease is regarded as paralysis of the optic nerve; insome cases yielding readily to medical treatment, and in othersproving incurable. Horses are often sold with this diseaseupon them as perfectly sound, and the first intimation whichthe purchaser receives of his horses being blind is his runningagainst a wall-fence, post, or any thing that may chance to bein hi
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