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MANUAL

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VETERINARY SPECIFIC
HOMEOPATHY,

COMPEISING DISEASES OP

Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Dogs and Poultry,

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SKETCH OF A HORSE,

Showing the principal points and the external parts

to be examined for injuries,

defects and diseases.

i.

Muzzle.

20.

Coronet.

2.

Place of Fistula from Teeth.

21,

21. Heel.

3.

Place of Mumps.

22.

Contracted Hoof.

4.

Place of Poll-evil.

23.

Mallenders.

5.

Angle of Jaw.

24.

Sallenders.

6,

6. Crest.

25.

Seat of Splint, or Exostosis,

7.

Place of Fistula from Vein.

on Side of Cannon-bone.

8.

Throttle, Thropple or Wind-

26,

26, 26. Seat of Bursal En-

pipe.

largements.

9.

Shoulder - point : place of

27.

Back, or spine.

Sores from Harness.

28.

Place of Saddle-galls.

10,

10. Shoulder-blade.

29,

29. Girth, or Circumference

11.

Withers ; sometimes the seat

in Measurement.

of Fistula: height of horses

30.

Place of Injury from Pres-

reckoned from the Ground

sure of Girth.

to the Withers.

31.

Barrel, or Middle-piece,

12.

Front of Chest, Bosom, or

32.

Loins.

Breast.

33.

Croup.

13,

13. The True Arm. (See

Skeleton.)

34.

Haunch.

14,

Elbow; often the seat of

35.

Flank.

Tumours.

36.

Seat of Warts.

15.

Arm, or Fore-arm.

37.

Sheath, or Prepuce.

16.

Knee, or Wrist; may be

38,

38. Gas-skin, or Lower Thigh

swelled, having a fungous

39.

Root of the Dock, or Tail.

growth; or the skin may
have been broken— evi-

40.

Hip-joint— Round or Whirl-

dence of a fall."

41.

bone.
Rat-tail.

17,

17. Back Sinew: place of

42.

The Quarters.

Curb.

43.

Point of the Hock; seat of

18.

Place of Disease of Skin

Capped-hock.

above the Coronet— Crown

44.

44. Cannon-bone.

scab.

45.

Place of Spavin.

19,

19. Fetlock, or Pastern Joint

46,

46. Hoof.

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PREFACE.

THE world owes much to Homoeopathy — more,
probably, than has ever been told, or will ever be
known. It is something to be emancipated from drugs,
from lancets, leeches, blisters and poisons ; but it is
more, to be relieved from the fear of them, and to be
restored and preserved by forces mild as love, and
gentle as the dews of heaven — forces unknown and
unrevealed, until elicited by the genius of this system.

But these benefits are not confined to the human
species. Animals may enjoy them as well; and
heaven knows how much they need them. For to
them the day of sickness is not merely the day of
doom, but of suffering and of torture as well. Igno-
rance and cruelty seem to have controlled this
branch of medicine — not that men are of necessity
careless in regard to the lives of their animals, or
designed cruel as to the measures used to restore
them when sick ; but so little real knowledge prevails
concerning their diseases, and so much error as to
the proper methods of cure, .that the most absurd
and cruel measures almost of necessity prevail with
corresponding results. Some judicious stock-owners,
taught by experience the fatality of the common meth-

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ods of treatment, notwithstanding the torture and
expense, have more humanely, if not more wisely,
abandoned all treatment, preferring to let nature
contend with disease alone, rather than with disease
and drugs united. But, thanks to Homoeopathy,
there is a better way.

For many years past, Homoeopathy has been ap-
plied to the diseases of all domestic animals in
Europe, with the most brilliant success. In this
country, and the British Isles, within the last few
years, not only have individual practitioners applied
its remedies with equal success, but some large veter-
inary institutions, and most of our principal traveling
equestrian troops and menageries, employ it exclu-
sively in all diseases of their horses, experience hav-
ing shown them its great value and curative power,
and its immense superiority over every other method
But the inherent intricacies of the system rendered
its general introduction for the cure of animals im-
practicable j and though, in the hands of some practi-
tioners and some veterinary surgeons, it worked won-
ders enough -to show its astonishing capacities, yet to
the masses it has remained a sealed book

The principle of Specific Homoeopathy, which has
proved so efficient in popular use, we have now ap-
plied to the diseases of domestic animals, and, from
numerous trials, have proved it an entire success.
With this Case and Manuel every owner of stock
may know every ailment among them, and can treat
it successfully.

PREFACE. V

Not among the least benefits conferred by this new
method is the ease and simplicity with which the
proper medicine is administered. No tying, bottling,
struggling, or choking are necessary. A neat little
glass instrument (the Medicator) is put into the medi-
cine, and takes up the requisite dose — a few drops —
and at the proper moment, is placed in the mouth of
the animal and discharged; in an instant the dose is
given, and an amount of labor is thus saved to the
owner, and of suffering to the animal, which is by no
means trivial. Hundreds of animals annually die, or
are rendered valueless from disease and drugging,
that may be saved and promptly restored by the use
of the Case of Veterinary Specifics. Several of our
most experienced horsemen have given it their un-
qualified commendation, and use it daily in their es-
tablishments.

In the execution of this design I have consulted
every authority and drawn upon every resource within
my reach, and the experience of each has been made
to contribute to the perfection of the whole, and all
has been combined and compared with my now
nearly twenty years of observation, study, and exper-
ience in the practice of Homoeopathy. We flatter
ourselves that for simplicity, completeness, and reli-
ability it will commend itself to the judgment of a
discerning public.

F. HUMPHREYS, M.D.

New York, May 18, 1860.

PREFACE.

SECOND REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION.
IT is now twelve years since the first edition of my

HOMCEOPATHIC VETERINARY MANUAL WES ISSUed,

At that time, the doctrine of SPECIFIC HOMCEOPATHY
was less understood than now. Although the Veter-
inary Specifics had then been repeatedly tried in
practice, yet there was a considerable degree of hes-
itation and embarrassment in their use, from the
want of more ample experience and intimate knowl-
edge of their curative virtues. The embarrassment
and hesitancy has happily passed away. Though no
special effort has been made to push them by extend-
ed advertisements, yet the VETERINARY HOMCEOPA-
THY SPECIFICS prepared by me have been constantly
extending in use and gaining in confidence, until they
are now recognized as the most simple, efficient and
reliable medicines in use for the cure of the Diseases
of Domestic Animals. Experience has amply demon-
strated their value, and the long list of commenda-
tions appended to this volume sufficiently attest the
value in which they are held by those who have long
used them. These commendations come from every
class of community. From professional horse-men
and breeders, from Livery Stables and Horse Rail-
road men, from Owners and Managers of Menag-
eries and Equestrian Troops, from gentlemen farm-
ers, Sporting men, Horse-trainers, and Farmers, and

PREFACE. vii

Newspaper Agriculturalists, and all unite in com-
mendation of their excellence and recommendation
of their use.

But few alterations have been found necessary.
The doses have been rendered more uniform, and
ten drops has been fixed as the standard for horses,
experience having shown that while less might be suf-
ficient, more would not be injurious, and that while
the exact number cannot always be arrived at, this
standard of Ten drops is the dose which should be
approximated as nearly as the circumstances permit,
will be found the most convenient and effective.

Several new articles have been added. Notably
that upon the CANADIAN HORSE DISEASE or Epizoo-
tic of which quite full description and treatment is
given. A very large experience has shown how
amply those Specifics are adapted to the cure of this
disease. Among the many thousands treated by
them in this city and elsewhere, none so far as can
be ascertained, has terminated unfavorably. And
such has been the demand for them that our Books
have run out and the entire energies of the establish-
ment have been taxed to keep up with the demand.

With the additions and corrections now made, I
cannot but think this Manual will more than ever
commend itself to all who have the welfare of our
Domestic Animals at heart, and who desire, when
such have the misfortune to become sick or diseased,
to have remedies on hand which are simple, conven-
ient and efficient for their cure.

F. HUMPHREYS, M.D.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 1872.

PREFACE.

THIRD REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION.

It is now nearly five years since the SECOND
REVISED EDITION of this MANUAL of VETERINARY
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS was issued. Since that
period, this system of VETERINARY HOMCEPATHIC
SPECIFICS has come more and more into general use,
aud a demand for a yet more complete and compre-
hensive work has been created. The general treat-
ment of the diseases noted in the previous editions
has been preserved, only that the doses of medicine
have been somewhat increased, to conform more to
popular usage and the practice of many veterinary
surgeons. Still, doses are yet an open question, and
the quantity given at a time is far less important than
the kind of medicine. Several new sections have
been added, notably those upon SPINAL MENINGITIS
in horses, and on the so-called HOG CHOLERA, and a
chapter on DISEASES OF POULTRY.

With these additions and annotations, we commend
this manual to the attention of all engaged in the
Breeding or Handling of Domestic Animals, as em-
bodying the most plain, concise, simple, and yet
effective method of treatment ever offered to the
public.

F. HUMPHREYS, M. D.
New York, Sept., 1877.

INTRODUCTION.

PROPER and enlightened attention to the wants of
Domestic Animals, is not only a sentiment of human-
ity, but a dictate of economy. To know at least in
good part what is the particular ailment of an animal,
and to know also how to relieve it, would seem to be
a necessary obligation of ownership. The least we
can return to the many faithful animals given us, is
to provide for their reasonable wants, not only in
health, but also sickness and disease. Not that every
man who owns a horse, should be necessarily a vet-
erinary surgeon ; and yet the way is so simple that
any intelligent person may readily cure a very large
proportion, nay, almost every disease to which his
animals are exposed, and yet bestow upon the sub-
ject only a moiety of attention.

Among the many blessings that Homoeopathy has
conferred upon the world, not among the least is the
immense improvement which it has effected in the
treatment of the diseases of Domestic Animals. With
but little variation, to meet their peculiar habits and
susceptibilities, the same remedies which have been
so efficient in mitigating and curing the disease of men,
women and children, have been found equally success-

x INTBODUCTION.

ful in arresting the diseases to which all classes of
Domestic Animals are liable. The contrast is even
greater. Probably from the fact that the treatment
of sick animals has been but little understood, and
intrusted to the hands mainly of ignorant persons,
who have pursued the most crude, cruel and destruc-
tive measures, often far more dangerous and life de-
stroying than the disease itself, a large proportion of
the sick have died or been tortured to death. But
when the same diseases are subjected to the mild
and benign influence of intelligent Homoeopathic
treatment, it is found that almost every disease among
them is within control, even the most fatal yielding
to its magic influences.

Although at first sight it may seem strange, that
animals should be successfully treated by the mild
and apparently insignificant doses of Homoeopathy,
yet a moment's reflection will suffice to give many
reasons why this should be so. Even were it not sus-
ceptible of explanation, experience has abundantly
demonstrated the fact, that animals are, if possible,
even more susceptible to Homoeopathic treatment
than men, and its success in their case is even more
striking and brilliant.

This may be, perhaps, attributed to their more
regular habits, confinement to the same food and
drink, absence of excitement, and freedom from the
many articles of food and drink in use among the hu-
man species, which are more or less medicinal.

Owing to these circumstances, animals are very

INTRODUCTION. xi

impressible, and the doses for them need not be so
much larger than for the human species. It seems
to be a law of nature, that the more delicate the or-
ganism, the more subject to disease. Wild animals
are almost entirely exempt, while the highly artificial
lives of some Domestic Animals render them subject
to numerous ailments and to some very formidable dis-
eases. Yet, as a whole, animals are far less subject
to disease than men, and far more amendable to cure.

The treatment of Domestic Animals with SPECIFIC
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES, has numerous advantages.

THE MEDICINES ARE GIVEN AT ONCE and without
trouble or annoyance, even without taking a horse
from his team, or a cow from her stall. THEY PRO-
DUCE NO POISONOUS OR PROSTRATING EFFECT SO that

the animal rallies at once, and without loss or deter-
ioration of value. ANIMALS RECOVER MUCH SOONER
and hence are able to resume work much earlier after
sickness, than under any other system. But more
than all, it is far more successful. Slighter diseases
yield at once, and often from a single dose, while the
most formidable cases of Pleuro-Pneumonia, or
Founder, in horses, and Lung Murrain and Milk
Fever, in cows, cases that are almost absolutely incura-
ble under old treatment, even when well conducted,
p omptly respond to the curative influence of Specific
Homoeopathic Remedies, while it is well known that
even when animals recover under the old system of
treatment, such have been the ravages of disease and
medicine, that their value and usefulness are generally
destroyed.

LIST OF

WTERIMM HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS

— AND—

SYMPTOMATIC) INDICATIONS PQB, THEIR USE.

Cures! FEVER, INFLAMMATIONS,
AND CONGESTION,

THIS Specific is especially curative for all
FEVERS, febrile conditions, and Inflammations,
and for all conditions attended with QUICK,
FULL, or STRONG PULSE, HEAT, Great Ex-
citement of the System; or for the Coldness,
Shaking, or Panting, which precedes fever. —

In particular for : — Coldness, Prickly Coat,
Shaking or Panting Chill. —

Heat of the Head and red, injected eyes.—

INFLAMMATION of the EYES, from conges-
tion, or from something having gotten into
the eye, or an injury. —

14 SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS.

INFLAMMATION of the THROAT— QUINSY —
with difficult or painful deglutition, and general
fever, in alternation with C C. —

INFLAMMATION of the WINDPIPE, (Larynx),
with heat, loud, stridulous whistling breathing,
even with danger of suffocation. —

INFLAMMATION of the LUNGS or PLEURA,
with heat of body, cold legs, painful, labored,
difficult, or oppressed breathing. —

Palpitation, or loud, hurried, or unequal
beating of the heart. —

INFLAMMATORY COLIC, with extreme pain ;
or when F F. fails to give relief, or when colic
threatens to terminate in inflammation of the
bowels. —

Inflammation of the Liver in Cattle. —

Inflammation of the Kidney or Bladder, in
alternation with H H. —

HOT or RHEUMATIC Swelling of the Feet
and Legs. —

INFLAMMATION of the FEET, with heat, ex-
treme tenderness, difficult moving, or even
standing on them. —

MILK FEVER in Cows after Calving. —

FITS, Convulsions, or Staggers, — the animal
suddenly stands, falls back, or to one side, or
rushes off madly, or falls down. —

The results of fear, fright, anger, or excite-
ment.

Inflammation of the Brain, with heat, ex-
citement , frenzy* —

SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS.

Congestion of the Plead, with dull, stupid,
sleepy, hanging of the head, or its opposite
stage of excitement. —

PINK EYE, with fever, heat of the head, red,
or watery, or injected eyes, swelled legs, swell-
ing under the jaw, and dull, stupid appearance^
See also C C. SPINAL MENINGITIS.

SPINAL MENINGITIS in horses, with dull red
or injected eyes, heavy hanging head, slow
swaying, or feeble gait, painful stiff awkward
turning or backing; pain on pressure along the
spine or back; difficult standing, tottering or
swaying about ; is easily pushed over while
standing, or inability to rise when down ; sup-
pressed or very scanty staling or dung.

HOG CHOLERA, so called, with dullness,
weakness, don't eat, unsteady gait, buries its
head or body in the straw, shiverings and fever-
ish heat, quick pulse or breathing; bowels
bound, or dung hard and dark colored ; efforts
to vomit; red spots or patches on the inside of
the legs, belly or breast, which swell, become
blood red or crimson or purple ; labored breath-
ing, heaving of flanks and cough ; inability to
rise in the advanced stages* See also I L

16 SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS.

STRAINS, INJURIES,
LAMENESS.

This Specific is especially curative for all dis-
eases, affections, or morbid conditions of the
MUSCULAR SYSTEM, the SINEWS, TENDONS,
and JOINTS. —

More especially for : —

RHEUMATIC STIFFNESS or Lameness of the
Entire System, or the forelegs, shoulder, back,
or loins, or a single leg, the result of a strain,
over-work, or a chill. —

AJfectian of the Hock, Knee, or Pastern, with
heat, stiffness, or Lameness, resulting in
spavin, splint, ring-bone, or similar defect. —

Rheumatic Lameness of the Shoulder,
(shoulder sprain). —

INCIPIENT SPAVIN— bone-spavin, blood-
spavin, so called, with heat and tenderness of
the part, and slight or severe lameness. —

Tenderness or weakness of the Tendons,
resulting in stifle or dislocation of the patella. —

Want of Synovia or joint oil, and cracking
on moving the joint. —

Results of Fatigue, or of over- work. —

Lameness of any kind, or when the origin is
uncertain. —

Old Chronic Founder, or lameness and stiff-
ness on first starting. —

SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS. 17

SIRES ( INFLUENZA, QUINSY,

NASAL GLEET.

This Remedy is especially curative for all
diseases of the mucous membrane and glandu-
lar system. Hence is especially curative for: —

INFLUENZA, with rough coat, red or watery
eyes, Sore Throat, Profuse Disharge from the
Head, first of thin acrid, then of copious, thick,
yellow, or greenish mucus, attended with fever,
great weakness or debility, swelling of the
glands of the neck, or even of the head, face,
throat, sheath, and limbs, or even general
dropsy. —

QUINZY, or Sore Throat, with fever, heat,
Soreness and Swelling of the Throat, difficult,
painful, or even impossible swallowing, so that
the fluid returns through the nostrils. —

Soreness of the Throat, so that the animal
will not swallow, but quids his food, and
splashes the water about with his nose. —

NASAL GLEET, or Strangles, with swelling
and even suppuration of the glands about the
neck, discharge of thick, copious matter from
the nose, and general emaciation. —

18 SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS.

C?R?SJ BOTS, GRUBS, OR

WORMS.

This Specific is especially curative for all con-
ditions or diseases arising from the various
kinds of Worms, Bots, or Grubs, or other spe-
cies of ENTOSIA in the animal system, as well
as for the morbid cause which produces them in
excess.—

In particular for :

Bots or Grubs, indicated by Emaciation, the
horse losing flesh, or keeping very poor without
apparent cause, enlarged or pendulent abdo-
men ; turns of griping or colic ; eating or drink-
ing greedily. —

Appearance of Bots or Grubs hanging about
the fundament, or discovered in the manure. —

Morbid Appetite ; eating lime, chalk, or
gnawing the wall. —

Frequent returns of Colic without apparent
cause. —

General Unthriftiness, staring coat, want of
spirit, and ill condition. — Easily fatigued.

SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS. 19

COUGHS, BRONCHITIS,
INFLAMED LUNGS.

This Specific is especially curative for all
morbid conditions of the air- passages and Lungs,
especially for :

Bronchitis or common cough, coming on after
exposure, attended or not with severe pain, or
even with some heat or fever. —

COUGH, without any other apparent symptom.
(See also A A.)

COUGH, attended with whistling, roaring, or
other difficulty of breathing. —

INFLAMMATION of the LARYNX, with loud,
difficult, stirdulous breathing, (after the more
violent symptoms have been removed by A A.

INFLAMMATION of the LUNGS or PLEURA,
(PLEURO-PNEUMONIA), with painful, labored,
difficult breathing, occasional grunting or groan-
ing cough, heat of the body, cold ears and legs,
(after or in alternation with A A.)

Difficult, painful breathing. —

Breathing intercepted or accompanied by a
grunt. — %

Loud whistling when hurried or driven fast.

Results of Bronchitis, Pneiimonia or other
badly cured affectipn of the lungs, or air-pas-
sages.—

ADVANCED STAGE of PLEURO-PNEUMONIA
in Cattle, after the use of A A, or in alternation
with that remedy. —

20 SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS.

CURES ( COLIC, BELLY-ACHE, WIND-
BLOWN, DIARRHEA.

This Specific is more especially adapted to
the cures of the various forms of COLIC or EN-
TERALGIA and the derangements arising from
over-feeding, improper food, or deranged diges-
tion. Hence it is always curative for —

COLIC, SPASMODIC, or FLATULENT COLIC,
with turns of terrible griping and distress, the
animal pawing, rolling, lying down and getting
up, straining to pass wind — and especially when
occasioned by flatulent or improper food, de-
ranged digestion or a chill ; (compare also A
A, for inflammatory colic). —

Hoven or Wind-Blown^ in consequence of
being gorged with clover or too succulent food
in early summer. The ANIMAL IS PUFFED up
like a DRUM, is terribly uneasy, or stands stu-
pidly, passes nothing and rumination has
ceased. —

Hoven or over-distention, in consequence of
being gorged with grain or other improper food.
See also J J.—

DIARRHEA., or too loose passages in calves,
sheep, cattle, or even horses frequent passages
of loose bad- colored, unnatural dung, — often
attended with weakness and emaciation. —

DYSENTERY, with frequent slimy, bloody, or
discolored discharges of dung, attended with
constantly increasing weakness and loss of
flesh.—

SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS.

CURE'S r MISCARRIAGE, IMPERFECT

CLEANSING OR HEMORRHAGE.

This remedy is more especially appropriate
to the diseases or morbid conditions connected
with the reproductive system. Hence es-
pecially useful as a preventive of MISCARRIAGE
or the CASTING of CALF, when it has occurred
in a herd of cattle and to prevent the infection
from spreading, or when premonitory symptoms
have been observed in cows or mares. —

Retention of the placenta or imperfect
cleansing in cows, mares, or other animals.—

HEMORRHAGE or FLOODING, occurring be-
fore, during, or after the delivery of the
animal.

Stimulates the proper contraction of the
Womb after delivery and even during labor, in
delaying or tedious confinements. —

" Foolishness " or hysteria of young mares,
at certain periods. —

22 STSIPTOMATIO INDICATIONS.

CURES r URINARY & KIDNEY DISEASES,
AND DROPSY.

Especially curative for all affections of the
urinary apparatus, the kidneys, bladder, and
appendages. —

Particularly for: —

INFLAMMATION of the KIDNEYS with fre-
quent, scanty, high-colored, or even bloody urin-
ation, or straining with passage of a few drops,
or in effectual attempts at staling, heat of the
loins and shrinking when pressed upon, pain in
turning, back is arched and legs wide apart, or
he straddles in walking, with heat and quick
pulse, and anxious appearance. —

INFLAMMATION of the BLADDER, with fre-
quent painful attempts at staling, and discharge
of but a few drops of hot saturated urine, which
may be clear, or mixed with mucus, or more
commonly bloody. —

Constant attempts to void or pass the urine.
Too constant urination. —
Dropsy of the Belly. —

General Dropsy, Anasarca, the entire body,
sheath, and limbs are swelled. —

Freq^lent attempts at staling, with effort or
straining, and passage of but very little water. —

RENAL COLIC, or colic from irritation of the

SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS. 23

kidneys, the horse throws himself down, rises,
and threshes himself about in terrible distress,
making frequent or almost constant attempts at
staling, with passage of very little or trifling
discharge of water. —

RETENTION of URINE, the animal can pass
but little, or the urine may be almost entirely
suppressed. —

BLOODY or blood stained urine, accompanied
or not with tenderness of the loins, or lame-
ness as if from an injury. —

DROPSY of the LEGS, SHEATH, or along
under the belly, with scanty secretion of urine.

GENERAL DROPSY or swelling of the face,
lips, belly, sheath, legs, and all depending por-
tions of the body, with stiff, clumsy movements
and scanty secretion of urine.

CURES \ ERUPTIONS, ULCERS, MANGE,
GREASE, FARCY, ABSCESSES, FISTULAS,
UNHEALTHY SKIN, ETC.

THIS Specific is especially applicable to all
diseases of the SKIN or UNDERLYING TISSUES,
to all ABSCESSES and ULCERATIONS, and the
morbid condition precedent to their appear-
ance.—

Hence for. —

MANGE in horses, or dogs, with violent itch-
ing, and eruption of small, bran-like scales, or
of reddish pimples. —

21 SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS.

ERYSIPELAS, with red, hot, inflamed skir,
heat, swelling, and tenderness of the part.

FARCY, with buds appearing along the course
of the inflamed lymphatics, with or without dis-
charge, or ulceration, hardened lymphatics or
cords, and swelling or tumefaction, pain and
tenderness along the inside of the thighs,
swelled legs, ulcerations, cough, great debility
and emaciation. (Compare also C C.) —

GREASE or SCRATCHES, with swelling and
heat, cracks, or deep clefts, discharge of thick,
gummy matter, or even formation of unhealthy
vegetations or grapes. —

ABSCESS or hot swellings, with a collection of
matter, wherever situated. —

ULCERATIONS, either flat, superficial, or
deep-seated with sinuses, pipes, or FISTULAS,
burrowing deep, with narrow openings. —

FISTULAS, with narrow openings, and deep-
seated or torturous ulcerations. —

WARTS, or horny appendages, or unhealty-
thickening of the skin. —

UNHEALTHY SKIN, every injury tends to sup-
puration.—

FALLING OFF of the hair.—
ROUGH STARING or unhealthy coat. —
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA in horses or cattle, in
the more advanced stages, with great prostra-
tion or sinking of strength, or in alternation
with E E.-

SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS. 26

HOG CHOLERA in the more advanced stages
or malignant form, with red pimples or dark
patches of the skin, ulcers or blisters, bloody
discharges, great weakness and rapid failing of
strength, after or in alternation with A A.

CURES f INDIGESTION, SURFEIT,

OVER-FEED, BAD CONDITION, PARALYSIS,
STOMACH STAGGERS.

This medicine is especially applicable to all
conditions arising from, or in connection with
DERANGEMENTS of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM,
and morbid conditions of the cerebro-spinal
system connected therewith. Hence it is espec-
ially curative for :

INDIGESTION, the mouth is slimy, the tongue
foul, dung dry, or mixed with undigested oats,
the horse is weak, thin, sweats easily, and does
not fatten, with bad coat and hide bound skin.

Loss of APPETITE, deficient appetite, "off
his feed." —

IRREGULAR APPETITE. —
CRIB BITING. —

RESULTS of OVER-FEED, the horse is dull,
stupid, moves clumsily, has slimy mouth, foul
tongue, scanty staling, and dry scanty dung. —

STOMACH STAGGERS, with dull, stupid,
sleepy condition, scarcely moves or eats, hang-

26 SYMPTOMATIC INDICATIONS.

ing head, slow labored breathing, half closed
yellowish eyes, slight convulsions, or sometimes
uneasy turns as if distressed. —

BAD CONDITION, staring coat, irregular ap-
petite, bound bowels, want of spirit, and con-
stantly increasing emaciation. —

Staring Coat, in connection with indiges-
tion.—

PARALYSIS of the hind legs, the animal is
weak behind, sways about, totters or falls, and
cannot rise, or gets out his fore-feet, but cannot
rise from paralysis. —

SPINAL MENINGITIS after the more violent
symptoms have yielded to A A, or, when there
remains great debility or inability to rise, or
when the animal is slow in recovering the use
of his limbs or his strength.

Incipient paralysis, tottering movements,
swaying about. —

ILL- GROWING, brittle, weak, or defective
hoofs. —

Defective Horny Deposit, liability to sand or
quarter crack. —

In addition to the foregoing Specifics, which are
all given internally, the following remedies and prepa-
rations are also employed externally as washes or
applications, at the same time that the Specific remedy
is also internally employed.

APPLICATIONS. 27

1. The Marvel of Healing.

This is a most invaluable application for Burns,
Cuts, Bruises, Soreness, Lameness, Sprains, Saddle
or Harness Galls, Boils, Ulcers, Old Sores, and
Wounds. It is given to relieve local inflammation or
arrest all soreness or hemorrhage. It is similar in its
action to Arnica, but far more prompt and efficient.
It may be applied in full strength.

2. Arnica Montana.

This medicine is used as a lotion for all kinds of
injuries, Bruises, Concussions, or Strains, The tinc-
ture is prepared by adding a pint of alcohol to two
ounces of the dried flowers. The lotion is prepared
by adding a tablespoonful of the tincture to a pint of
water.

3. Calendula Officinalis

Is used in case of lacerations, and in all flesh
wounds as well as old ulcers, or when there is slough-
ing or considerable loss of substance. The lotion is
made by adding a tablespoonful of the tincture to a
pint of water. The Calendula (common Mangold)
is a common and pretty flower, readily grown in
gardens or plats. The plant taken during flowering
and cut up and covered with alcohol, forms the mother
tincture.

28 EXTERNAL APPLICATION,

4. Sulphur Ointment.

Is readily prepared by rubbing intimately in a
mortar one ounce of flour of sulphur with two ounces
of lard. It is used for Mange and some othei; forms
of eruption.

5. Arsenical Lotion,

Is sometimes used in cases of Mange, Cracked
Heels, Grease, etc. It is prepared by boiling four
grains of white arsenic (arsenious acid), in one pint of
distilled water.

6. Bran Poultice.

Pour hot * water over bran, and permit to stand
until about milk-warm, and then apply it.

7. Turnip or Carrot Poultice.

Boil these vegetables until quite soft, then mash
and apply them quite warm.

Form of Homeopathic Medicines.

Three forms are principally in use, namely, tinctures,
dilutions, powders, and medicated pellets. Each have
their advantages and objections, but after an exten-
sive experience and ample survey of the entire ground
we prefer for animals the low dilutions. The dose
is rather more positive, and they meet on the whole
every reasonable requirement.

DOSES. 29

Doses. How Mucli?

It is an error to suppose that animals require very
large doses of SPECIFIC HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES,
for experience has shown sick animals to be very
impressible, and easily influenced by appropriate
medicine, and in general, not to require as frequent
repetitions as the human subject. Those who are
accustomed to give large and powerful doses of poison-
ous medicines in order to produce some revulsive
action, such as a cathartic or sudorific, or even as an
alternative, can not from hence infer the proper quan-
tity required when only a curative result is desired-
Only experience hence can answer the question,
How much ? And experience has amply shown that
for horses ten to fifteen drops is the range of closes
best adapted in ordinary cases, and that while cattle
and hogs require rather more, sheep and dogs re-
quire less than the doses mentioned. We have
indicated in each disease the dose supposed to be
best for that particular case, yet to give two or five
drops more in any given case would probably not ba
hurtful, while to give a few drops less would not en-
danger the curative action for want of the requisite
quantity. The truth is that precision in .quantity is
not indispensable to a cure. The doses indicated we
think are best, but a deviation from them is 'by no
means fatal. One physcian gives much more and
another many times less, and both are successful.
Medicine gives a curative impulse often as well or
better with five or ten drops as with more. Be-

30 REPETITIONS,

sides, in giving medicines to animals, from their
restlessness, dodging the head, and other similar
disturbing circumstances we can not, and happily
need not, be very positive Give the doses as near
the directions, as you may be able, and the result will
be satisfactory. Young animals require but half as
much as grown ones.

Repetitions. How Often?

The effects of Specific Homoepathic Remedies
are very prompt and positive. Often immediate, in
cases of colic other forms-of neuraligia, as the medi-
cine acts at once through the medium of the nervous
system. In other acute cases such as inflammations,
the effect is equally as prompt, but not so openly
manifested. The medicine placed in contact with
the nervous papilla of the tongue is at once by
means of this connection conveyed over the entire
system, while the stomach being a screting rather
than an absorbing surface rather repells than
absorbs a medicinal influence so that medicines usual-
ly act better from being placed on the tongue, than
when they are introduced into the stomach.

After a dose of medicine has been given and good
results are being manifested — the animal easier, more
quite and apparently relieved, it is wise not to in-
terfere with even a new dose until that good action is
exhausted. Hence the time to repeat ', is when that
good effect has terminated. All rules of repetition are
based upon this axiom. Thus, in colic and inflamma

ALTERNATION OF REMEDIES. 31

tion of the bowels, we repeat every fifteen, thirty, or
sixty minutes. In inflammation of the lungs, or chest,
head, or other noble organ, or in pneumonia or similar
acute diseases, we repeat once in two, three, or four
hours. In the yet less severe forms of disease such
as Fevers, Founder, Strangles, Distemper, Lameness,
or similar diseases, a dose once in four hours, or four
times per day, is quite sufficient. While in Coughs,
Heaves, Ulcers, Eruptions, and similar affections, if
recent a dose morning and night is ample. In old
chronic affections, a dose every day, or every second
day, is better than more frequent repetitions, and in
not a few cases a single dose of medicine never repeat-
ed, has cured an old, long standing and obstinate
disease.

Alternation of Remedies.

In general but one medicine is required for a
disease, and it may be repeated from time to time,
until the case is cured. But cases are often so
constituted that two Specifics are indicated at the
same time, one to meet one phase of the disease, and
a different specific to meet another. In all such
cases the two medicines may be given alternately
with great propriety and advantage. Thus, give a
dose of one Specific, and then, after the proper in-
terval has elapsed, give the other one, and thus con-
tinue the two alternately, at such intervals as the
directions or exigencies of the case demand. Nor
should we be deterred from the use of a specific in
a particular case, because the name given it indicates

32 How TO CHOOSE THE KEMEDY.

a different use, for a medicine may be curative or
specific for a particular disease, and equally so for a
very different or even seemingly opposite one. Colic
and Scarlet Fever are very different diseases, yet
Belladonna frequently cures both.

How to Choose the Remedy.

In the use of the Homoeopathic Specifics noth'ng
can be more simple than the choice of the Remedy,
while in attempting to use the ordinary Homoeopathic
preparations, the choice of the remedy is very difficult
and intricate. From an examination of the animal
you will have some idea of the nature of its disease,
and will at once turn to the Index and page in the
Manual describing that and similar diseases, and
continue the search until the true description is found,
and the proper treatment will be pointed out. It is
not necessary that all the symptoms given in the de-
scription should be present in each case, it will be
sufficient if a general outline of them are present, as
the Specific will in all cases be found to have a much
wider range of action than the single disease or sym-
ptoms required.

In case a wrong medicine is selected or given, no
injury will be done, only a possible loss of time may
result,

And when a sufficient length of time has passed to
clearly show that no good has resulted, the case
snould be looked over again, and a more appropriate
Specific selected.

HOW TO GIVE THE EEMEDY. 81

How to give the Remedy.

Not among the least recommendations for the use
of these Homoeopathic Specifics, is the ease and facil-
ity with which they may be administered. No tying,
struggling, or choking are necessary. The animal
should be approached quietly, usually on the OFF
SIDE if the Medicator is to be used, and medicine
placed, if possible, upon the tongue, well back —
thence it is absorbed, and acts through the medium
of the nervous system. The simplest method of
doing this is best. For this purpose I prefer the use
of the Medicator — a small glass instrument invented
by me. It is about five inches in length, made of
firm, heavy glass tubing, (see plate page,) the lower
third bent so as to enter the mouth with facility, and
terminating in a fine orifice. The upper end funnel-
shaped the size of the end of the finger, and covered
with an air-tight rubber- cap, so as to form an air
receiver. The Medicator, taken in the right hand,
with the fore-finger upon the top or rubber valve, is
introduced into the proper vial, and pressing slightly
upon the valve the air is exhausted, and on removing
the finger the fluid is forced up into the tube sufficient
for a dose. A little experience will enable one to
take up five, ten or more drops as may be required.
The Medicator thus charged with the dose, can, at
the convient moment, be inserted just within the lips
of the animal's mouth, the farther back upon the
tongue the better, when a slight pressure upon the

# i HOW TO GIVE THE BEMEDY.

top of the tube injects the contents, and the medicine
is given.

THE MEDICATOR should be held upright; never
turned down or held horizontally, as the air is thus
introduced and the medicine may drop out Held
upright until it is quietly inserted between the
lips of the animal, no such difficulty obtains. Nor is
it necessary to push the tube far enough into the
mouth to expose it to the danger of being broken or
crushed between the teeth. The moment the fluid
from the tube comes upon the tongue the animal
will open the mouth, and in an instant ihe medicine
is injected upon the tongue or in the mouth, and the
operation is finished.

In other cases the tongue may be gently hooked
out of the mouth with the ringer, and the medicine
may be dropped or turned upon it. Horses are fond
of sugar, and the medicine may be dropped upon a
small lump, and fed from hand. After a few times
they will call for their sugar, when the owner comes
into the stable, at the proper time. With cattle or
sheep, raise the head a little, and inject the medicine
with the Medicator, or pull the tongue out on one
side, and drop or eject the medicine upon it.

When quite a number of animals are to receive
the same medicine, it is better to drop out the quan-
tity for all in a proper bowl or other vessel, and add
a spoonful of water for each dose to the medicine.
Then stir we.ll the entire mass, and give a spoonful,
or other proportionate quantity, to each. Hogs

HOUSING AND CARE OF SICK ANIMALS. 3d

usually, when sick, lie quietly upon the side, and the
medicine may hence be injected into the mouth with
the Medicator, or it may be given in a spoonful of
sweet milk, poured in between the jaws, or it may be
given them to drink. Care must be taken in giving
fluid to hogs, not to forcibly raise the head, as they
are thus easily strangled — even to death. Dogs may
have the medicine in a little sweet milk, or it may
be even turned in through the nose. Yet the Medi-
cator is an improvement upon all these plans, as it
takes up and discharges the proper dose at once.

N. B. — Take off the rubber cap, and cleanse the
Medicator when using it for different medicines or
specifics .

Housing and Care of Sick Animals.

When an animal shows signs of illness, it should
be immediately cared for. The horse, unless in cases
of Colic, or other slight ailment, when the medicine
may be given at once, and his work continued, should
be placed in a roomy, convenient and warm stall,
well littered, with plenty of dry bedding, and weH
blanketed, unless in very warm weather. Cattle,
sheep, and hogs, as soon as it is noticed that they
are sick, should be separated from the herd or flock,
and placed in a comfortable and well-littered and es-
pecially dry apartments. This is necessary not only
to prevent disease spreading to other stock on the
farm, but for the convenience of nursing them, giving
them medicines, but also to place them in the very

80 DIET OF SICK ANIMALS.

best position for a cure. Often a little timely care
and nursing will save and restore an animal, which,
if permitted to run with the stock, and take its
chance, would unquestionably be lost. A sick animal
as truly needs attention as a^ sick child. Not always
/ill mere nursing restore a sick animal, but it always
rlaces it in the best possible condition to effect a
cure; and without it the best medical treatment will
often be fruitless.

Diet of Sick Animals.

In general, when animals are seriously ill, they are
without appetite, and will take little or no food — na-
ture thus indicating the propriety of abstinence. But
in all cases the food given or allowed should be quite
limited in quantity — one-half, one-third or fourth of
the usual quantity, and only that which is nourishing
easily digested, and generally relaxing. With these
general restrictions, the usual kinds of food may be
permitted, except in case of dogs, where only stale
bread and milk should be allowed in urgent cases,
and but little or no meat, and no salted or spiced
food in any case. After the more urgent symptoms
of disease have passed over, and the animal is recov-
ering, we should be careful and not give full feed, as
a relapse may thus easily be provoked, and prove
very stubborn and dangerous.

At least half an hour or hour should intervene af-
ter taking a dose of medicine, before the animal
should be fed, as the system is more susceptible then
than at any other time.

How TO FEEL THE PULSE. 37

ALL NOSTRUMS, DOMESTIC MEDICINES, or herb-teas,
however harmless or beneficial otherwise, are STRICT-
LY PROHIBITED, as the Specific Medicine must be
permitted to act upon the system entirely undisturbed
by any such prejudicial influences.

Injections of water, soap and water, or salt and
water are always allowable, and may often be used
with great benefit. They are usually administered
without difficulty, in no case injurious, and should
one fail to produce an evacuation, another or more
may be repeated, until the result is accomplished.

How to Feel the Pulse.

This is best done by placing the finger on the
artery, where it passes over the lower jaw, about four
inches below its angle- Place the forefinger on the
side of the lower jaw at its angle, and trace the jaw
along gently towards the mouth. Some four inches
below the angle a notch will be fouud, in which the
artery passes over the jaw, and the throbbing of the
pulse will be readily felt. Some attention may be
required as the pulse beats in health slowly, and
often apparently indistinctly.

The pulse makes in the healthy horse from thirty-
six to forty-two beats per minute ; in spirited lighter
horses the latter, and in heavy older horses the for-
mer. When the pulse reaches fifty to fifty five, there
is some degree of fever. Seventy-five will indicate
a dangerous condition, and few horses will long sur-
vive a pulse of one hundred. Care should be taken
not to excite a horse before or while examining the
pulse, as it may thus readily be increased ten or
fifteen beats to the minute, and mislead as to the
true condition.

PART I.
DISEASES OF HORSES.

CHAPTER I.
DISEASES OP THE SKIN AND SUBJACENT TISSUE,

Abscess— Ulcers.

AN abscess is a collection of matter. Any tumor
softening, or in other words coming to a head, forms
an abscess. They are usually the result of injuries,
such as a blow or contusion, or may be occasioned
by a thorn, nail or splinter entering the flesh. In
the more severe cases these act in connection with
a constitutional pre-disposition or peculiar state of
the blood.

SYMPTOMS. — A hot and painful swelling; in the
earlier stage, hard, and by degrees softening or fluc-
tuating iii the centre, and gradually approaching the
surface, attended with more or less heat and fever,
according to its situation and nature

Abscesses which penetrate deeply along the
sheaths of muscles and tendons, or even to the bones
are termed FISTULAS. Shallow abscesses are known
as ulcers, and these may be mild, readily healing,
and secreting a healthy, thick, cream-like pus ; or
ill-conditioned, unhealthy, secreting a thin sanious
discolored matter, and healing with great difficulty.

ASSESSES OF THE POLL, POLL EVIL. 89

Such are the general characteristics of all abscesses,
wherever located, and their situation and extent
mark their relative importance and danger,

TREATMENT. —During the inflammatory stage or
before softening, while there is merely a hard, more
or less hot and painful tumor, we should endeavor to
disperse it without its softening. To this end, give
three times per day, ten drops of the Specific, A A,
for INFLAMMATION, and also bathe the tumor as often
with THE MARVEL which will frequently disperse it.

But if the swelling increases and fluctuates, or a
yellowish spot is observed in its centre, denoting the
presence of matter, it should be lanced at once, in
the most depending portion, and the matter drawn
off, and fifteeen drops of the Specific, I I, for UL-
CERS be given morning and night to facilitate the
healing. If the part is so situated that a compress
wet with THE MARVEL or Calendula Lotion can be
applied or bound on it, it will facilitate the healing.

The treatment of ulcers is the same.

Abscess of the Poll, Poll Evil.

Is often from neglect a very formidable disease. It
is generally the result of severe injury upon the top
of the head, such as the chafing of the bridle or hal-
ter, pressure, or a blow against the manger or stall,
or frequent hanging back against the headstall.

SYMPTOMS. — At first a tumor forms at the polls or
junction of the head and neck. It soon becomes hot,
tense and painful ; the horse carries his head low ;

40 ALLOPECIA, OB FALLING OFF OF THE HAIB.

looks to one side; eats but little from the pain of chew-
ing, especially if the food is hard. If the tumor is not
dispersed, it comes to a head, either discharges ex-
ternally, or the matter failing to come to the surface,
sinks downward, burrowing along beneath the surface
among tendons, ligaments, and bones, forming deep
and obsinate fistulous ulce'rs

TREATMENT. — Before the tumor has softened, give
the Specific A A, for INFLAMMATION, fifteen drops
three times per day, keep the horse on low diet, and
bathe the swelling frequently with the Marvel or the
Arnica Lotion. This course will usually disperse the
swelling or should it fail to do so, will limit it to the
smallest possible extent

If the tumor has come to a head, is soft or fluctuat-
ing, lance it at once, evacute the contents, and give
fifteen drops of the Specific I I, for ULCERS, morn-
ing and night, bathing the ulcer with the MARVEL or
the CALENDULA LOTION from time to time, to facili-
tate its healing. If already discharging, proceed as
after having opened it.

Allopecia, or Falling off of the Hair.

Sometimes in animals the hair falls off either in
patches or generally. If it is attended with itching
and irritation, consult what is said under the head of
MANGE, but in most cases the disease may be arrest-
ed, and the hair restored by giving a dose of fifteen
drops of the Specific I I, for ERUPTION, each morn-
ing and night for a few days. The loss of hair may
be soon arrested, but new growth will be slow.

EXANTHEMEB. 41

Anasarca— Dropsy.

This disorder, which is often a mere extension of
dropsy of some other part of the system, but may also
occur alone, consists of collection of serum in the
cellular tissue immediately beneath the skin. It may
be known by the doughy feel of the part, the pit
made by pressure retaining for a time the impression
made, and it is usually accompanied by scanty urina-
tion, dry skin, and other symptoms of dropsy.

It will generally be cured by giving the SPECIFIC
H H, in doses of fifteen drops three times per day
for trifling cases, or ten drops every three hours for
the more severe ones. 'Alter a free discharge of
urine is established, giving the medicine three times
per day will be sufficient.

Antichor.

Is the name given to a globular inflammatory swell-
ing, sometimes the size of the fist, which occasionally
forms on the chest opposite the heart- It is a con-
sequence of cold and straining, and will yield to a few
doses of fifteen drops each of the SPECIFIC A A,
for FEVER, repeated three times per day.

Exanthemes.

There are vavious forms of Exanthematous diseases
to which men and animals are subject, and which
have been most elaborately arranged and classified
by writers who have devoted themselves to this par-
ticular subject. They are, however, of little value
to us in a practical point of view, as these distinctions

42 EXANTHKMEB.

are often too intricate to be followed by the amature,
and lead to no practical difference in the treat-
ment They may be ACUTE or CHRONIC, DRY or
SCURVY and attended with ITCHING and BURNING ;
or MOIST and SECRETING matter.

These are all treated by internal remedies, and
with scarcely any external applications, and experi-
ence has abundantly shown that this mode of treat-
ment is far less troublesome, as well as more safe,
than that of external washes and applications. Every
eruptive disease is only the manifestation of an internal
morbid condition, and requires only the cure of that
morbid condition in order to its entire disappearance
externally.

Old School Homoeopathy offers a great variety of
medicines for different forms of exanthemata, but
my Specific, I I, will be found applicable to all of
them, with scarce an exception, and the use of it in
any eruptive disease is a mere question of dose and
repetition.

For PIMPLES which form on the surface, scale off
and fall in a powder or scurf, give fifteen drops of
the* ERUPTION SPECIFIC, I I, every night and morn-
ing

For dry eruptions, with disequamation or branny
scaling off of the skin, give the same dose and repe-
tition.

For Sudden Itching after a cold, the same.

Moist eruptions, where there are blisters, (vesicles)
or pustules which rise above the skin, break and se-

FISTULAS. 43

crete a fluid which is poured upon the surface, form-
ing crusts and scabs, and is attended with very
troublesome itching, require a dose of fifteen drops
of the same Specific, I I, three times a day. In any
form of eruption attended with heat, burning and
great uneasiness, the dose should be given more fre-
quently, and to relieve the anguish and fever, a few
doses of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, may be given
from time to time between the doses of I I, with
most excellent effect.

Fistulas.

Abscesses which have a small opening, with a
straight or sinuous canal, burrowing along beneath
the surface, among the muscles, tendons, sheaths,
and even bones, are called FISTULAS. They are dis-
tinguished according to their location, extent, and
general characteristics, as follows :

FISTULA in the NECK, or Poll Evil ; fully described
in a preceding page, under that head.

VENOUS FISTULA, from inflammation along the
course of a vein, from blood-letting.

FISTULA IN ANO ; from docking too near the anus,
and improper treatment.

FISTULA of the CORONA; generally on the inner
side of the corona or frog of the foot, and if the dis-
ease lasts some time, the entire hoof becomes affec-
ted and altered, the animal becomes lame, and walks
upon the toe.

44 FISTULAS.

SALIVARY FISTULA ; which sometimes occurs in the
salivary duct, where it passes round the edge of the
posterior jaw.

FISTULA of the WITHERS ; which is situated where
the neck and back unite, and is of the most formida-
ble character, and may even endanger the life of the
animal, from the pus sinking down and extending to
vital parts beneath.

DENTAL FISTULA, on the lower border of the low-
er jaw, sometimes on the outer surface, is frequently
very painful, so that the animal refuses to eat and
grows thin.

The above are the more common forms of Fistula,
and the general character, causes, and treatment, are
much the same, wherever located.

CAUSES. — In almost all cases, Fistulas are the
result of some external injury, such as a blow, strain,
chafing, pressure, etc , which, acting upon some dys-
crasia or predisposition of the system, results in in-
flammation, suppuration, abscess and subsequent bur-
rowing to a fistulous opening.

TREATMENT. — In case there is heat and feverish
irritation, the FEVER SPECIFIC A A, should be given
a few times, in doses of fifteen drops, three times per
day, after which the Specific for ULCERS, FISTULAS,
etc ,1 I, should be given, in like doses every night
and morning, except that in very old cases one dose
every day is better.

In cases where the canal is long and crooked, or
runs into cavities of pus, it must be laid open with
the scalpel, so as to heal from the bottom. This is
best done by passing a grooved probe along the canal

GREASE OR SCRATCHES. 45

then running a bistoury along this groove, thus lay-
ing it open to the surface. The ulcer must be kept
clean, and if deep cavities exist, pressure upon the
sides will much facilitate their union from the bottom
by causing adhesion All such fistulous ulcers are
slow in healing, and require care and attention, but
with such care and management the treatment will
be successful . They should be kept clean and dress-
ed daily with the Calendula Lotion, prepared as
noted on page 27, to facilitate the healing.

G-reasa or Scratches.

The skin of the heels of a horse has this peculi-
arity, that in a healthy state it secretes a greasy or
oily matter which lubricates the surface, and renders
it soft and pliable as well as protects it in a measure
from dirt and moisture. Often, however, from want
of attention, and especially in coarse animals, fever
intervenes, the secretion is arrested, and the skin be-
comes tense and dry, red, and scurfy. The action of
the joint being continued, cracks or fissures form ia
the skin, and a liquid is discharged profusely from
the pores of the heel, at first clear like water, then
thicker, turbid, greasy, corroding the skin and roots
of the hair. The inflammation and pain make rapid
progress ; the animal cannot bear the slightest touch,
limps in walking, and when at rest holds the foot off
the ground. Swelling, heat, dryness, redness are the
first stage ; profuse moisture, cracks, and deep clefts,
the second. Sometimes, in very bad and neglected
cases, a yet more serious stage ensues. The ulcera-
tions extend over the entire heel and fetlock, and in

48 GBEASE OB SCRATCHES.

the deep clefts, which occur, and gradually extending
out over the surface, fungi spring up, which are un-
healthy vegetations and are highly sensitive, readily
bleeding at the slightest touch, and interspersed with
scabs. Gradually these vegetations are covered with
crusts or a horny substance, protruding in the form
of knots, and collected together in bunches, termed
GRAPES. A fetid and peculiar exhalation arises from
almost the whole of this unnatural substance. The
horse suffers much, and is gradually worn down by
the unnatural drain.

CAUSES.— Almost invariably the disease may be
traced to want of proper care and attendance, permit-
ing the horse to stand for days in his own litter, or his
legs covered with mud ; irregular worl$? legs much
exposed to wet and mud; or working in water; add
to this a tendency in some animals and families of
horses to this disease. In these cases the tendency
to the ulcerative form is very strong.

TREATMENT. — Regard must be had to cleanliness
and diet. Remove the hair from the sores, and
cleanse them well with soap and water. In bad cases
the application of a bran poultice as noticed on
page 28, cleanses them beautifully. Keep the
legs as dry as possible. Feed with relaxing or green
food, bran-mashes, and less stimulating food, espec-
ially in the early stage, and give fifteen drops of the
Specific for ERUPTIONS I, I, each morning and night
If the horse is hot, feverish, or restless, give the Spe-
cific for FEVER, A A, between times a dose each
foreoon and afternoon. Keep the limb as free
from dirt as possible, if the horse is not worked,

INDURATION or THE SKIN. 47

let him have excercise daily. For an application
HUMPHREYS WITCH HAZEL OIL, is the best,
simply apply it with the finger morning and night.

When grapes have formed, that is, unhealthy vege-
tations have sprouted out in deep cracks, occasional
poultices of turnip or bran are useful to cleanse the
part, after which apply with a brush dilute sulphuric
acid to the sores Ten drops to half gill of water is
strong enough, after which apply the WITCH HAZEL
OIL.

CRACKED HEELS is but another form of the same
disease, and requires the same treatment.

Fnngns.

Is a term often applied to indurations or hardened
places in the skin, occasioned by the strong and con-
tinued pressure of harness. Bathe them in THE MAR-
VEL, night and morning, or in diluted Arnica, and give
the Specific for ERUPTIONS, I I, night and morning,
a dose of fifteen drops. Fungus excresences about
the foot require the same treatment.

Induration of the Skin.

Hardening and tightness of the skin, when it is not
the result of chafing of the harness, or external pres-
sure, will yield to the alternate use of the Specific
for ERUPTIONS I I, and that for INDIGESTION, J J,
a dose of fifteen drops repeated morning and night,
giving the J J, at night and the I I, mornings.

If the induration is the result of chafing or pres-
sure, bathe the part daily with the Marvel, or Arnica,
and use the medicines mentioned above internally one
dose daily in alternation.

48 MANGE OB ITCH.

Hidebound.

This condition is not a disease of itself, but a mere
symptom of some other disease, most frequently of
the stomach; such as a disordered stomach; poor
food, or long exposure to rough stormy weather. It
not unfrequently exists in connection wLh Glanders,
Grease, Founder or old disease of the lungs.

SYMPTOMS. — It manifests itself by the hair looking
rough and unthrifty, without its natural smoothness
and gloss ; and the skin feels hard, firm, and fixed to
the flesh.

We can most successfully treat it by ascertaining
and removing the cause upon which it depends. But
in the absence of any special indication, we may give
with the best success a dose of fifteen drops of the
Specific for INDIGESTION, J J, each morning, and
the same of the Specific for ERUPTIONS, I I, each
night. A few days treatment will generally produce
a most marked improvement.

Mange, or Itch.

This disease, which occurs in all domestic animals,
especially the horse, sheep, and dog, much resembles
and is probably the same as the itch in the human
subject. It may be dry and pimpled, or vesicular
and moist. It first appears on the neck at the roots
of the mane, thence to the back, loins, neck, buttocks,
shoulders, thighs, etc. , and consists of small pimples
itching violently, and causing the animal to scratch
and rub itself incessantly, thus soon denuding the

MANGE OB ITCH. 49

arts. In the dry variety, the parts seem covered
with a whitish dust, and the eruption constantly
spreads more and more. The moist variety, consists
of pimples, changing at times to pustules, which
break and discharge a fluid, forming crusts or scabs,
which peel off, leaving bare and sore spots. This
process extends by degrees, and is attended with in-
tolerable itching and irritation, until the entire system
is more or less involved .

The animal grows thin in spite of good appetite,
and unless cured, mange may continue for years, ter-
minating fatally in some form of disease, such as
dropsy, consumption, etc,

Old, badly-kept horses, and emaciated cows are es-
pecially liable to it. Sheep have it in a variety of
forms. Among hogs it is quite common and most
readily cured, while it is most obstinate in the case of
dogsv

It is a decidedly infectious disease, and among
horses is generally the result of infection, being com-
municated by the curry comb, brush, blanket, or by
rubbing the same stall with an infected animal.

It may also arise spontaneously from spoiled or
scanty food, or from damp stables, bad keeping, and
poor attendance.

TREATMENT. — The horse should be so kept as not
to communicate his disease to others, and be most
carefully groomed and attended with a suitable al-
lowance of good diet, and morning and night give
fifteen drops of the Specific, I, I, for MANGE. Pro-
cure also one or two pounds of good flour of Sulphur,

fiO SWELLED LEGS.

and constantly dust this in the curry comb, brush,
and cloth, used about the horse, and also in obsti-
nate cases a table-spoonful may be stirred in a bucket
of water and j^iven daily. A wash of soap-suds, sul-
phur, and water may be applied every two or three
days to accelerate the cure. If any ointment is .
deemed necessary, the sulphur ointment as described
on pnge 28, is the best. Keep the mercurials away
from the horse In obstinate cases the Arsenical
lotion carefully prepared as directed on page 28,
may be applied daily for three days, and then
intermit for a week, and again apply the lotion if
needful.

Swelled. Legs.

This affection is of frequent occurrence in horses,
and is more especially observed in coarse and bad-
ly groomed animals The hind legs are most
subject to it, although it frequently extends to the
fore legs. Sometimes from metastasis of disease
from other parts, the legs swell to an enormous de-
gree, and it is attended with some degree of heat'
tenderness, and peculiar lameness. The pulse is
quickened, and there is evident fever. In such cases
there is someimiamationofthe cellular tissue, and an
effusion of fluid forming the swelling. In these cases
when there is heat and tenderness, a few doses of
fifteen drops each of the Specific A A, for Fever will
soon relieve the lameness and swelling. If the legs
are swelled without being lame or painful, the Speci-
fic, I I, for ERUPTIONS, should be given morning and
night, with careful grooming and exercise will soon
reduce the swelling. If the swelling is accompanied

SWELLING OF THE TEATS. 51

with Scanty Urination the Specific H H, fifteen
drops given three times per day will promptly re-
move the difficulty. Sometimes swelled legs are
merely the result of a change of feed, and hence
often occur in spring and fall, or when horses are
taken from pasture and confined in close stables.
Consult also GREASE or SCRATCHES.

Malanders and Salanders.

Scurfy eruptions sometimes appear in the bend of
the knee and at the anterior bend of the hock, which
after a time are attended with oozing out of mucus
and formation of crust and cracks in the skin. When
occurring on the fore-legs they are termed Malanders,
and when on the hind legs, Salanders They produce
itching, pain, and occasionally lameness. It is
caused by long traveling on bad roads, want of
cleanliness, and an internal virus or predisposition
to the disease.

Give the Specific for ERUPTIONS, I I, in doses of
fifteen drops night and morning, and if necessary
bathe the part with THE MARVEL. It is usually soon
relieved.

Swelling of the Teats.

Sometimes from cold or injury, the teats in mares
are subject to inflammatory swelling. A few doses,
ten drops each, of FEVER Specific, A A, will relieve,
and if the parts seem quite tender, bathe them with
the MARVEL of HEALING.

52 STTOFEIT.

Sweating.

Sometimes, on very moderate exercise, horses
sweat to excess. It is often the result of weakness,
poor food or some internal condition. Give the
Specific for INDIGESTION, J J, a few times in doses
of fifteen drops morning and night. It will generally
relieve .

Tetters.

Are sometimes met with in the horse. They con-
sist of numerous small pimples clustered together,
which after a time break and run together, forming
a crust or scab devoid of hair. It is attended with
itching, causing the ammals to scratch. The Specific
for ERUPTIONS, I I, given morning and night, in
doses of fifteen drops, will be found effective.

Surfeit.

This is not an uncommon disease in horses, and
arises from some obscure internal condition, in con-
nection with the sudden changes in the kind and
quality of his food ; such as violent exersise or over
heating ; checked sweating in a draught of air ;
drinking' cold water after work ; or sudden changes
in the weather. It is similar to the NETTLE RASH in
people produced by similar causes and runs a simi-
lar course.

There are two Jorms ; \hzfirst attended with great
itching of the skin compelling the animal constantly
to rub himself; the hair becomes rubbed off in
several places, which are covered with a bloody

TTTMOBS, SWELLINOS. 53

scurf, or fluid of a reddish color; the skin in other
places is warmer than in health ; the hair is rough
and unthrifty; the legs are perhaps swelled, and
the horse becomes dull and weak.

In the second form, there appear upon the skin
many small and hard, or large and flat lumps or
swellings, which go away as quickly as they come.
They may come over the whole body or only on the
neck, quarters, sides, and shoulders. In other re-
spects the animal seems well.

TREATMENT. — Give the Specific for ERUPTIONS, I,
I, fifteen drops each morning, and fifteen drops of
the Specific for INDIGESTION, J J, each night. A
few doses will generally cure,

Tumors, Swellings.

Any unusual or morbid growth or enlargement
may be termed a Tumor, and when one is found upon
any part of an animal, care should be taken to ascer-
tain, if possible, its nature and cause. They are var-
iously named, according to their locality and the na-
ture of their contents.

Sometimes they are globular or conical, or again
flattened, or again pedunculated, (having a neck).
Some are quite firm and hard, others spongy, and
others contain fluid.

The principal varieties are abdominal tumor, which
extends along the abdomen, and should not be con-
founded with dropsy or with pregnancy.

2\imor of the chest \ which in case of the horse, is
situated over the heart, is about the size of a fist, and
is hot and painful. (See Antichor).

54 TUMORS, SWELLINGS.

Swelling of the feet, is common among cattle and
horses, and may be either hot or cold.

Swelling of the scrotum, accompanied with fever,
is hot, and is liable to produce unpleasant conse-
quences.

Swelling of the head may occur in various portions
and degrees.

Swelling of the Sheath, which may become indu-
rated by neglect.

Tumor at the point of the elbow, which is of vari-
ous sizes, globular, and may attain the size of a
child's head, is soft and somewhat hot. It is caused
by the pressure of the shoe or by an uneven pave-
ment while lying. After a time it becomes pendant,
cold, insensible, and filled with yellowish fluid.

Tumors may form upon the edge of the eyelids^
from some internal cause.

Encysted Tumors (so called because the enlarge-
ment is closed in a sack ) are frequent, more or less
round, movable beneath the skin, painless, and some-
times attain to a considerable size. They are the
result of some internal cause not easily defined.

TREATMENT. — In all caces where a tumor or
swelling is hot or painful, give the FEVER SPECIFIC,
A, A, every two, four or six hours, in doses of fifteen
drops according to the urgency of the case. Keep
the animals on low diet and thus seek to disperse it.
If caused by an external pressure or injury, bathe
the part frequently with THH; MARVEL, or with dilu-
ted ARNICA. If the tumor notwithstanding the
treatment, has softened, grows whitish at some
point, painful, and smaller, open it, then treat it as
h, case of an ulcer, giving the Specific for ULCERS,
1 I, morning and night, until healed.

VERMIN. 66

In case of cold tumors, or hot tumors, after the heat
has been reduced, simply give the SPECIFIC for Ul-
cers, I I, at night, or noon and night, and the CON-
DITION SPECIFIC J J, in the morning, in doses of fif-
teen drops, until the tunor is dispersed or the con-
dition favoring the production is destroyed. Encysted
and fatty tumors will generally have to be taken out
by the knife, and the skin again neatly brought to-
gether and healed to prevent a scar. TUBERCLES, as
they are called, are only small tumors called into ex-
istence by cold, heat, cold drinking, and other cir-
cumstances acting upon a susceptible condition of
the system.

Warts.

Warts are so well known as to require no descrip-
tion. Certain horses and young animals are most
subject to them. They vary in size and appearance,
are smooth or shaggy, pedunculated or have a large
base, and some are soft, moist, spongy. They
sometimes arise after chafing or an injury, but depend
essentially upon an internal cause.

The ERUPTION Specific, I I, given in dose of fifteen
drops every two or three days, for a few weeks, should
cause their entire disappearance.

Vermin.

Animals occasionally are subject to insects which
fasten upon the skin and occasion great annoyance
from the itching they occasion. Horses after having
run out for winter, on being taken up in spring in
poor condition with long rough coat, almost invari-
ably are troubled with them. They are best and
most safely destroyed by an infusion of tobacco water,
after which cleanliness is only required. A dose or
two of the Specific for Eruptions, 1 I, will also be of
value as promoting the health of the skin and the
growth of the hair.

56 OASTBATIO*.

CHAPTER II.

MECHANICAL INJURIES, SPRAINS, ETC.

Burns and Scalds.

BURNS occasionally occur in domestic animals.
THE MARVEL may be applied directly to the surface
if at hand, and is the best remedy but if not at hand,
tincture of URTiCAURtNsand water, half and half; but
if not obtainable, a soap-plaster appl:ed to the spot re-
lieves as promply as any other domestic remedy, and
has this recommendation, that it can always be ob-
tained. In extensive burns, give the FEVER SPECIF-
IC, A A, internally, fifteen drops every hour at first,
then every two hours. For the ulcer ations and sores
resulting from burns, the Witch Hazel Oil applied
night and morning, is both prompt and infallible.

Castration,

After this operation, a dose or two of the FEVER
SPECIFIC, A A, is of great value to prevent fever
and relieve the effects of fright, fear, &c. The parts
should also be washed with THE MARVEL, or Arnica
and water, to arrest inflammation and swelling, and
promote healing.

CONTUSIONS. 57

Contusions.

Contusions often occur in animals from blows, kicks,
falls, chafing, etc. The place exhibits either an open
wound, or a swelled, black and blue appearance, and
in many instances, if neglected, inflammation and
suppuration may occur, and an abscess be the result.
Violent shocks or contusions, when internal parts
are injured, sometimes present but little appearance
of injury externally, yet fever, inflammation, or other
serious effects, may show themselves. Contusions
about the head, and those that involve joints and
bones, are most dangerous.

TREATMENT. — For all injuries, sprains, and contu-
sions, apply THE MARVEL OF HEALING, if it can be
obtained, wetting the part with it from time to time.
This soon disperses the swelling and inflammation,
relieves the soreness, and prevents bad consequen-
ces. Arnica is very similar, and to be used in the
same manner, yet the MARVEL is preferable.

In cases where the injury has been accompanied
with fright or fear, or is at all extensive, or there is
reason to suspect internal organs are involved,
give fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC, A A, for FEVER,
and repeat the dose two or three times, at intervals
of four hours, and especially so in all cases where
fever is actually present. Then give the Specific for
STRAINS and INJURIES, B B, repeating the remedy
every two, four, or six hours, according to the ur-
gency of the case. In the most severe cases with
serious injury and high fever, the two remedies may
be given alternately every hour at first, then at longer
intervals.

58 CAPPED ROCK.

Chafing of the collar, or girth, or saddle, only re-
quires the MARVEL or Arnica, with which the part
should be bathed from time to time, and the Specific
for INJURIES, B B, may be given internally.

The result of old injuries, also, will be much benefit-
ted by giving the Specific, B B, occasionally. Almost
every possible form of injury is met by this most in-
valuable specific.

Capped Elbow.

This is a swelling formed at the point of the elbow,
consisting of an infiltration of bloody serum, and
thickened skin. It may be the result of a blow, but is
most generally caused by the horse in so lying, that
the calks of the shoe press upon the elbow joint. In
some cases, inflammatory action sets in, and the tumor
softens and is discharged, or if the pressure is con-
tinued, the swelling becomes hard and firm.

TREATMENT. — When the injury is recent, foment
it with hot water three times per day, and after each
fomentation apply the MARVEL or Arnica. Alter the
shoe by removing the calks and smoothing the shoe,
as far as possible, to prevent any further irritation.
Should it have become soft, and matter formed, it
should be treated as an abscess.

Capped Hock.

This form of injury most frequently results from
kicking, or some similar violence, and manifests it-
self either as a swelling at the point of the hock,
which consists of an effusion of bloody serum and
thickened skin ; or the swelling bulges out on each
side of the hock, making the enlargement more prom-

CTJBB. 69

inent at the sides. This is found to consist of an
enlargement of the bursa or small bags, which con-
tain the lubricating fluid for the part, and over which
the sinews glide.

TREATMENT. — Give the Specific, B B, for INJURIES,
ten drops three times per day. Foment the part with
hot water, morning and night, applying the MARVEL
after each fomentation, as for capped elbow. After
the heat and irritation are reduced, careful hand-rub-
bing will do much to disperse the enlargement of the
bursa in the second form.

Curb.

At the back of the hock, three or four inches be.
low its point, an enlargement or swelling arises, which
has received the name of curb. It is a strain of the
ring-like ligament which binds the tendons in their
place, or of the sheath itself. It comes on in conse-
quence of a violent strain of the flexor tendons, or
may occur in consequence of a blow, kick, or con-
tusion upon the part. It is most likely to occur in
cow hocked horses, where the hocks are turned in
ward, arid the legs form a considerable angle outward,
as in such cases the annular ligament must be con-
tinually on the stretch in order to confine the tendon.

When it first occurs, the swelling may not be great,
but is attended with warmth, pain, and lameness, the
leg being moved with caution and awkwardly.

TREATMENT. — In recent cases, bathe the part with
the MARVEL or ARNICA and water often, give the
horse rest, and administer the Specific, B B, for
SPRAIN, fifteen drops three times per day. Continue

60 FISTULA OF THE WITHERS.

the application of the Marvel or Arnica so long as
the heat and swelling remain. Give the horse rest,
for in no case is rest more absolutely required for a
permament cure than in this. If prematurely put to
hard labor it is very likely to return again. If the
curb is permitted to run its course, the acute stage will
pass off leaving a hard, cold, tumor, which may or
may not materially interfere with the motion of the
joint. All old cases require the Specific, B B, for
SPRAIN, once or twice daily, and its continued use
for some weeks, in doses of fifteen drops.

Docking.

By docking the tail of a horse, his shape and ex-
ternal appearance are often improved, yet the oper-
ation is not without its consequences, such as inflam-
mation, nervous irritation, fistulous ulcers, tetanus,
etc.

After the operation, bathe the part in THE MAR-
VEL, or ARNICA, and then tie a lint saturated with it,
firmly around the dock, which should be kept wet
with the MARVEL until the wound is healed. This will
allay all local irritation. Give first fifteen drops of
the Specific, A A, for FEVER, and after a few hours ^
the same of the Specific, B B, for INJURIES, which
may be repeated from time to time, to relieve the
soreness and inflammation, and promote healing.

Fistula of the Withers.

In the article on FISTULAS, the nature and general
treatment of all forms of Fistulas are given. This
form of Fistula, is perhaps, more important from its

FBACTTTBES. 61

location, and the nature of the structures involved.
Repeated friction, or long continued compression on
the Withers, may injure the muscular anclligamentous
parts, and give rise to a painful swelling, which, if
not speedily relieved or appropriately treated, may
terminate in an abscess, which, failing to come to the
surface, may sink more and more among the liga-
ments and cartilages, extending to the very bones of
the spine.

TREAIMENT. — When the difficulty is still fresh, the
swelling may be dispersed by applying the MARVEL,
to the implicated surface, and giving fifteen drops of
the Specific, A A, for FEVER three times per day.
But if matter has formed, it must be opened at its
lowest point, and the matter evacuated and the
Specific for ULCERS, I, I, given morning and night
in doses of fifteen drops. Consult also the article
on FISTULAS.

Fractures.

Fractures of the bones of the horse occasionally
occur in consequence of some severe blow, contusion,
fall, or other injury. They are discoverable from
the difference in shape, the swelling, lameness of the
part, and especially by the "CREPITUS," or grating
sound, which occurs from moving the two fractured
ends of bone together. In all doubtful cases, this
crepitation is the reliable criterion. In the more pal-
pable cases, the distortion, loss of the use of the part^
sPnd extensive swelling, remove all doubt.

Among the most common are fractures of the ribs,
forming a swelling over the place, which is very sen-

62 FBACTtJBEfl.

sitive to pressure. Of the pelvis, rendering one hip
lower than the other. Of the leg, rendering move-
ment and use of the limb impossible, the point below
the fracture swinging about useless.

Fractures are simple where a single break occurs
in one bone, compound when the surrounding parts
are lacerated, and comvtin&Udvfatu bones are broken
up or fractured in different directions.

The treatment of all fractures rest upon very sim-
ple principles. Bring the broken parts to their nat-
ural position, and keep them there until they unite,
and the more perfectly this is done, the more perfect
will be the result. Unfortunately, from the weight
of the animal, and often his intractability, this is not
always easy or even possible. But, on the other hand,
nature will eventually heal even the worst cases, re-
quiring, it is true, a longer time, and leaving behind
very sad traces of her faulty workmanship. So that
in treating a fracture, all these elements should be
taken into consideration.

Fracture of the ribs: Bathe the swelling with
THE MARVEL, and the parts will soon unite. Band-
aging is of no consequence.

Fracture oj the haunch-bone y cannot be reduced,
but nature will ere long heal it, though with some
distortion, one hip will be lower than the other

Fractures of the leg, from the weight of the animal,
are extremely difficult to manage. It can only be
done by suspending the animal by stout canvas
passing under the belly and attached to rollers *oft

FBACTTJEES. 63

either side, and by means of pulleys raising him up
so that the feet just touch the ground, the canvas
being supplied with heavy bands before and behind,
to keep the body securely fixed in the canvas. The
fractured ends of the limb should then be carefully
adjusted, and the limb wound well with a roller-band-
age, then a pair of iron splints, grooved so as to fit
the limb, and well wadded with tow; the splint that
is behind two or three inches longer than the foot,
should be securely bound on. The whole internal
bandage should be bathed in THE MARVEL, and kept
wet with it, from time to time, for a week. This will
subdue the inflammation, and hasten the union of
the parts. After eight days, the splints should be
removed and the limb examined, and again replaced,
to remain five or six weeks, at the end of which time
the splint may be removed, and a simple bandage
and lighter splint retained until the cure is perfected
in some six weeks longer, when the animal may be
trusted to use his lirnb. If the ends are in proper
apposition, and maintained there, the union will be
perfect, with but little swelling or deformity.

The general treatment of all fractures is to place
the parts in apposition, keep them there by proper
splints and bandage, and keep the place wet with the
MARVEL, until the heat and swelling have subsided.
A dose of the Specific, B B, for SPRAINS and INJU-
RIES, ten drops will be appropriate morning and night.

64 SPRAINS AND DISLOCATIONS.

Luxation of the Patella, or Stifle.

Under the influence of a severe blow, a sudden
leap or strain, the patella, or knee-pan is sometimes
displaced. The animal holds his leg stiff and extend-
ed, cannot rest on it, and when obliged to walk, draws
it along. This displacement of the patella is called
being STIFLED. The displacement can be reduced by
the aid of sufficient help, and placing a side-line
with a hopple on the pastern of the affected limb,
and, drawing the hind-leg forward, the surgeon will
then, with both hands, bring the bone to its place.

Often the reduction is effected of itself if the horse
makes the slightest effort. The part should be bathed
in ARNICA or THE MARVEL, as the ligaments are
always injured, and fifteen drops of the Specific, B
B, for INJURIES, should be given three times per day.

Injuries of the stifle, bruises strains, etc.> often oc-
cur, and should be treated by bathing the part with
THE MARVEL or ARNICA, and giving the animal the
above Specific for injuries.

Sprains and Dislocations.

Sprains of various joints or parts occur, which are
more or less grave or serious, depending upon the
extent of the injury or the joint involved. If a bone
is displaced it is termed a dislocation. The joint be-
comes painful, swelling soon ensues, and on compar-
ing the joint with its fellow, we perceive the distor-
tion ; the limb is longer or shorter, and the animal
moves it with great difficulty or not at all. If the

SPEAINS OP THE FETLOCK. 65

bone is not moved from its position, but the ligaments
are merely injured, or torn, or joints otherwise bruised,
it is termed a sprain. The swelling in this case is
often as severe and even more so than in case of
actual dislocation. Yet the accident is not so serious
because in cases of horses and cattle, a dislocation
is not always curable, and if the joint be replaced,
the danger of new dislocation is far more imminent
than though it had never occurred.

CAUSES. — Sprains and dislocations occur from
false steps, slipping, leaping across ditches, sudden
springing, violent effort in drawing a load, or sudden
turning, or from falls, blows, kicks, contusions, etc.

FKEATMENT — tn all such cases the indications
are simple, yet the execution of them sometimes
very difficult. For sprains, bathe the parts with THE
MARVEL, or ARNICA, to keep down the swelling and
inflammation, renewing the application from time to
time at intervals of two, four, or six hours, according
to the urgency of the case, and give the Specific, B
B, for INJURIES, two or three times a day until well;
fifteen drops as a dose.

Sprains of the Fetlock.

A sprain of this joint sometimes occurs, manifested
by heat, swelling, and lameness more or less decid-
ed, and especially manifested when the horse is mov-
ing on uneven ground. When recent, bathe the part
with THE MARVEL, and saturate a bandage with it,
and wrap it up moistening it from time to time, and
giving the Specific, B B; for SPRAINS, two or three
times per day, fifteen drops at a dose. The pain and
lameness will gradually abate

88 SPEEDY Cur.

Saddle-G-alls, G-alled Back or
Breast.

Not unfrequently from long continued pressure of
the saddle, or collar, or oiher portions of the harness,
especially when not properly fitted, the part becomes
injured or bruised. The result is a swelling of the
part. Sometimes a small circular bruise or extrava-
sation of blood, termed "warble," results, or these
may ulcerate, producing in healing a thickening of
the skin termed "sitfast." Thus we may have all
grades from mere charing and swelling to ulceration,
cicatrization, and permanent scar.

TREATMENT.— In fresh injuries arising from cha-
fing of the harness or saddle, apply THE MARVEL to
the part two or three times per day, or if this is not
at hand, ARNICA and cold water. A slight chafing
or excoriation is relieved by cold water or salt and
water.

Speedy Cut.

This term is applied to an injury on the enlarge-
ment of the splint bone inside of the leg immediately
under the knee. A horse with high action in a fast
trot violently strikes this part with the edge of the
shoe or hoof.

SYMPTOMS. — This pain is often very great, so that
horses have been known to drop like a shot ; there
is great heat and tenderness ; more or less swelling
and lameness. A bony enlargement is the result of
repeated blows.

STBAINS. 67

TREATMENT. — Give the horse rest or only such
work as will prevent a repetition of the blow. Bathe
the part with THE MARVEL, until the swel'ing is
entirely reduced, or the swelling itself will cause a
fresh injury. Alter the shoe so as to favor the inter-
fering foot, draw it well under and rasp down the
hoof as far as it will bear with safety, and see that
the bearing is even all round. The inner side of the
shoe should have but one nail, and that near the
toe, if the work of the horse will admit of it.

Strains.

Strains of the tendons, or of different parts of an
animal, occur, which are more or less serious ac-
cording to circumstances, and which require
medication for prompt and complete restoration.

A strain of the loins may occur from a leap off a
bank, or from a slip, or from turning round in a
stall. If severe; it is difficult to cure. The horse
bends or lowers the quarters when walking, moves
backward with difficulty, trots unsteadily, and thus
refers his suffering to the loins. If very severe, he
cannot move back or scarcely forward, drags his
nind legs, and his quarters tremble when walking.
In extreme cases he cannot raise himself, but sits
on his haunches like a dog, soon falling again to the
ground There is heat, swelling, and tenderness of
the lumbar region.

The shoulder may be strained by galloping on a
hill side, or by a false slip in leaping, or by other
effort causing a violent strain of the muscles of the
shoulder. The suffeiing is quite severe, the animal
is incapable of extending his shoulder, and therefore

6& STEAINS.

drags his toe on the ground in attempting to walk.
The horse also goes down-hill with great difficulty.
In some cases, there is considerable heat and swell-
ing, and great pain when the shoulder is pinched.
If the leg is lifted high up and drawn out forcibly
forward, it causes great pain. This mark distin.
guishes the strain of the shoulder from any disease
or lameness of the foot, that it causes great pain to
extend the limb forward, andy in standing, the horse
places the leg before him not stretched out straight, but
bent and resting on the toe. After this condition of
things has continued some time, a sinking in or de-
pression is shown at the crest or top of the shoulder-
blade, from inflammatory action and wasting of sub-
stance, to which the term SWENEY has been given.

Strain of the haunch, in which the animal halts a
little, spares the affected limb as much as possible,
and can neither trot or gallop When the strain is
but slight, the animal scarcely limps in walking, and
seems only pained when urged at a faster gait ; when
it is severe, even standing is painful, the animal
limps in walking, and drags his leg ; and in trotting,
his buttocks describe a sort of swinging movement.
It is often very difficult to detect it, but its presence
may be inferred when a careful examination can dis-
cover no injury or lesion in any other part of the
limb, and especially if the horse will not permit his
haunch to be examined. It differs from spavin in
that the lameness increases rather than diminishes
by walking.

STINGS or BEES, HOBNETS, &o. 69

Strain of the tendons of the leg or of the envelop-
ing sheath, is generally attended with excessive
lameness and inflammation of the part, and the
point of suffering is readily discovered.

TREATMENT. — In all cases bathe the part witH the
MARVEL or with ARNICA when the MARVEL is not to
be had, and so long as there is heat, soreness, and
swelling, continue to apply the wash every two or
four hours. I prefer the MARVEL in all cases, yet
the Arnica does very well The frequency of the
application and length of time it should be continued,
depends ou the extent or severity of the injury.
Give also three times in the day, fifteen drops of the
Specific for INJURIES, B B, according to the urgency
of the symptoms. In old cases, a dose morning and
night is sufficient \ for more recent or fresh strains,
a dose four times per day, until the more urgent
symptoms are relieved.

In cases of strain of the shoulder or of the ten-
dons, it is important to take the strain off the injured
limb, and for this purpose a high shoe is best.
Rivet two horse-shoes together two or three inches
apart, the lower one the smallest, so as not to inter-
fere in nailing, and keep this on until the strain is
cured. Such a shoe is often necessary in many
similar cases, to relieve the suffering or injured limb,
by keeping the weight of the animal mainly upon the
sound feet.

Stings of Bees, Hornets, &c.

Sometimes where a horse has been tied near a
swarm of bees, if sweaty or otherwise offensive to
them, the swarm has been known to attack and set-

70 WOUNDS.

tie on him, producing pain, inflammation, and swell-
ing, not unirequently resulting in death. The stings
of hornets are as bad or worse. The MARVEL
applied freely, will relfeve at once. Give at the same
time the FEVER SPECIFIC A A, internally, fifteen
drops, and repeat it every hour. If you have not
the MARVEL use ARNICA in the same manner.*

Varices.

The veins of the leg are sometimes distended,
especially at the point where the large vein passes
over the inner surface of the hock joint, producing a
soft elastic tumor. Bathe it with MARVEL, and give
the remedy for INJURIES, B B, fifteen drops, morning
and night.

Wonnds.

Wounds differ much in importance and in the
manner of treatment. Mere bruises or contusions
only require the application of THE MARVEL or
ARNICA, as before advised. Cuts made by a sharp
instrument unite readily by bringing the parts neatly
together and retaining them in place by adhesive
plaster, or a few stitches. Those made by a ragged
instrument require the same management, but often
result in suppuration. Stab wounds are often most

* URTICA URENS (Stinging Nettle), or the PLANTAGO MAJOR — common
'ow plantain — are both valuable, if the former are not at hand. Make a strong
tincture by bruising the leaves and stems of the PLANTAGO, then place it in a
bottle or jar and, cover it with alcohol or even whiskey, and stir it well; it
will be fit to apply in a few moments, and will promptly relieve. Of course,
it improves with standing, and is efficient for stings of insects, bites of
spiders, musquitoes, or even of venomous reptiles, snakes, etc. The plan
tain may be found almost everywhere in close yards or fields, and is invalu-
able for these purposes.

WOUNDS. 71

dangerous, as internal organs may have been
wounded, and it is better not to heal up the surface
wound. Gun-shot wounds are similar, and you can
do but little for them. Extract the ball or shot if
possible, and it will eventually heal of itself. When
the belly has been ripped up, arid the bowels pro-
trude, it should be washed with tepid water, and
examined carefully to see if it has been injured, and
then replaced and the wound closed. If the bowel
has been injured, and the animal can be used for
the table it had best be killed at once.

When an artery has been wounded, the blood
spurts out in jets and is very red; when a vein is in-
jured the blood flows in an uniform stream, and is
darker colored. Arterial wounds are far more dan-
gerous, and the flow should be arrested promptly,
either by compression or tying the artery itself. The
application of THE MARVEL tends much to arrest the
flow of blood. It is one of the best styptics known.

Very extensive wounds are soon followed by fever
and inflammation commencing with a chill and the
fever continuing several days. In some cases, after
suppuration, unhealthy granulations, in the form of
pale excrescences, arise from the bottom, which
show no disposition to heal. THE MARVEL OF HEAL-
ING should be applied a few times to such unhealthy
sores, until they assume a better color and appear-
ance.

On stitching up a wound take the stitch from the
inside, half an inch from the edge of the lip, bring

72 WOTTNDS.

the two edges together, and tie each stitch by itself,
using as many as are required to keep the edges in
place, and moisten the whole with .the MARVEL to
keep down the inflammation.

In cases where fever and inflammation ensue, a
few doses of the Specific A A, for FEVER are of ad-
vantage, after which give the Specific B B, for
INJURIES, fifteen drops three times per day.

If hemorrhage is very severe, lint soaked in the
MARVEL, introduced into the wound, will soon arrest
it.

When the knee or other joint has been penetrated
by a wound, first cleanse it carefully from dirt and
put on a compress saturated in the MARVEL, and
bind it on with a long roller-bandage several yards
in length, so as to keep it firm in place, and saturate
it with the MARVEL from, day to day. Should you
not succeed in closing the wound, and thus arresting
the flow of synovia, a hot iron may be used a little
way around the joint, and the MARVEL compress
again applied as before, taking care to tie the horse's
head so as to keep him from disturbing the ban-
dages. The operation may be repeated, if needful.

For injuries of the mouth apply the MARVEL, or a
weak solution of ARNICA freely.

Wounds o/ the eye require to be bathed from time
to time with the MARVEL, diluted one-half with
water, and to give the Specific A A, for INFLAMMA-
TION, ten drops three times per day, until the inflam-
mation and swelling is subdued

In absence of the MARVEL, put two drops of the
FEVER Specific in a glass of water and bathe the eye
from time to time with it.

ALBUGO, OB SPOT IN THE EYE, OPACITY OP THE COBKEA. 73

CHAPTER III.
DISEASES OF THE EYES, BRAIN, AND NERVES.

Albugo, or Spot in the Eye, Opacity
of the Cornea.

In consequence of a blow, stroke of a whip, or
similar injury, an inflammatory action is set up in
the eye, the result of which is an effusion of serum
between the lamina of the outer coating of the eye,
which renders the cornea or clear part of the eye,
whitish or opaque in spots, interfering materially
with the sight and usefulness of the organ. But lit-
- tie can be done to remove those of long standing,
but recent cases, or those where inflammation is just
subsiding and the opacity only forming, will be dis-
pelled by frequently bathing the eye with the MAR-
VEL, and giving the Specific, A A, for INFLAMMA-
TION, fifteen drops three times per day. In many
cases of opacity a portion of soft honey, the size of
a small pea, put in the eye daily, has been known to
have a wonderful effect in removing such opacities,

74 CATARACT.

Amaurosis, G-utta Serena,

This disease consists in entire or partial loss of
vision in consequence of paralysis of the optic nerve,
or interruption of its communication with the brain.
Injuries of the head, or ball of the eye, or some dis-
ease of the brain, are the usual causes. The horse
walks cautiously, head elevated, and ears move
quickly backwards and forwards, the eye has a
peculiar glassy appearance, and the pupil does not
dilate and contract when light is brought near or
removed from the eye.

But little can be done for these cases. In the
earlier stages a dose of the Specific, A A, for IN-
FLAMMATION, may possibly arrest its progress, but
generally it is incurable in man or beast.

Cataract.

In consequence of injuries to the eye, blows, con-
tusions, etc., or as a consequence of severe and re-
peated inflammation, the crystalline lens becomes
opaque, so as to interfere with or altogether destroy
the sight. On examining the eye, deep in the pupil
a whitish, yellowish, or brownish body is discover-
able. Sometimes, especially in the commencement,
white streaks run from the centre outward, or the
whole chamber within the pupil looks dim and
whitish.

Old Cataracts are incurable, but recent and form-
ing cases may be benefited by giving the Specific,
A A, for INFLAMMATION, and that for INJURIES, B
B, a dose (fifteen drops) every night alternately.

OPHTHALMIA, IXFAMMATION OF THE EYE. 75

Ophthalmia, Inflammation of the
Eye.

There are in the horse two well marked forms of
Sore or Inflamed Eyes. ACUTE OPHTHALMIA and
PERIODIC or MOON BLINDNESS Acute inflamma-
tion occurs usually in consequence of some irritating
substance, hay-seed, dust, etc., having got into the
eye, or from overheating, heated food, or from
hereditary predisposition.

SYMPTONS. — It comes on with heat and uneasi-
ness, the animal keeps the eye closed, or dreads the
light, the eye-ball and inside of the lid look red, and
the ball is protruded and the eye secretes a quantity
of water which runs down ' on the cheek, or of
humour, which becomes purulent, and glues the lids
together. The cornea is dim and whitish, or cov-
ered with a scum, the haw is swollen and red.

TREATMENT. — Examine the eye for dirt, hay-seed,
hair, or other substances, and if found, carefully re-
move them. They are more frequently under the
upper lid, which may be turned inside out over the
point of the finger, by taking the lashes between the
finger and thumb, and turning the lid upward. The
eye should be bathed with the MARVEL, diluted one-
half with water, or if this be not at hand, make
a lotion, by putting four or five drops of the Specific
for INFLAMMATION, A A, in a half pint of pure, soYt
water, and the eye should be bathed with this two or
three times per day, so long as the heat and swelling
exist Give at the same time, in recent cases, fifteen
drops of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, four times per day

76 OPHTHALMIA, INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE.

and in old cases the same dose morning and night.
Arnica is of little consequence except where the
inflammation is the result of a bruise.

PERIODIC OPHTHALMIA is really a general affec-
tion, the result of teething, and usually appears on
the cutting of the middle incisors, the molars, and
tusks, and hence, at the age of from three to five
years.

SYMPTOMS. —Generally only one eye is attacked ;
the eye looks smaller, swims in tears, and is sensi-
tive to the light, the cornea becomes dim and leaden,
and the lens look gray. The pulse is full and fre-
qent; the mouth hot, tongue dry, the water scanty
and bowels constipated; There is evidently feverish
excitement of the system and congestion of the
blood to the head. Not unfrequently the inflamma-
tion passes from one eye to the other. Severe or
repeated attacks are very apt to return again or
leave as results, dimness of the cornea, opacity of
the lens or cataract behind them. •

TREATMENT. — Exclude the animal from the glare
of the light, and give at once the Specific A A, for
INFLAMMATION, ten drops every four or six hours.
Bathe the eye from time to time with THE MARVEL,
diluted with an equal quantity of soft water, or with
the lotion mentioned in the case of Acute Ophthal-
mia. Keep him on low diet and the case will
generally be soon relieved. As the eye improves,
the intervals between the doses of medicine should
be prolonged. Often a dose night and morning
is sufficient. Given early it will prevent the devel-
opment of serious consequences.

CONVULSIONS AND SPASMS, APOPLEXY. 77

The Haw.

We mention in this connection a curious mechan-
ism of the eye more to guard against abuses than to
cure disease. Concealed within the inner corner of
the eye, the margin only visible, is a black or pied
triangular-shapen cartillage called the HAW, with its
broad part forward. It is concavCj exactly to suit the
glebe of the eye, and convex without, so as to adapt
itself to the mucous lining of the lid, and the base of
it is reduced to a thin, sharp edge. At the will of
the animal this is rapidly protruded from its hiding-
place, and passing swiftly over the eye, shovels up
every nuisance mixed with tears, and then being
suddenly drawn back, the dust or insect is wiped
away as the haw again passes under the corner of
the eye. The haw is subject in common with other
parts of the eye to inflammation and swelling, and
senseless grooms term this " the HOOKS," and have
been known to draw the haw out and cut it off, to
the lasting injury of the organ,

Such an inflammation only requires the usual
treatment, and will be subdued by bathing the eye
with THE MARVEL, diluted one half water, and giv-
ing the Specific for INFLAMMATION, A A, internally,
ten drops as a dose and repeated morning and
night.

Convulsions and Spasms, Apoplexy.

Occasionally, in consequence of high feeding and
deficient exercise, and especially in fat young horses,
with short necks and large blood-vessels, this disease

78 CONVULSIONS AND SPASMS. APOPLEXY.

occurs. It may also come on in consequence of
drawing a heavy load up a hill, although in this case
it is more likely to be a rupture of a blood-vessel,
with hemorrhage from one or both nostrils. It is
also predisposed by an overloaded stomach.

SYMPTOMS. — In apoplexy, the horse either sud-
denly falls down lifeless, or there are premonitory
symptoms, such as vertigo, the animal holds his head
down, or leans it upon something, yawns, perspires
slightly, and moves clumsily, etc. Afterwards, the
animal falls down suddenly, the circulation becomes
disturbed and irregular, eyes red, protruded, and
staring; breathing labored, short, rattling; body
covered with sweat, and eyelids paralyzed. After
a few convulsions the animal dies; or, in rare cases,
an improvement takes place, to be again after a
longer or shorter period of time, followed by relapse,
or to result in paralysis. (Compare the symptoms
with those of Epilepsy.)

TREATMENT. — So soon as any of the premonitory
symptoms are observed, give at once the Specific
for FEVER and CONGESTION, A A, fifteen drops, and
repeat the dose every one, two, or three hours, until
the animal is relieved, and then at longer intervals.
If the horse falls under an attack of the disease give
of the above Specific at once, arid repeat the close
every half-hour or hour; remove the harness, etc.,
and from time to time pour some cold water upon
the head, not too much or too violently, while you
also give the medicine internally. Injections of salt
and water also may be of decided advantage.

EPILEPSY. 7f

Epilepsy.

This disease sometimes appears in the horse, and
manifests itself in the following manner : the animal
suddenly trembles, remains standing for an instant
with legs spread out. staggers, and then falls; con-
vulsions ensue ; he kicks, rolls, and twists himself
about, grinds his teeth, passes his dung and urine
involuntarily, froths at the mouth, the motions of the
eye are spasmodic, irregular, and the respiration
loud, painful, and sobbing. After a while he
becomes quiet, breathing regular, and he gradually
comes to himself as if coming out of a dream. The
duration of a fit varies from a few minutes to
several hours The attacks return again at peri-
ods varying from a few days to several weeks or
months, generally coming at shorter intervals.
Epilepsy differs from apoplexy as spasm differs
from paralysis, and a little attention will not fail to
distinguish them.

The causes are deep-seated changes in the ner-
vous organism, and they are rarely curable.

TREATMENT. — Give, on any premonitions of an
attack, the Specific for CONVULSIONS, A A, fifteen
drops at once, and you will usually ward it off. For
an attack, put a few drops in the mouth as soon as
you can safely do it, and repeat it every half-hour or
hour, until the paroxysm is ended. Afterwards,
always give one dose to prevent a return. This
treatment will sometimes avail.

80 MEGRIMS, FITS, VERTIGO, CONGESTION.

Megrims, Fits, Vertigo, Congestion.

This is rather a frequent affection of the horse,
and is a consequence of an undue pressure or rush
of blood to the head, in most cases also excited by
indigestion or over^fullness of the stomach.

In the milder cases, the horse stops suddenly,
shakes his head%or even staggers in evident giddi-
ness and half-unconsciousness for a moment, and
then goes on again as if nothing had happened. In
more severe cases, he stops suddenly, shakes his
head, falls or drops down, or after a few unconscious
turns, and a violent struggle, will becojne insensible,
and then rise up and go on again ; such attacks
closely simulate true epilepsy.

There are symptoms which indicate such an at-
tack, and are plainly referable to congestion ; such
as dullness, indolence, dejection, the horse prefers
the dark corner of the stable, his eyes are dull, look
fixed and stupid, eyelids half shut, inattentive to
everything, half asleep as it were, head hanging or
resting on the manger. His gait is unsteady, heavy
and slow, raises the feet high, and puts the entire
sole to the ground, is awkward in turning, and can
scarcely back at all. As the disease progresses, he
becomes more and more insensible ; mastication is
performed slowly, dropping part from his mouth;
prefers taking his food from the ground, and in
drinking plunges his head into the water above his
nostrils. Then there are violent moments, the
animal runs on quite blind until some obstacle stops

PAEALYSIS. 81

him ; or he turns round, or remains tranquil, with
bead depressed and legs crowded beneath his body^
without being able to change this unusual attitude,
unless assisted to do so. The pulse is very slow,
respiration slow, often sighing, tongue foul, mouth
dry and clammy.

TREATMENT. — In all similar cases, whether incip-
ient or fully developed, give first the Specific, A A,
for CONGESTION, fifteen drops, and repeat it every
one, two, or three hours, until the animal is relieved,
or for twelve or twenty- four hours, and then at in-
tervals of say four hours, alternate it with the
Specific for INDIGESTION, J J, until restored. When
this dozing, stupid condition mentioned above is
present, indicating evident congestion to the head,
fifteen drops of the Specific for CONGESTION A A, each
morning and noon, and the same for INDIGESTION,
J J, at night, will soon restore the animal again.

Paralysis.

Paralysis, entire or partial loss of nervous power
over the muscles of certain parts or portions of the
body, occasionally occurs in the horse as a conse-
quence of mechanical injuries, severe cold, or some
internal cause

When occuring in the face, the muscles of one
side lose the power of motion ; the lips hang clown
and seem swollen, are drawn to one side, or pulled
upward ; food is picked up and retained with diffi-
culty, mastication is imperfect, and fuod drops
readily from the mouth. Sometimes there is no
feeling in the face or lips.

82 INFLAMMATION OP THE BEAIN. &c.

When the hinder part of the body is paralyzed,
the horse js unable to rise or stand, sits on his
haunches like a dog, and constipation and arrest of
urination are very apt to be present. In slighter
cases, the hind legs sway about clumsily, or he drags
them after him, or even walks on his fetlocks.

TREATMENT. — The first course, in case of recent
paralysis, is to give the Specific for CONGESTION, A
A, fifteen drops every two hours, which continue one
day ; then give the Specific, J J, for PARALYSIS,
fifteen drops every four, or six hours, according to
the circumstances, until relieved, and then morning
and night for a time.

Inflammation of the Brain, Phren-
itis, Mad Staggers.

This disease is most frequently met with in entire
horses, and attacks especially those that are ardent,
in high condition, but little worked; and it is liable
to be excited by a chill afr.er being over-heated or
over-worked in hot weather. It may also arise from
blows or similar injuries on the head.

SYMPTOMS — In sr me cases it comes on slowly ;
the horse is dull and sleepy ; rests his head on the
manger, or places it against the wall or between his
legs, and falls asleep. In this state he will, perhaps,
stagger and almost fall to the ground ; he, however,
wakes up, stares about him, takes a mouthful of hay,
chews it slowly, and ere long is again dozing or fast
asleep. The eyelids are nearly closed ; the eyes and
nose red ; the pupils dilated ; the bowels bound, and

INFLAMMATION OF THE BBAIN, &c. 83

pulse slower than in health. This is the congestive
stage, and may continue until the animal recovers or
dies; but, in general, other symptoms appear to
which the name Mad Staggers may be more appro-
priately applied In such cases the pulse rises ; the
breathing is quickened ; the nose and eyes are very
red ; nostrils widened ; the eyes have a wild, fierce
look ; the feet are stamped, as if in passion ; he
plunges about the stall, rears upward, strikes out
with his fore-feet, and falls backward upon the
ground, where he lies panting and covered with
sweat; his eyes are thrust forward out of their
sockets, and rattles are heard in the throat. To-
wards the end these violent paroxysms are repeated
from time to time, and it is very dangerous to
approach or go near him. At last, he is so weak
and prostrate that he can not rise, and amidst con-
vulsions, strangling, foaming at the mouth, sweating,
and panting for breath, the animal dies.

TREATMENT. — The treatment will not be difficult,
or the result doubtful, during the congestive stage ;
but in the fully developed or phrentic stage, quite so
in both respects- The Specific for INFLAMMATION
and CONGESTION, A A, is the principal dependence,
and a dose of fifteen drops may be given every two
or three hours, at first, and as the horse improves,
the intervals may be somewhat prolonged. Con-
tinue this treatment steadily and without deviation.
During the paroxysms, the medicine may be given
by means of a small glass syringe, or the Meclicator
used in a similar manner. After the more intense
symptoms have passed over, some doses of the

84 TETANUS, OB LOCK- JAW.

remedy for INDIGESTION, J J, alternately with that
for INFLAMMATION, A A, will be of value, giving one
in the morning, and the other at night.

Concussion of the brain, inducing symptoms and a
condition not essentially varying from the above, re-
quires the same treatment, together with such exter-
na J applications as the wound may require.

Tetanus, or Lock-Jaw.

This disease is more common in the horse than
in other domestic animals. It consists of a muscu-
lar spasm of the jaw (whence its name), which
usually from thence extends to all the muscles of the
body. It most frequently occurs in consequence of
an injury or wound, such as broken knees, open
joints, severe bruises, nicked or docked tail, castra-
tion, wounds of the feet, prick of a nail, or even the
galling of a crupper. It is also caused by cold or
damp, sudden arrest of strangles, worms, or a bad
condition of the stomach

SYMPTOMS. — In general it comes on very slowly,
but also, in some cases, with great violence. The
muscles of the neck and jaw are first affected, so
that the horse has great difficulty in swallowing and
turning his neck. The muscles then become quite
stiff ; the mouth is nearly closed ; the jaws cannot be
parted, and little or no food can be taken into the
mouth. By degrees all the muscles become affected
with the same stiffness and cramp ; the eyes are still
and staring, pulled back into their sockets, and
squinted outward, and the haw is thrust forward ; the

TETANUS, OB LOCK-JAW. 85

neck can not be bent and the muscles feel hard and
firm, the head can not be raised or lowered, and is
held forward, with the no-e stretched out ; the nos-
trils are expanded; the ears pointed forward, erect,
and fixed ; the lips are firm'y stretched across the
teeth, which are partly seen ; the saliva flows from the
mouth ; and the horse looks anxious, and can scarcely
move, the belly is hard and tucked up ; the tail is
lifted up and held straight out, and in constant trem-
ble ; the legs are firmly fixed to the ground, and
spread out from each other ; the bowels are bound,
and urine passed with difficulty; the breathing is
quickened, labored and convulsive ; the pulse is dis-
turbed easily by frightening or speaking angrily to
the horse, and it becomes afterward weak and
trembling. While the spasm of the muscles continue,
the animal is in constant pain, although it is less
severe at some times than others.

TREATMENT. — Where a wound or injury has taken
place, and tetanus supervenes, it will be of course
traced directly to this, and the wound should at once
be treated as recommended for that particular case.
If the discharge has suddenly stopped, it should be
reproduced by mild, warm applications to the part,
and any irritation of the wound allayed as soon and
as far as possible.

The horse should also be treated with the great-
est possible kindness, not to be handled roughly or
unkindly, and as the spasms are rendered more in-
tense or severe from fright or noise, the groom must
not shout or speak angrily ; everything must be done

86 TETANUS, OB Locx-JAW.

in the most kind and quiet manner, and no glare of
light admitted into the stable for the same reason.
The medicine can be given by the Medicator, thrown
well back into the mouth.

So soon as any stiffness of the jaws, or other in-
dication of this disease appears, give fifteen drops of
che Specific, A A, for CONVULSIONS, and repeat the
dose every three hours. Should an improvement
not take place in twenty-four hours, whether occa-
sioned by any injury or otherwise, alternate the
Specific for PARALYSIS, J J, with the first-named, at
intervals of three or four hours, and continue this
treatment perseveringly. In some cases the Specific
for PARALYSIS, J J, may be used to advantage from
the first, but the two remedies will generally be
found most successful in alternation.

When the disease has become fully developed, or
appears very violent, or does not promptly yield to
the remedies, we advise the following course, from a
full conviction that, if perseveringly fo lowed the
animal may be promptly saved. One case has been
reported to me in which the recommendation was
carried out with entire success After six buckets
of cold water had been used the chill came on, with
prompt relaxation of the spasm which never return-
ed, and the animal made a prompt recovery.

Provide several buckets or tubs of water, as cold
as it can be made, the colder the better, even if
swimming in snow and ice, as the object is to reduce
the temperature of the animal as rapidly as possible.

TETANUS, OB LOCK-JAW. 87

Provide conveniently also several blankets and parts
of blankets or cloths, to wrap up the entire body,
neck, and legs. These should be conveniently at
hand, so as to envelop the animal as soon as possi-
ble after having been thoroughly chilled. Then
standing the animal where the water will conveniently
run off, proceed gently to pour the water over the
animal from a pitcher, in a moderate stream. Two
persons can do it best, each with pitchers, being
constantly replenished from the buckets behind
them, at the rate of a bucketful each in three or four
minutes, pouring the stream from the top of the
head, so on along down the neck and spine, con-
stantly changing the direction of the streams and
keeping them running over the animal, until he is
thoroughly chilled, through and through, and shakes
and trembles violently. This is the criterion, and the
streams must be kept up until this is accomplished,
whether it requires twenty minutes or two hours, or
longer.

As soon as this is accomplished, and the horse
shakes and trembles violently, remove him to a com-
fortable place, wipe off the superfluous water, and
wrap him in blankets from head to heels, enveloping
the neck and muzzle, body and limbs, in several
folds, pinning them closely and throwing an extra
one, or buffalo-robe, over the whole, to invite the
return of warmth and perspiration. Usually, and if
the animal has been thoroughly chilled, with return
of warmth, perspiration will break out all over him,

88 TETANUS, OE LOCK-JAW.

and the disease is gone. If the animal has not been
sufficiently Cailled, only a dry heat will come on, and
the spasms remain. The operation must then be
repeated, until the result is obtained. But if the
animal be thoroughly chilled and treated as above, a
warm perspiration will come on, with entire relief of
the spasm.

The horse will then be well, and only need careful
and gradual removal of the superfluous covering, so
as not to chill the animal again or permit him to
take cold.

During this entire process the medical treatment,
as above mentioned, must be continued, and for
some time after, to prevent a return.

FOOD. — \Yhen the jaws are firmly set, no food can
be given, but there are times when the spasms relax,
and the jaws are rather wider than at other periods.
Green food and gruel may then be offered to the
horse. When the jaws becomes more open, he may
have bran, clover, or hay-tea, gruel, and such similar
food. It the jaws can not be opened, or he can not
swallow, meal or oatmeal-gruel may be injected, by
means of a large syringe, into the fundament, and
life be thus prolonged.

Care must be taken to feed sparingly when
recovering, or indigestion and a fatal result may be
the consequence.

CHILL. ' 89

j CHAPTER IV.

DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND AIR-PASSAGES,

Chill.

• This term is used to designate a transitory state
or condition, which may either terminate in re-
covery, or in severe inflammatory disease of some
important organ or affection, of which the chill is the
first stage. When a chill is present it is impossible
to say, with certainty, whether or what further
derangement will ensue But it is quite certain an
abnormal condition is already present, with the
probability that it will develop some disease or in-
flammation, of which we now have the first or
forming stage. Usually the length and violence of
the chill is in proportion to the importance of the
organ attacked, and the character of the morbid
influence.

The direct causes of a chill are : exposing the
animal to cold draughts ; allowing him to drink
freely of cold water, in very hot or during very cold
weather; exhausting him with labor and then plac-
inghim in a damp stable ; washing the legs with cold
water, or riding him (while in a state of perspiration),
into a stream of cold water.

90 CHILL

SYMPTOMS — The symptoms which are usually ob-
served before the chill proper sets in, are : dullness
or want of spirit on entering a stable after a journey:
hanging of the head ; standing fixedly in one place ;
taking little or no notice when spoken to ; smelling
at the food ; picking amongst it for a short time and
then leaving it altogether. In addition to these, the
eye is dull and countenance dejected ; the animal
grinds his teeth and breathes quicker than usual,
while the pulse is rarely or never disturbed at the
commencement. Soon the coat will begin to prick
and the animal will begin to tremble with consider-
able violence; his breathing will become more
hurried, attended with a harsh blowing sound in ihe
nasal passages ; the pulse still retaining its usual
slow beat. Sometimes the breathing becomes quick^
hurried, and loud " panting." This condition may
continue half an hour, or even two hours or more,
when the patient will become more quiet, the breath-
ing softer, more tranquil, the skin and extremities
warmer, and the pulse rises to fifty or even sixty
beats to the minute. From this condition the attack
may, under judicious treatment, pass off, and speedy
recovery ensue; or, it may pass into a Catarrhal
Fever, or Pneumonia, or Bronchitis, or Lymphitis,
or Laminitis, or Inflammation of the Bowels, or what
is quite common, a bad, obstinate cough.

TREATMENT. — With as little delay as may be, the
patient should be comfortably housed and blanketed,
and fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC A A, for
INFLAMMATION, should be given. If not better in

CATARRH OB COLD. INFLUENZA, CATARRHAL FEVER, <fcc. 91

half an hour, repeat it, and again at intervals of
half an hour, until the trembling and respiration
have been relieved and the chill has passed off.
Then the animal may be safely left under the influence
of the same medicine, to be repeated every two or three
hours, so long as circumstances seem to require it.
Should any of the diseases above mentioned or
other, have become developed, the treatment must be
varied to meet that condition; the particulars of
which are to be sought under the respective sections
in this MANUAL. But it will most frequently be found
that having met and conquered the enemy at the
threshold, but little more remains to be done beyond
care and rest, for the entire recovery of the patient.

Catarrh or Cold, Influenza, Catarrh-
al Fever, Epidemic Catarrh..

THE nose and air-passages are lined with a deli-
cate membrane, whose office it is to secrete a thin
mucus which lubricates the parts. Under the influ-
ence of a chill, suppressed perspiration, etc., this
membrane becomes irritated, inflamed, and the dis-
charge arrested, or it is thickened, increased, or var-
iously modified.

The SYMPTOMS usually are, the horse is not so
lively as usual ; he eats little or no food ; he coughs
and sneezes; a watery discharge flows from one or both
nostrils, and also from the eyes, which are red and
swelled.

In the more severe form, there is a chill, warm
• skin, quick pulse, frequent and somewhat difficult

92 CATAEEH OB COLD, INFLTTENZA, CATAEEHAII FEVEB, &c,

breathing, sore throat, pain in the throat when pinch-
ed, frequent cough, rough coat, bound bowels, red
eyes, and red and dry nose; tears flow freely, and
little or no food is eaten — all symptoms indicating a
catarrhal fever. As the animal improves, the dis-
charge from the nose becomes white or yellowish,
and more profuse.

Where numerous horses are attacked about the
same time, the symptoms assume a more severe form,
attended with a greater degree of prostration than in
cases of common cold, and it then merits the name
of INFLUENZA. The symptoms of one year vary from
those of another, and during the same season all an-
imals are not handled alike, though the general out-
line will be the same. The attending fever is of a
low grade, comes on suddenly, and soon reaches its
height, and lowness of spirits and weakness are pre-
dominant. The symptoms are ofien as follows :

The horse is dull, low-spirited, and easily tired ; he
yawns and hangs his head ; his coat stares ; sweats
easily, and breathes quickly, when slightly worked or
moved. He eats little or nothing. As the disease
advances, the skin is sometimes hot and again cold ;
the mouth and tongue are dry and hot; the white of
the eye and nose are red ; the bowels bound ; urine
scanty ; the eyelids swelled, partly closed, tears flow
down the face and fret the skin. The sides of the
nostrils are also fretted by the acrid discharge from
them, which is sometimes very profuse. The throat
is so much inflamed that swallowing is attended with •

CATAEEH OK COLD, INFLUENZA, CATAEEHAL FEYEB, <fec. 93

pain and difficulty — the animal " quids " his food,
and splashes the water with his muzzle, being afraid
to swallow either fluid or solid food. The throat is
painful, hot, and swelled on the outside ; the glands
are also swelled, hard, and painful, and sometimes
maturate. The cough is frequent, sometimes coming
on in fits, and breathing is sometimes quite obstruc-
ted and difficult. When the disease has lasted some
time, the dung is slimy and mixed with blood, and
the discharge from the nose is sometimes bloody.

A common cold may terminate in inflammation of
the bronchia or lungs, by extending downwards, or
it may be cured and expend itself merely in the nose
and throat. So an Influenza may extend and involve
the pulmonary tissue, and is far more grave than is
usually supposed.

TREATMENT. — When the disease commences with
a chill, or any considerable degree of Fever is pres-
ent, give fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A
A, and repeat it several times, at intervals of two or
three hours. Then alternate the SPECIFIC for
COUGH E E, with the Fever medicine, at intervals of
three or four hours, until the disease is broken up
and the horse is well. In case of Influenza, even
with very threatening symptoms, the SPECIFIC, lor
COUGH, E E, and for FEVER, A A, should be given
alternately, say every four hours, in doses of fifteen
drops ; keeping the animal well covered and in a warm
stable. After all the feverish symptoms have disap-
peared, only the COUGH SPECIFIC, E E, will be
required, and the intervals between the dcses may
be prolonged as the animal improves. In case the
discharge from the nose is profuse or thick, and ex-

94 CANADIAN HOESE DISEASE.

coriating, or when the sore throat is present, or pre-
dominates, one or both of the above-mentioned
remedies may be omitted, and the SPECIFIC for DIS-
TEMPER, C C, be given instead, at the same inter-
vals, and doses, and this maybe continued to the
conclusion of the case, either alone or in alternation
with the Specific E E, for COUGH.

Canadian Horse Disease.

This disease made its appearance in the Canadas,
in the winter, or early spring of 1872, and gradually,
but sometimes with rapid strides, extended south-
ward along the great lines of travel, attacking suc-
cessfully a very large proportion of all the horses in
Toronto and the larger towns of Canada; then in
Buffalo and in Rochester, and thence in New York,
Boston, Providence, Albany, Troy, thence southward
to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and so
extending southward and westward over the entire
country. Answering the laws which govern all great
epidemics among men, it extended in succession
over all our large cities, and involved with a greater or
lesser degree of severity, the entire open country,
subjecting to its influence almost every horse within
its range.

The immediate fatality was not great, yet almost
every horse was affected, and with few rare excep-
tions, all laid up for several days, while in numerous
cases fatal termination occurred from want of care,
work during the attack, exposure, and from the vio-

CANADIAN HOBSB DISEASE. 85

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lence of the disease in old worn out animals, or those

predisposed to lung diseases, or improper medical
treatment.

Pure blood stock was less seriously affected than
coarse animals, and the disease was much more
serious and fatal among the latter.

The disease is essentially a Catarrhal Fever, of an
epizootic nature, the result of some atmospheric in-
fluence, as is shown by its sudden appearance over
a large extent of country, attacking with but slight
discrimination all kinds of horses, old and young,
and those in good condition as well as the poor or
enfeebled.

The premonitory symptoms are : Dullness, low
spirits, hanging the head, easily fatigued, and sweats
on exercise, a staring coat, a watery discharge from
the nose, speedily followed by a severe hacking
Cough ; or the warning cough precedes all other
symptoms a day or two. The pulse becomes quick-
ened, and the mouth hot ; the nasal mucus membrane
becomes injected and red, pinkish, or even lead
color, and the ears and legs unnaturally cold. Grad-
ually the discharge from the nose increases, and be-
comes of a greenish yellow color, and as the disease
extends along the mucus surface, the throat becomes
sore, the glands involved, and the swallowing imped-
ed painful and difficult, and as the bronchia becomes
involved, the respiration is increased in frequency ^
and in some cases becomes labored and difficult.

In the progress of the disease, the glands may

96 CANADIAN HOBSE DISEASE.

become swelled, and even suppurate, the throat filled
with superficial ulcerations, resulting in profuse and
debilitating discharges from the nose, or the disease
process may involve the entire larynx, bronchia, and
even pulmonary tissue, giving rise to difficult, op-
pressed breathing, imperfect aeration of blood, and
other results of pneumonia.

As the disease yields, the temperature of the pa-
tient becomes more uniform, the pulse and heat low-
ered, the breathing more free, the discharge thicker
and diminished in quantity, the sore throat yields,
and appetite and general condition improve until
convalescence is established.

PREVENTIVE TREATMENT
You may, by taking more than usual care of the
animals during the prevalence of an epizooty, and
before the symptoms declare themselves, prevent the
access of the disease by giving fifteen drops of the SPE-
CIFIC, C C, for DISTEMPER, every morning and night,
during its prevalence. If the attack is not fully pre-
vented, it may be so modified as to be of but slight
consequence and readily controlled.

TREATMENT DURING THE DISEASE.

With the first symptoms of the disease Dullness,
staring coat, watery discharge from the nose, slight oc-
casional or even severe cough : — commence by giv-
ing fifteen drops of SPECIFIC C C, which may be re-
peated every three hours during the day, giving a
dose late at night, and then, unless the animal is very

CANADIAN HORSE DISEASE. 97

sick, it may be omitted until the early morning, when
it should be resumed, and so continued from day to
day. As the disease yields, or the animal improves,
the medicine requires to be given less frequently,
and the doses may be given at intervals of four and
six hours.

Should the disease be more advanced, and especi-
ally should there be fever manifested by a chill, heat
of the mouth or surface, increased frequency of
pulse and respiration, severe frequent cough, even
should tne ears and legs be unnaturally cool or cold,
the SPECIFIC A A, should be given at intervals of
three hours alternately with the C C ; that is fifteen
drops of A A, should be given, and after three hours
fifteen drops of C C, and so on in alternation at in-
tervals of three hours This alternation of remedies
should be continued until the circulation is equalized,
the cough and respiration relieved, and a general
improvement manifest, when the A A may be omit-
ted and the C C continued at intervals of four or
six hours until the cure is complete.

Should the secretions from the nose become di-
minished, or dried up with increased difficulty of
breathing, which is evidently painful and labored,
showing the development of Pneumonia from the ex-
tension of the disease to the lungs, the SPECIFIC E
E for COUGHS, will be required, and may be given a
dose of fifteen drops every three hours, giving it
alone; or, if there is yet considerable heat or fever,
it may be given in alternation with the Ft VER

US CANADIAN HOBSE DISEASE-

SPECIFIC A A until the fever is allayed, when the A A
may be discontinued and cure perfected by the use
of the E E.

IF THE COUGH is not troublesome, but the dis-
charge from the head becomes very profuse like a
nasal gleet or even the glanders, the SPECIFIC C C,
is only required, and may be given in doses of fifteen
drops four times per day, and continued until the
cure is perfected. See also the section on Glanders
and Nasal gleet,

If the legs, sheath, lips or nose swells, or decided
dropsy sets in, give the SPECIFIC H H, alternately
with the C C, fifteen drops every two or three hours,
in alternation, which continue until relieved.

For the weakness, dullness, or loss of appetite
which may remain after the acute attack has passed
over,- give fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC J J for INDI-
GESTION three times per day. It will promptly im-
prove the appetite and give tone and strength to the
system.

NURSING AND CARE DURING TREAT-
MENT,

The animal should be excused from all service,
and allowed complete rest. The stables should be
clean and well ventilated, and free from any nox-
ious accumulations or exhalations. Lime, Chloride
of Lime or White-wash, may be freely employed, but
the use of penetrating so-called disinfectants is hot
admissible under Homeopathic treatment. Thr

SPINAL MENINGUTIS, 99

patient should be properly groomed, and the nose
and mouth frequently sponged, being careful not to
communicate the discharge from the nose to the
eyes. Better keep a separate sponge for the eyes.
The horse should be comfortably blanketed, and if
the legs are cold, they should be bandaged. The
drink may have the chill slightly removed, but not
made so warm as to be unpalatable . The diet should
be light, and of a laxative nature. Bran, or spout
feed wet with warm water, or made up in a mash,
with a little salt added. Gruels, of meal, oat-meal,
mixed with bran or midlins, with a little salt, are
best, especially during the height of the disease and
prevailing sore throat. Carrots, or similar green
food and hay, in moderate quantities, are allowable.

Exercise in mild genial weather may be allowed,
if the force of the disease has passed, or when it is
but slight from the first, and in very mild cases, occa-
sional use may be allowed.

Most animals are sick from five to fifteen days —
mismanaged or neglected cases for a much longer
period, while some cases run into after diseases
which ultimately prove fatal.

Spinal Meningitis.

This disease has become quite common in late
years, sometimes appearing in isolated cases, but
more frequently prevailing in certain cities or sec-
tions of country ; and to such an extent as to war-
rant the idea of an epidemic influence. Often a

100 SPINAL MENINGITIS.

large number of horses in a city, or quite a proportion
of those working a city railroad, are more or less
seriously attacked. It is mostly observed in the
winter and spring, and is favored by changeable
weather, damp or too close stables ; appears more
requently on horse railroad and stage lines, from
he frequent sudden stops, and severe strain of the
loins in starting It is also more common among
mares, from their being overworked or strained when
in heat.

THE EARLIER SYMPTOMS ARE : Dullness, indisposi-
tion to move, head hanging low, and evident pain and
stiffness on moving, and especially on being turned
around There is more or less tenderness, and
shrinking on pressure on some portion of the spine
or along the entire spine, from the hips forward, or
on each side over the kidneys. The animal does
not stand or move firmly, but sways from side to side
in walking ; or is easily pushed one side, or even over,
when standing. Finally the back gives out, and the
horse falls down, or cannot rise ; he has no strength
in the hind legs The pulse at first is not much, or
but slightly increased in frequency or force, but by
degrees becomes more rapid. The urine is often
scanty or suppressed, and the dung dry, and the
animal has from the first a distressed, suffering look.
The disease is frequently fatal, in the more severe
cases, in two or three days, but often continues from
seven to ten days, and recoveries are usually quite
slow.

SPINAL MENINGITIS. 101

TREATMENT. — From the first, the principal rem-
edy is the SPECIFIC A A. This should be given in
doses .of fifteen drops at first, every hour; then after
six or eight hours— the intervals may be every two
hours, and as the animal improves, the intervals be-
tween doses may be prolonged to three or even four
hours.

If, during the disease, THE URINE, or staling,
should become very scanty, or be passed with
difficulty, or with straining, or BE SUPPRESSED, then
the Specific H H, for urinary or kidney affections,
will be in place, and it should be given a dose of
fifteen drops in alternation with the A. A. That is,
give the A A, and after two hours give the H. H,
then after two hours, again give the A A, and so
giving the two in alternation, until the secretion of
water is fully established, when the use of the H H,
may be discontinued.

AFTER THE MORE URGENT STAGE OF THE DISEASE
HAS PASSED OVER, the heat and fever mostly gone,
and there yet remains SOME WEAKNESS, or PARTIAL
PARALYSIS OF THE LOINS, indicated by inability to
rise, swaying, tottering, or shambling gait, the specific
J J, is the remedy, and it may be given in the same
doses, fifteen drops, either in alternation with A A,
if feverish symptoms yet remain, or alone, at inter-
vals of four or six hours, to complete the cure. It is
the special remedy for partial or complete paralysis,
or for the weakness and debility remaining after
sickness.

102 PINK EYE.

The horse should have a loose box, or wide,
roomy stall well littered and reasonably warm, and
in cool or cold weather, be well covered witl\ blan-
kets, and his legs should be occasionally well hand-
rubbed. Let him have bran mashes, or carrot tea,
and pick at some good hay. The animal should
not be exercised or worked too soon after recovery,
for fear of a relapse.

Pink Eye.

This disease is well known among horse dealers,
and in the stables of all our large cities. It is not so
Dften found in the open country, but cases occur
sphere green or young horses are taken from pasture
and subjected to the closer atmosphere and changed
diet of a warm stable It is generally found among
green horses who have been brought from the coun-
try to our large cities for sale or use, and quite a
large proportion of all such horses are, more or less
seriously affected by it. The disease is really a Ca-
tarrhal Influenza, whose symptoms are variously
modified and only possibly received the now gener-
ally accepted name of PINK EYE, from a frequent
appearance of the eye in the earlier stages of the
malady. The supposed causes have been sufficient-
ly above hinted.

SYMPTOMS. — There is a wide diversity in the symp-
toms, but the more common manifestations are as
follows ; The horse is first observed to be dumpish,
dull, and disinclined to move, or moving clumsily,

PINK EYE. 103

and looks as if he had been sick; the vessels of the
eye are distended, turgid, the inner lid and corners
being unnaturally red, (whence probably, the name),
the lids become swollen, the animal shrinks from the
light and tears trickle over the eyelid, and lumps of
purulent matter occasionly gum up or fill the angles.
The head seems heavy and hangs down, or he rests
it upon the manger. First one hind leg and then the
other swells and becomes infiltrated with fluid, ex-
tending from the fetlock up and filling the sheath,
and often along under the belly with an immense in-
filtration of fluid. This swelling is considered char-
acteristic, comer> on suddenly, affects the whole limb,

oroin and sheath. The hair from the first looks

o

unhealthy and has a rough feeling ; the ears, nose, and
limbs are cold or wet, according to the stage of the
disease. The appetite is poor from the first, and an
attempt to swallow shows that the throat is sore; the
fauces will be found inflamed, the tongue is foul,
thickly coated, and saliva runs freely, though in some
cases the mouth is dry and feverish ; the dung is
voided in small quantities, as all the functions seem
torpid In some cases the glands of the neck become
involved, tenderness and swelling is found on exam-
ination, and this swelling may soften and terminate
in an abscess under the jaw. There is not unfre-
quently a cough. After a few days, a discharge from
the nose sets in, which is considered a favorable
crisis.

104 PINK EYE.

TREATMENT. — The patient should have the bene-
fit of a pure atmosphere — the more elevated, pure,
and uncontaminatecl, the better to arrest blood de-
terioration— and be covered according to the temper-
ature of the stable and season. The limbs may be
rubbed and clothed if cold, but not rubbed if they
are hot and feverish. In the febrile stage the natu-
ral covering is sufficient Fat horses need but
trifling food, and bran mashes, scalded spout feed,
or green food in moderation are best until the turn
of the disease.

Give with the first indication of the disease, the
SPECIFIC A A, for INFLAMMATION, which repeat at
intervals of three hours, in doses of fifteen drops.
This may be continued one, two or more days, so
long as the pulse is quick, mouth hot, or general
fever, or swelled reddish eyes. When, how-
ever, the throat is found to be sore, glands
under the jaws swelled or tender on pressure, or there
is a discharge from the nose, the SPECIFIC C C for
DISTEMPER, is more appropriate, and should be sub-
stituted for the A A, and be given at the same doses
and intervals. If, however, there is yet with the
above, *tfever and heat, the two Specifics may be
given alternately — first A A, then C C, at intervals
of three hours between the doses.

After the legs and sheath have begun to swell, the
SPECIFIC H H for DROPSY is in order, and should be
given to rouse into activity the urinary secretion, and
so reduce the swelling. Give then the SPECIFIC H
H, every three hours, in alternation with the C C,
and so continue until the disease is arrested and the

COTTOH 106

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patient is convalescent. Too great care cannot be
exercised when the legs are swelled, to let the horse
stand} not to move or exercise the patient, as the
movement or exercise while the legs are swelled or
hot, invariably aggravates the difficulty, and may
cause it to extend to the lungs or other important
organs. Take the feed away, or keep the feed very
low, no grain, only a bran-mash, or pick at a little
hay, and let the horse stand, and the swelling will
disappear with the use of the medicines mentioned,
H H . If from cold or exposure, or an extension of
the morbid process, the lungs should become involved
and Pneumonia be present, the disease will require
to be treated by the SPECIFICS A A, and E E, as di-
rected for that disease, which see.

Any weakness, or loss of appetite or condition, re-
maining as a sequel of the disease, will be removed
by the use of SPECIFIC J J, giving fifteen drops three
times a day.

Cough.

Cough is so well known as to require no description
It is in almost all cases a mere symptom of some
disease or morbid condition of the air passages, such
as a cold, bronchitis, catarrh, or other more serious
affection of the chest, upon the cure of which it dis-
appears. In some cases, however, this affection is
so slight as to occasion only cough as a symptom of
its existence, and the cough may be said to be
idiopathic. Continued cough predisposes to inflam-
mation, yet some horses have a slight cough for

106 SPASMS OF THE DIAPHBAQM OB MIDBIFF.

i

years without being otherwise unwell. Other coughs
are connected with thick wind, broken wind, glan-
ders, worms, and indigestion.

TREATMENT.— For all chronic coughs fifteen drops
of the SPECIFIC for COUGHS, E E, morning and night,
are sufficient. In more complicated or recent cases,
the medicine may be given three or four times per
day Sometimes the SPECIFIC A A, for INFLAMMA-
TION, is equally or more efficient, even when no fever
or heat is apparent.

Spasms of the Diaphragm or Midriff

This is a very rare disease in the horse, but may
occur in consequence of disorders of the stomach
and bowels, or violent exertions when the stomach
is distended with food.

SYMPTOMS. — The midriff contracts with so much
foi ce that the whole body is shaken and a " thump-
ing " noise is heard at some distance ; these thumps
are best heard when the ear is placed over the back
at each side of the spine; the pulse is small, from
fifty to sixty to the minute, and the breathing from
twenty to thirty ; the breath is drawn quickly into
the lungs, and is attended with a sniffling sound at
the nose ; the sides of the nose are drawn inward,
when the breath is inhaled

This thumping or spasm differs from palpitation
of the heart by the number of beats being different
from that of the heart, by the sounds being heard
over the back and the drawing in of the nostrils
during inspiration.

HEAVES, BBOKEN WIND, THICK WIND, WHISTLES. 107

TREATMENT. — The disease will be cured by giving
the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, or by giving the FEVER
and COUGH SPECIFIC, E E, alternately, fifteen drops
every three hours.

Heaves, Broken Wind, Thick Wind,
Whistles.

These are merely varieties of nearly one and the
same pathological condition, and the distinctions
lead to no practical result in my method of treat-
ment.

THICK WIND is generally the result of an imper-
fectly cured bronchitis or pneumonia, leaving either
the mucous membrane of the bronchia permanently
thickened, or some portions of the lung more or less
solidified, thus impairing its capacity and diminishing
or destroying its elasticity. Hence, the horse when
exercised especially up hill, breathes short, hurriedly,
and more laboriously than in health. This causes
much distress, the horse expands his nostrils, heaves,
pants and breathes with difficulty .

BROKEN WIND is the result of emphysema of the
lungs, that is, the minute air-cells in certain portions
of the lungs become dilated, lose their elasticity or
power of contraction, and breaking one into another»
form variously-sized sacks of air, the entrance to
which becomes closed, so that this air remains resi-
dent in the lungs and so far destroys its use. Spasm
of the air-tubes acts in a similar manner, hence, it
may come and go, but the former condition is mure
or less permanent. Spasm, or disease of the mid-

108 HEAVES. BBOKEN WIND, THICK WIND, WHISTLES.

riff, is frequently connected with it. The usual
symptoms are, the flanks are slowly drawn up until
they have a tucked-up appearance, when they sud-
denly fall down. The act of forcing the air Jrom the
lungs is far more difficult, and requires longer time
than to inspire or draw it in. There is also a short,
weak, wheezing cough, rough, dry coat ; greediness
for food, yet the animal is thin and looks poor ; the
belly is swelled with wind ; oats often pass unchanged
from the bowels.

TREATMENT — Some cases of broken and thick
wind cannot be cured, as they depend upon organic
changes in the structure of the lunos, themselves
incurable, yet all can be benefited and many are en-
tirely cured by the persistent use of the proper
Specific remedies, and proper attention to food and
work.

In all cases of this disease of whatever variety, if
recent or extensive, give fifteen drops of the COUGH
SPECIFIC, E E, noon and at night, and the same of
the SPECIFIC A A, each morning. In old, long-
standing cases, give fifteen drops of the Specific A A,
every morning, and the same of Specific E E at
night, continuing the treatment with perseverance.

FOOD — As the animal suffers from want of space
in the chest, so the distension of the stomach with
an undue quantity of food tends much to increase
the difficulty. Hence the most condensed form of
food is best, plenty of oats and little hay, but no
chaff, straw, or bloating feed, water in moderate
quantities, but never to repletion until the day's

BRONCHITIS. 109

work is over. Green food, carrots especially, are
always useful. They are readily digested, and are
peculiarly beneficial to the respiratory organs. On
the contrary, bloating, flatulent, poor feed, will tend
to increase and may even occasion, broken wind.
The horse should not be worked soon after a full
meal.

Bronchitis.

From exposure to wet and cold ; sudden changes
of weather ; turning the horse into a cold wet place
or bringing him from grass to a warm stable ; stand-
ing in a draft of cold air, or washing the warm
sweating skin and not drying it afterwards, an inflam-
mation of the bronchial tubes and minute air-cells
takes place, meriting the name of BRONCHITIS

SYMPTOMS. — The disease generally begins with a
slight cough, quick breathing, sore throat, low
spirits, dislike of food, slight discharge from the nos-
trils, pain of the throat when pinched, and some
difficulty of swallowing. Tn some cases, it comes on
suddenly with shaking ; the legs, ears, and muzzle
are at one time hot and at another cold ; the skin is
rough and staring ; the head hung down ; mouth
hot; the animal remains standing, and does not wish
to move ; pulse is full and quick ; the cough short,
frequent, and irritating; the breathing quick and
difficult: the eyes and nose red, and rattles are
heard in the windpipe at the breast. A profuse dis-
charge of matter from the nostrils indicates the
period from which improvement commences.

110 INFLAMMATION OF THE LABYNX. LARYNGITIS.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A,
and that for COUGH, E E, fifteen drops alternately
every three hour-;, beginning with Specific A A.
After a day or two as the animal improves the inter-
vals between the doses may be prolonged to four or
six hours. Keep the animal well covered and pro-
tected until recovery takes place . After the feverish
symptoms have disappeared, the COUGH SPECIFIC,
E E, may be relied upon for the perfection of the
cure, given three or four times per day.

STABLING AND FOOD. — In all cases of serious dis-
ease of the lungs or air-passages, the horse should
be placed in a large roomy stable or stall into which
the fresh air may freely come, but all damp draughts
of air excluded ; all dung, damp and, dirty straw
carefully removed ; spread clean straw on the floor ;
blanket him according to the season, the state of the
weather, and skin ; hand-rub and flannel-bandage
the legs every night and morning, or oftener if
necessary.

For food, bran mashes, gruel, and tempered water
only; when recovering, malt or bran mashes,
boiled oats, turnips, carrots, and green food, if in
season.

Inflammation of the Larynx.
Laryngitis.

The larynx is the upper portion of the windpipe
and inflammation of it sometimes occurs and is very
dangerous It is not often unmixed, but is generally
accompanied with, or is an extension of, cold or
bronchitis, and its causes are the same.

INFLAMMATION OF THE LABYKX. LARYNOHTIS. Ill

It is sometimes a dangerous disease, and may kill
by suffocation or degenerate into bronchitis or
pneumonia. It is recognized by the difficulty of
respiration, WHICH is LOUD AND HEARD AT A DIS-
TANCE.

The outside of the throat is hot, painful and
swelled ; swallowing is sometimes difficult, and
the fluid even may return by the nose ; the
breathing is short and difficult, and when the
air is drawn into the lungs a rough harsh
sound is heard in the larynx ; the cough, at first short
and hard, becomes more hoarse and feeble, and oc-
curs in fits especially during an attempt to swallow ;
the pulse is quick, hard and full, and skin hot As
the disease advances, the breathing becomes more
difficult, and is attended with a rasping, crowing
sound, the neck is straightened and held stiffly, the
head raised and larynx drawn towards the breast, the
nostrils are widened, the nose lead colored, the eyes
red, skin damp with sweat, the pulse becomes weak
and irregular, and at last from the increasing narrow-
ness of the windpipe, the horse actually dies for want
of breath.

TREATMENT. — The treatment is by no means dif-
ficult or complicated. Give the SPECIFIC, A A, for
INFLAMMATION, fifteen drops every hour during the
violence of the disease, and until the difficult breath-
ing has abated and the animal becomes comparative-
ly easy. Then the intervals may be prolonged to
two and then to three hours, or more until entire re-
lief is obtained. If a cough remains the E E, may
be given in alternation with the A A, to complete
the cure.

112 SOEE THEOAT OB QUINZY,

Should the windpipe be very sore to the touch
outside, it may be occasionally bathed with THE
MARVEL with advantage.

Sore Throat or Quinzy.

This form of disease often occurs in connection
with, or as a mere symptom of a cold or Bronchitis,
and only requires to be treated in connection with
those affections. But it sometimes appears as a
more isolated disease, and deserves consideration
accordingly, the affection involving the food pipe
and the surrounding tissues more than the windpipe.

SYMPTOMS. — The throat is quite hot, painful, swel-
led on the outside ; it is painful also internally, and
the horse has difficulty in swallowing his food; he
" quids" it, that is, partly chews and then drops it;
refuses to drink, musses about in the water or swal-
lows with evident reluctance and pain; the glands
under the jaw and below the ears are swelled, hard,
and painful, and sometimes maturate ; sometimes in
swallowing fluid it returns again by the nose ; slaver
drops from the mouth ; as the swelling of the inside
of the throat about the top of the windpipe increases,
the breathing becomes more and more difficult, and
the animal at times seems nearly suffocated ; and
there is always fever.

TREATMENT. — Commence with the SPECIFIC A A,
for INFLAMMATIONS, of which give fifteen drops every
two hours ; after say three doses give the SPECIFIC
C C, in alternation with the A A, at intervals of three

NASAL GLEET. 113

hours, and so continue until the disease is conquered.
Bathing the outside of the throat with THE MARVEL
will be of essential advantage, and will expedite the
cure.

Nasal Gleet.

This is the term applied to an old long-standing
running from the nose. It arises from a morbid con-
dition of the lining membrane of the nose, and is of-
ten the result of a badly treated or neglected cold;
especially in old worn out horses, and is similar to
catarrh in the human species. Sometimes a diseased
tooth in the upper jaw may give rise to a similar dis-
charge, but this is not a true gleet.

SYMPTOMS. — The discharge is yellowish or like
cream and in some cases greenish. It may be dis-
charged in clots, or of some thickness, constantly
flowing, or snorted out in quantities ; it may come
from both nostrils, but generally only from the left.
The glands under the left jaw are often fixed, hard,
and painful. The membrane of the nose has a lead
color. The discharge may stop for a time, and then
come on again, more profuse than before. After
continuing a long time, the animal becomes thin and
poor, and may finally die of glanders

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for Dis TEMPER,
NASAL GLEET, C C, should be given, a dose of fif-
teen drops, three times per day. It will be found
quite sufficient to entirely control and finally arrest
it in recent cases, and will not fail to benefit even
the most inveterate.

114 PLETJBISY, PHEUMONTA, <feo.

Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Pleuro-Pneu-
monia, Inflammation of the Chest.

The pleura is the delicate serous membrane,
covering the lungs with one surface, and lining the
cavity of the chest with the other. Systematic
writers treat of the inflammation of this membrane,
Pleurisy, and that of the substance of the lungs,
Pneumonia, separately. But as this rarely occurs in
fact, and leads to no practical result in the treat-
ment, and indeed can be rarely detected before
death, I prefer the irore practical course of treating
them together. An inflammation of the lungs rarely
or never remains so, but eventually involves the
pleura more or less, and so an inflammation of the
pleura always involves more or less extensively, the
pulmonary substance. The best name, and more com-
mon type of the disease, is hence PLEURO-PNEUM-
ONIA.

CAUSES. — Catarrh Influenza, Cold, or bronchial
irritation may either of them terminate in this disease
if neglected, or from fresh exposure. A sudden
transition from heat to cold ; change from a warm
stable to a colder one ; neglect of the usual blan-
keting, or even of other comforts ; hard and long
riding against a cold wind in snowy weather ; loiter-
ing in an exposed, bleak place, when the horse is
fatigued and warm, without covering. It sometimes
occurs when horses are suddenly turned out to grass,
or when they have been taken up and turned into a

PLEURISY. PNEUMONIA, &o. 115

very warm stable. Injuries, contusion, rupture, or
great violence done to the chest, is quite sure to be
followed by Pleurisy or Pleuro-Pneumonia.

SYMPTOMS. — For conveniences sake, we will in-
dicate the symptoms of these two branches of the
disease separately. Pleurisy invariably commences
with shaking all over, followed by a hot, dry mouth,
white coated tongue, red nose and eyes, low spirits,
want of appetite, anxious look, and hard, quick,
wiry pulse. The act of drawing the air into the
lungs is short, and stops, or is cut off at a certain
point, at which time the pain is felt; the act of
forcing the air Jrom the lungs is full and slow. The
pain is increased by coughing and taking full breath
which the horse will do if suddenly moved or
frightened. If the inflamed side is pressed upon, he
gives forth a sound like a grunt ; the cough is short ;
the horse remains standing ; the skin on the inflamed
side is thrown into folds, and twitches are occasion-
ally seen at the same place. The painfulness of the
spaces between the ribs when pressed upon, is quite
characteristic, and often exists to an intense degree.
The horse shrinks from it with a low grunt, and tries
to get away. The skin about the sides of the nos-
trils and at the ends of the mouth is wrinkled. The
neck is lengthened, and nose thrust forward; the
horse stands in a crouching manner, and seems un-
easy, but does not move. As the disease advances,
the pulse becomes more frequent, and afterwards
smaller, until it can scarcely be felt ; the breathing

110 PLETTBISY, PJTETTMONIA, <feo.

becomes quicker and more painful and catching.
when the air is drawn into the lungs. Then by de-
grees, no catch is seen or grunt heard, the twitches
are not observed, cold clammy sweats break out
over the body, the horse appears dull and stupid,
and death closes the scene.

The pleura, like all serous membranes, has a
strong tendency to effusion, or exudation of fluid,
during an inflammatory action and in the course of
the disease this effusion, consisting of yellowish
serum, is exuded, in quantities varying from a few
ounces to a bucket-full. It occurs in all severe
-ases, and the fluid either is again absorbed, if in
small quantity, or is the immediate cause of death, if
in very large quantity, or a lesser amount may re-
main for a long time, impeding respiration, and form-
ing an empyetna or dropsy of the chest. When it
exists, the breathing is always labored, and there is
oedema or tumid swelling of some external part, gen-
erally the abdomen, chest, or point of the breast.

By listening with the ear against the chest, the pro-
gress of the effusion may be traced from* below up-
ward. Above it, will be heard the loud crackling
respiration and grating peculiar to the disease; below,
the dullness and stillness of the lung enveloped in
fluid, the absence of sound, marks the line of the ac-
cumulated fluid its increase and diminution.

IN PNEUMONIA, the symptoms differ from Pleurisy,
yet the difference manifests itself in this, that in
Pleurisy there is more pain, and in Pneumonia more

PLEURISY, PNEUMONIA, <feo. 117

difficult breathing. Pneumonia is often a conse-
quence of cold, bronchitis, or the termination of
some disease of the air-passages, and may begin with
symptoms of a cold — rough coat, want of appetite,
low spirits, etc. In other cases, it begins with a
shivering chill ; the legs, ears, and skin are cold ; the
coat is rough ; the nose pale and dry ; quick pulse,
which afterwards becomes frequent and full ; breath-
ing at first quick, then panting and heaving ; the ski a
now becomes hot, except the legs which remain very
cold. This is a characteristic symptom and will never
deceive ; the nose and eyes are red ; mouth hot and
dry ; the eyes have a yellowish color, and the horse
looks uneasy and restless.

As the disease extends, the breathing becomes
more difficult, and is attended with heaving of the
flanks; the nostrils are much widened; the nose and
head held out ; the neck lengthened ; the fore-legs
are fixed in one place, and spread apart ; the nose
and eyes have a dark blueish -color ; the face looks
anxious and disturbed ; the legs and ears are very
cold; the legs seem fine, and the hair upon them
glossy ; the cough is more frequent, hard, and pain-
ful; the horse seems drowsy; there is no appetite ;
the dung is hard and covered with slime, and the
urine high-colored and scanty.

In the last stage, the pulse is small, weak, and can
scarcely be felt ; the breathing is quicker and more
difficult ; the breath is very hot ; the eyes and nose
are lead-colored ; the skin is cold, and clammy sweat

118 PLETTBISY, PNEUMONIA, <feo.

breaks out upon it here and there : the mouth is cold ;
the tongue is coated ; the teeth are ground every now
and then, and twitches are occasionally seen. The
eyes become more and more heavy, glassy, and dim ;
the strength becomes less and less ; the horse leans
against the stall or manger, or wanders around ; he
staggers and falls ; tries to rise, but cannot ; groans,
struggles, and dies.

As an improvement takes place, the horse appears
more natural, warmth returns to his extremities, his
breathing is more free, pulse softer, fuller, and less
frequent, cough easier, and he lies down quietly, and
without uneasiness. These good symptons rarely
or never deceive.

Placing the ear against the ribs, upon various parts
of the chest, we may learn with some practice to dis-
tinguish the progress of inflammation. In the healthy
lung, the air passes in with a slight, rustling murmer,
quite characteristic, and which, once heard, will al-
ways be recognized. As the lung becomes inflamed,
"crepitation" takes place, and we hear a sound)
slightly cracking, like that made by salt thrown into
the fire, or by rubbing the hair between the fingers
close to the ear. As, by degrees, the lung becomes
more intensely inflamed, it is more and more imper-
vious to the air, until it becomes " hepatized " or
solid, and gives no sound, and no resonance when
percussed, or struck upon. These changes are in-
teresting, and afford to the practiced ear clear indi-
cations of the state and progress of the disease.

PLEUEISY, PNEUMONIA, &o. 119

PROGNOSIS. —Horses may get well in all stages of
Pleuro-Pneumonia, except in very extensive hepati-
zation, or solidification of the lung, when, if recovery
occurs at all, it will be imperfect. The success has
gained immensely under Homeopathic and Specific
treatment, and hundreds of cases are thus saved,
which would be lost under the best directed old
school methods, to say nothing of the " hotch-potch "
usually employed.

TREATMENT. — Give, the first twenty -four hours, the
SPECIFIC for INFLAMMATION, A A, a dose of fifteen
drops every two hours. After that, give the SPECIF-
IC for COUGH and INFLAMED LUNGS, E E, alternate-
ly with the A A, at intervals of two or three hours
between the doses.

Continue this treatment steadily and uniformly
by night, as well as by day, if the attack is severe,
giving no other medicine, and making no deviation.
After a day or two, with the remission of the more
violent symptoms, the medicines for FEVER, A A, may
be omitted entirely, and only the E E, given as
also after the disease has turned, and during con-
valescence. After the horse has commenced to im-
prove, a dose of the E E, every four hours during
the day, will be sufficient to complete the cure. The
treatment is the same whether symptoms of Pleurisy
or Pneumonia predominate.

Stabling and food as under Bronchitis.

We should bear in mind that in all severe cases of
this disease, resolution does not take place under
four days, and if an improvement takes place in one,
two, or three days, we should be satisfied. Rare in-
deed will be the cases that do not terminate favor-
ably under the Specific Homeopathic practice, care-
fully applied.

120 DENTITION OB DIFFICULT TEETHING.

CHAPTER V.

DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS.

Dentition or Difficult Teething.

THE cutting or shedding of the teeth, and especi-
ally of the tushes, is sometimes attended with con-
siderable disorder of the body. The animal either
will not eat his food, or he has pain and difficulty in
chewing it ; the body grows thin ; bowels are out of
order ; humors may break out in the skin, and there
may be cough and slight fever present. The gum is
hot, painful, and swelled.

TREATMENT.— Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A,
fifteen drops three times per day. This soon relieves
the feverish irritation, and the tooth-usually makes its
way quiety to the surface. Nicking the gum direct-
ly over the tooth in the form of a cross is sometimes
beneficial. If tet-th are very slow in coming,
showing an evident deficiency of bony deposit, an
oyster shell burned to lime, and broken or ground in
his feed, will promote the growth and production of
bone and be of service.

DISEASED on IRREGULAR TEETH. 121

Diseased or Irregular Teeth,

Sometimes the teeth of a horse present irregulari-
ties. Some of the teeth are too long, or become rag-
ged. As a consequence, the tongue or cheeks are
wounded, and the horse eats imperfectly, has pain,
drops or " quids " his food. Whenever this condition
is found, if the difficulty does not mend itself, the long
teeth should be extracted if loose, or be filed down,
and the points of the ragged teeth smoothed off.

Decayed teeth produce similar symptoms. In ad-
dition, a bad smell exudes from the mouth ; stringy
saliva flows away in large quantities, and the eyes
may be inflamed. If allowed to remain, the fang
may become diseased, the socket and gum inflame,
an abscess form, and a portion of the jaw-bone may
die. If in the upper jaw, the matter may burst into
the nose and be discharged. It is of bad smell and
color, and has been mistaken for nasal gleet and
glanders.

Examine carefully with the finger, and by feeling
along the jaw, see if there is any swelling or inden-
tation, or if there is any old stub or loosened tooth, a
milk tooth that has been pushed one side, or down,
or is loose, making the gum inflamed or painful and
preventing the animal properly eating his food, if
so remove the stub or loose tooth or file off the rag-
ged portion, so that the mouth may become sound
and healthy. Sometimes a thick unhealthy discharge
from the nostrils has been mistaken for glanders,
when the real difficulty was from diseased teeth.

122 LAMPAS.

TREATM NT. — Draw out the diseased tooth, and
give the SPECIFIC for INFLAMMATION, A A, each
morning, and that for NASAL DISCHARGES, C C, at
night ; a dose of fifteen drops, for several clays.

Lampas.

Occasionally the bars of the mouth swell and rise
to a level with, and even beyond, the teeth, occasion-
ing soreness, pain, and difficulty of eating. It is most
common in young horses, in connection with the cut-
ting and shedding of teeth, from congestion and the
extension of the inflammation of the gums during
this process It also occurs in old horses ; for the
growth of teeth in horses continues during life. De-
rangement of stomach, or worms, is sometimes con-
nected with it.

TREATMENT. — The FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, maybe
required two or three times per day ; a dose of fifteen
drops This will soon relieve the irritation and swell-
ing. Should there be any derangement of the di-
gestive organs, a few doses of the SPECIFIC for IN-
DIGESTION, J J, given morning and night, will prompt-
ly relieve not only the derangement of the stomach,
but the Lampas also.

Swelling or soreness of the gums will be promptly
cured by the use of the SPECIFIC J J, a dose of
fifteen drops per day, or even morning and night.

The searing of the bars with a hot iron, as is
sometimes practiced, by cruel and ignorant smiths
can not be too strongly condemned. It tortures the
horse to no purpose, renders the mouth callous,
and destroys the delicacy and sensibility of a part
upon which all the pleasure of driving and riding
consists, while it is totally unnecessary.

Loss OF APPETITE, 123

Crib-Biting.

Much has been written upon crib-biting. It is
generally regarded as a vicious habit but is, I think,
connected more or less intimately with a mere mor-
bid condition of the digestive organs. The horse
stands with his neck bent, lays hold of the manger
with his teeth, and violently sucks in wind, and then
again with a grunt belches it out. It frequently oc-
curs when eating, and the food and a large amount
of saliva is either again thrown into the manger or
upon the ground. The habit is very inveterate,
and said also to be taken or imitated by one horse
from another. Wind sucking is a variety of the
same thing.

TREATMENT.— The Specific for INDIGESTION, J J,
should be given daily fifteen drops, or morning and
night. Omit for a few days, and then go on again.
In many cases the disease or habit may be cured
entirely — in all, benefited. In any case it is better
to remove the manger or rack, or whatever the ani-
mal cribs upon, and to feed the horse from a buck-
et, and also give the hay upon the floor. You thus
break up the habit and remove the occasional
cause, though an inveterate "criber" often be-
comes a "weaver."

Loss of Appetite.

Loss of appetite or diminished appetite is but a
mere symptom of some more general affection . It
is a symptom of almost every disease, and especially
of every morbid condition of the digestive organs.
There are cases, however, in which this seems the

124 INDIGESTION— HIDE BOUND.

most prominent symptom ; and the animal appears
well in every other respect save that he does not
eat. The teeth should be examined and, if need-
ful, corrected. We should see also if the throat
is sore. In general, loss of appetite will be found
connected with a morbid or unhealthy condition of
the digestive organs, and will yield to a few doses
of the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J J, fifteen drops
morning and night. This is also the appropriate
Specific for defective appetite or the weakness which
often remains after acute disease.

Indigestion.— Hide-bound.

In consequence of over-feeding, bad food, sudden-
ly changing the kind of food, working the horse too
soon after eating too much food, or bad and uneven
teeth, which prevent the horse from chewing his
food well, the following condition presents itself:

SYMPTOMS. — The skin has the condition known
as hide- bound ; the horse sweats easily ; he is weak,
and can not work so long or with so much spirit as
in health, he is thin and does not fatten ; his tongue
is foul ; mouth slimy ; the dung is dry, mixed with
undigested oats, or it is slimy or bad-smelling ; the
water, is varible, scanty and thick, or clear and
abundant, and there is a short, frequent cough.
Sometimes he eats very greedily, and at others will
eat nothing placed before him, or will take one kind
of food and leave another, or he likes dirty straw or
his bedding better than the best oats or hay, or, in
some instances, his morbid appetite leads him to
lick the wall or eat plaster from it-

STOMACH-STAGQEBS. 125

TREATMENT.— Correct the feeding Give not too
much, and only that most acceptable at first. Give
fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J J,
morning and night. It will likewise correct the
rough staring coat which accompanies this unthrifty
condition.

Stomach-Staggers.

The cause of this condition is excessive repletion
and distension of the stomach with undigested food.
It occurs also from weakness of the stomach, bad
condition, old age, eating too much dry food after
long fasting, violent or hard work immediately after
a full meal. These causes prevent the digestion
and passage of the food, and, as a result, congestion
of the brain and staggers.

SYMPTOMS. — Are similar to those of mad staggers
at the commencement, and are principally known
from each other by the manner in which the disease
comes on. The horse is found dull and sleepy ;
perhaps still eating slowly and carelessly ; or he is
fast asleep, the head upon the manger, or against
the wall, or between his legs; the breathing is slow
and labored ; the pulse slower than in health ; the
eyes closed or nearly so ; slight convulsions occur ;
the nose and eyes look yellow ; he will sometimes
paw on the ground, look around to his flanks, or lie
down and roll, showing that he is griped and un-
easy. All these symptoms become worse by degrees
until the animal dies.

126 COLIC.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION,
J J, fifteen drops every hour, and continue this
treatment until relieved. But if the staggers in-
crease or show more tendency to engorgement of
the brain, the SPECIFIC for STAGGERS, A A, should
be alternated with that first mentioned, in doses of
fifteen drops, repeated every hour at first and then
at longer intervals, and the two may be continued
in this manner until relief is obtained. If the
dung should be dry, scanty, or suppressed, large
and frequent injections of tepid water will be of great
value.

Colic.

This is one of the most common diseases of the
horse. The passage of food along the bowels is
effected by the alternate contraction and relaxation
of the muscular coat of the intestines. Hence it is
easy to perceive that flatulent or irritating food,
food in too large quantities, large quantities of green
food that produce much gas, masses of hard, dry
dung, or sudden chill upon the warm skin, all may
produce irregular contraction of the intestines, and
hence produce pain and colic/ Tumors, worms, and
stones also produce the same result.

SYMPTOMS. — In colic the attack begins sud-
denly. The animal is uneasy ; shifts his po-
sition, paws or stamps the ground, kicks his
belly with his hind feet, looks frequently at
his flanks, groans, falls upon the ground and rolls
about violently, or lies on his back, in which posture
he remains for a short time seeming quiet and free
from pain. Soon however, the pain comes on again.

COLIC. 127

even with symptoms of greater intensity than before.
He throws himself widely about, careless of the injur-
ies he receives during these moments of agony and
tossing. He grinds his teeth, bites the manger, and
looks towards his flanks with a wild, anxious expres-
sion. If he improves, the paroxysms become less
frequent and less violent, and free intervals longer,
until entire relief; or if worse, the pain becomes
more and more intense, paroxysms more frequent
until there is no free intervals ; inflammation results,
the ears and legs become cold, pulse small and wiry,
and the animal dies from the results of the inflam-
mation.

Many of the symptoms of colic are similar to those
of inflammation of the bowels, and as the latter is by
far the most formidable disease, we will endeavor to
distinguish them, so as to avoid mistake.

The attack of colic is sudden, while that of in-
flammation is more gradual. In colic, the pulse is
rarely quickened, and never so early in the disease,
while in inflammation it is very quick and small even
from the first.

In colic, the legs and ears are of the natural tem-
perature. In inflammation, they are cold. In colic,
there is relief from rubbing the bowels and from
motion. In inflammation the bowels are very tender,
and motion vastly augments the pain. In colic,
there are intervals of rest, while in inflammation there
is constant pain. In colic, the strength is scarcely
affected, while in inflammation there is great and rap-
idly increasing weakness.

128 COLIC.

Attention to these peculiarities will enable one to
distinguish between the two diseases, and to avoid
error in the treatment.

TREATMENT. — We have in the SPECIFIC for COLIC,
F F, a remedy which rarely fails to arrest this dis-
ease . Give fifteen drops on the tongue, and repeat
the closes every half or even quarter of an hour until
relieved, omitting the medicine altogether, or giving
it at longer intervals as soon as the amendment is
perceived.

If at the commencement or during the progress of
the disease, fever and inflammatory symptoms should
also exist, then alternate the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A,
with that for colic, F F, at the intervals mentioned,

If the attack has clearly been occasioned by an
overfeed or by bad, heavy, indigestible food, it will
be best to alternate the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J
J, with that for COLIC, F F, at the intervals directed.

The colic not unfrequently comes from the kidneys
which may be suspected by the horse making fre-
quent attempts at staling, or his passing scanty, thick
or bloody urine. In these cases give the H H,
SPECIFIC for kidney disease, fifteen drops every half-
hour, alone or in alternation with the A A.

Should there be suspicion that Bots or Worms are
an exciting cause, the WORM SPECIFIC D D, may be
alternated with that for COLIC F F, fifteen drops
every half-hour or hour.

N. B. — In cases of colic the greatest danger and
the worst possible fault is injudicious haste and giv-
ing too many and improper things. Thousands of

ENTERITIS, INFLAMMATION, &c. 129

horsey are killed by the d^ugs given to cure colic
where one dies of the disease itself. Give only the
Specific Remedies, and at the intervals as directed,
however urgent as the case may appear. Your suc-
cess and safety are in following the directions im-
plicitly.

Tympanitis, Drum-Belly or Wind-
Colic.

This is merely a form of colic characterized by an
enormous production of flatulence. The pain is sharp-
er, the animal more furious and violent than in or-
dinary colic; the belly on both sides is more or less
swelled with wind ; there are rumbling noises and
frequent discharges of wind. It is usually the result
of eating or gorging with green flatulent food.

TREATMENT — Give fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC
for COLIC F F, every half-hour, or even more fre-
quently if the case is very urgent. It will soon be
relieved* Afterwards a few doses of SPECIFIC J J,
fifteen drops morning and night will be of benefit.

Enteritis, Inflammation of the
Bowels, Red Colic.

There are two varieties of this disease, one in
which the external coats of the intestines are inflamed,
and attended with constipation, and the other, in
which there is irritation of the internal mucus sur-
face of the intestines, and attended with purging.

The most frequent CAUSE is sudden cold upon a
warm, perspiring skin, or even a cold drink, when
very hot; overfed horses, subjected to long and

ISO ENTEBITIS, INFLAMMATION, &c.

severe exercise, are most liable to it ; stones and hard
dung in the bowels ; and especially colic badly treat-
ed, and drugged with all sorts of medicines, often
terminates in Inflammation of the Bowels.

SYMPTOMS. — The disease begins, in most cases,
with dullness, heavy eyes ; staring coat ; restlessness
and moving about from one place to another; the
pulse and breathing are both quickened ; no appetite.
Some cases begin with colic others with shivering.
The animal paws, kicks, and rolls about in the most
violent manner at first; often strains and tries to pass
water, but either none or only a few drops come
away ; the pain is most intense, and does not cease
for an instant, and is increased by pressure and mov-
ing about ; the belly is hot, tucked up, and hard, un-
less there is wind in the bowels, when it will be more
or less swelled ; the bowels are very costive, though
small, hard, dry masses may be passed, except in
cases where the internal surface, or mucus membrane
is the seat of disease, in which case, small purging
bloody stools are frequently passed ; the legs and
ears are intensely cold ; the pulse small and hard ;
and sweat in the latter stages breaks out all over.
Still further on, the pulse becomes smaller and weak-
er, until it can scarcely be felt ; the breathing is quick,
irregular, and attended with sighs ; the skin is cover-
ed with a cold clammy sweat ; the eyes seem to have
lost their power of seeing, he becomes very weak,
and trembles all over ; convulsions come on, and
death soon follows.

PERITONITIS, INFLAMMATION, &c. 131

Consider carefully the distinctions between Colic
and Inflammation, as given under the article on Colic.

TREATMENT.— As early as possible, give the
SPECIFIC for INFLAMMATION, A A, fifteen drops, and
repeat the doses every half hour. After the animal
is somewhat relieved, continue the medicine at. longer
intervals. If not better in two hours, the SPE-
CIFIC for COLIC, F F, may be alternated with that for
Inflammation, at the intervals mentioned. This wili be
especially indicated if there should be frequent purg-
ing small stools, blood-stained or otherwise After the
inflammatory symptoms have subsided, a dose or
two of the SPECIFIC J J, for INDIGESTION, will com-
plete the cure.

N. B. — As constipation exists in inflammation of
the bowels, many persons suppose it to be the cause
of the disease, and resort to the most desperate
means to remove it. This is all wrong. Remove the
inflammation, and the bowels will then move of them-
selves, while the balls and cathartics administered
during the inflammation will only increase the diffi-
culty, and often even prevent the possibility of a cure.

Peritonitis, Inflammation of the
Peritoneum.

The delicate membrane lining the abdominal cavi-
ty, and covering the parts within it, is termed the
peritoneum, and is occasionally the subject of in-
flammation.

It not unfrequently follows the gelding of the
horse, especially if he is too soon afterwards turned

132 PBEITONITIS, INFLAMMATION, &o.

out to grass, or during cold and wet weather. Ex-
posure to cold, standing in draughts of air, or drink-
ing cold water, may produce it ; and it follows a stab
in the belly or a rupture of some of the viscera, and
the flow of the contents into the abdomen.

SYMPTOMS. — A few days after cutting the colt,
vhe yard and sheath will be found swelled and pain-
ful > little or no matter flows from the cut ; the ani-
mal is restless and uneasy ; the body is painful when
pressed against, and is swelled with watery fluid ; the
legs are cold ; the bowels are bound ; the skin is
rough and dry ; no food is eaten ; if loose, he rests his
hind-quarters on the side of the stall ; the swelling in
the breast, legs, and sheath increases ; the breathing
becomes quick and painful ; the pulse hard, quick,
and by degrees small and weak. These gradually
become worse, until the animal dies.

There is a slow form of this disease, as follows :
poor appetite ; low spirits ; uneasiness ; occasional
pawing the ground ; looking at the belly and groan-
ing ; belly painful when pressed upon, and tucked
up ; quick breathing ; small weak pulse ; bound
bowels ; awkward way of walking with the hind legs;
mouth dry and bad smelling ; body thin ; coat star-
ing and unthrifty ; urine scanty ; weakness. As the
disease advances, the abdomen fills with a watery
fluid, and the disease terminates as dropsy.

TREATMENT. — From the commencement, the
SPECIFIC for INFLAMMATION, A A, is the most im-
poitant remedy, and may be given fifteen drops
every two hours, during the more urgent symptoms,
and then at longer intervals for the acute form.

DlABBHEA, PUBOING, &C. 133

If there should be purging, alternate the SPECIFIC
for DYSENTERY, F F, with that for INFLAMMATION,
A A, at intervals of two hours, and then less fre-
quently as the disease improves.

In the slow form of the disease, the alternate use
of the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J J, and that for
COLIC, F F, four times per day, will be found most
effectual in preventing a termination in dropsy, and
in restoring the animal.

Diarrhea, Purging, Scouring,
Looseness.

Green food ; new hay ; worms ; excess of bile ;
cold air or water ; quick work, after much eating or
drinking, may produce diarrhea. So does aloes, or
other purges, which may even kill a horse.

SYMPTOMS. — Frequent and abundant discharge of
slime, and dung mixed with slime ; pain in the bow-
els, causing the horse to paw and stamp, look at his
sides, and roll about violently ; his face is anxious ;
cold sweat breaks out ; his legs and ears are cold ;
the pulse becomes small and weak, the breathing be-
comes quickened ; body wastes rapidly and alarming-
ly, and no food is taken. Death, at times occurs
from sheer exhaustion.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for Diarrhea, F
F, fifteen drops four times per day. It will generally
promptly relieve. In some cases a dose of the SPE-
CIFIC for Indigestion, J J, will be of value.

134 JAUNDICE, YELLOWS, &o.

Dysentery, Flux.

Dysentery is most liable to occur in horses in good
condition, and is caused by change of food, and over-
work, or sudden exposure to cold and wet.

SYMPTOMS. — There are frequent passages of slimy,
bad smelling, fatty matter, like " molten grease,''
which is more or less mixed or stained with blood.
This is passed off with much straining and effort,
and with frequent unsuccessful straining or attempts
to effect a passage. The mouth is hot and dry, the
legs cold, the breathing quick, no food is taken, the
pulse is small and weak, there is great thirst, and the
horse becomes- thin and weak. Notunfrequently, in
straining, the gut is thrust out of the fundament.

TREATMENT. — Should there be considerable heat
and fever, it will be as well, or better, to give a few
doses, fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for FEVER A A,
at intervals of two hours.

Then after two or three doses of A A, give the
SPECIFIC for Dysentery, F F, a dose of fifteen drops,
every two hours, until relieved. As the disease im-
proves the intervals between the doses may be in*
creased. The persevering use of the remedy will
cure all cases.

Jaundice, Yellows, Diseased Liver.

Young horses rarely have diseased livers, but at
the age of eight or nine years, the disease is more
common, and, in some cases, quite suddenly, the
covering of the liver gives way, and symptoms of
fatal peritonitis appear.

JAUNDICE, YELLOWS, <fco, 135

SYMPTOMS. — Jaundice, or Yellows, is more fre-
quent, and is marked thus : The animal is dull,
sleepy, and unwilling to move ; he eats little or noth-
ing ; the coat stares ; the urine is scanty ; the dung
dark-colored and in lumps. The nose, tongue, eyes,
and mouth becomes yellow, from the abundance of
bile in the blood The dung becomes mixed with
bile, and covered with slime ; the urine is very thick,
dark-colored, and full of bile. The right side is
painful when pressed against, and the horse looks
towards it ; he may be lame in the right fore-leg, or
paw the ground with it. These symptoms may in-
crease, and cough, quick breathing, and full quick
pulse, be added, which afterwards becomes quite
weak and slow, and the legs very cold. He then be-
comes more and more dull, stupid, and sleepy, stag-
gers, falls to the ground, and dies.

TREATMENT. — Rarely will anything more be re-
quired than the SPECIFIC for JAUNDICE, J J, of which
a dose of fifteen drops may be given, four times per
day.

Should there be heat fever, or inflammatory symp-
toms, a few doses of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, will
be proper, not merely for the heat and fever, but for
the obstruction of the liver as well. In severe cases,
these two remedies may be alternated wkh the most
brilliant success, even when there is no fever appar-
ent. Give fifteen drops every four hours, alternate-
ly, first A A, next J J, and so on.

136 BOTS AND WORMS.

Costiveness, Bound Bowels.

This is usually a mere symptom of some other dis-
ease, upon the removal of which the costiveness dis-
appears. But sometimes, in consequence of dry food
deficient action of the liver, want of exercise, or a
paralytic condition of the digestive organs, it may re-
quire attention.

TREATMENT. — The animal should have regular ex-
ercise, green food or bran- mashes night and morn-
ing, with, but little oats, or other heating or dry food-
Give night and morning, fifteen drops of the SPECIF-
IC for INDIGESTION, J J, and the condition will soon
be corrected.

Bots and Worms.

Bots, in the horse, like worms in the human system
have usually a great many sins to answer for, which
are really chargeable elsewhere. It is a principle in
the economy of nature, that one animal should feed
upon or live within another, and hence every animal
and almost every organ also, has its peculiar parasite
or inhabitant. Such parasites are rarely injurious
In an unhealthy condition of the system, they ma)
unduly accumulate, and occasion some inconvenience
but they rarely feed upon the surface to which the}
are attached, but only upon the contents of the or
gans in which they exist.

The history of the bot, the most formidable o
horse parasites, is as follows. Towards the close o:
autumn, the female gad-fly, (octrus equi,) fixes its
eggs upon the hair of the horse legs, by means of z
sticky substance, exuded with the egg. By means o;

BOTS AND WOBMS. 137

the horse's tongue and lips, these eggs are carried to
the mouth, and so on down to the stomach, where
the eggs, farther developed in the form of grubs, are
attached, by means of their hooks, to the sides of the
organ, while their heads remain floating in its fluids,
upon which it feeds. Having arrived at maturity,
they are separated, pass along the intestines, and are
expelled with the dung, after which they again burst
the shell, and rise in the summer in the form of the
gad-fly-

SYMPTOMS. — Some horses are supposed to suffer
much from bots, while others, in the most perfect
health, have an abundance of them. Often there are
no symptoms to indicate their presence, but generally,
when in great numbers, the horse loses flesh and
strength, until he becomes a skeleton, and can scarce-
ly move about ; he has turns of griping pains in the
belly ; eats and drinks greedily ; the oats pass off
undigested, and the dung has a bad smell. The
only sure criterion of the existence of bots or worms
is their presence, hanging about the anus, or mixed
with the dung of the animal.

There are also the long round worms, similar to the
common earth worm, and the small pin worm, half
an inch or more in length, which often causes itching
and uneasiness at the anus.

TREATMENT. — To eradicate worms or bots from
the system, give fifteen drops of the WORM SPE-
CIFIC, D D, each night and morning, with regular
and healthy feed, and the worm symptoms will soon
disappear.

13t BOTS AKD WOBJfS.

For Colic or belly-ache, when supposed to be
from bots, give fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for
BOTS, D D, alternately with that for FEVER, A A,
every half hour or hour, according to the urgency of
the case. A few doses will usually relieve.

IN OBSTINATE CASES, when the Bots seem to be
constitutional, give fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC, D D,
every morning, and the same of J J, for Unthrifti-
ness, every night, and so continue until good health
is established.

NEPHBITIS, INFLAMMATION, &a

CHAPTER VI.
DISEASES OF THE URINARY ORGAN.

Nephritis, Inflammation of the
Kidneys.

THE Kidneys are not unfrequently the subject of
inflammation in the horse. It may be induced by
powerful or repeated diuretics, such as saltpeter,
which is a most dangerous medicineT or from hard
and long riding by a heavy rider, or heavy weights ;
or by leaping or being suddenly pulled up on his
haunches, the inflammation being propagated from
the lumbar muscles to the kidneys, or by exposure
to cold and wet, by rain dripping upon his loins
during exercise, and especially if these organs have
been previously weakened.

SYMPTOMS. — The early symptoms are those of
fever, the pulse full, hard, and quickened afterward
becomes small and weak ; the horse looks around
anxiously at his flanks; stands with his hind-legs
wide apart; is unwilling to lie down; straddles as
he walks ; expresses pain in turning ; the back
is somewhat arched ; he shrinks when the
loins are pressed upon, and there is some
degree of heat felt there. The urine is voided in

140 CISTITIS, INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDEB.

small quantities; frequently is high-colored, and
sometimes bloody ; and there is frequent and often
violent effort and straining, but the discharge is very
small, sometimes suppressed.

TREATMENT. — Give fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC
for INFLAMED KIDNEYS, H H, and repeat every
two hours.

Should there be very high fever, great heat, etc.,
the SPECIFIC for INFLAMMATION, A A, may be alter-
nated with it, giving fifteen drops every intermediate
hour in urgent cases, but in general the first-named
SPECIFIC will be quite sufficient, and should be con-
tinued at prolonged intervals to entire recovery.
But a few doses will be required to show us the great
value and efficacy of the remedy.

Cistitis, Inflammation of the
Bladder.

This disease is usually the result of giving
diuretics, such as saltpeter, cantharides, or simi-
lar irritating medicines. It may also be the effect
of a cold and exposure, or of a stone in the bladder,
and the disease may occupy the neck of the blad-
der, or the organ itself. The symptoms are similar
to that of Inflammation of the Kidneys ; the horse
makes frequent and painful attempts to stale, but
passes only a few drops of water at a time. The
bladder can not retain the urine from its excessive
irritability, so that the attempt to void it is constant-
ly going on. The urine may be clear, or mixed
with mucus, or stained with blood.

HEMATUBIA, OB BLOODY UBINE. 141

The TREATMENT is the same as for Inflammation
of the Kidneys, the SPECIFIC for that disease, H H,
being given every two hours, in doses of fifteen
drops, or less frequently, according to the urgency
of the case. In some cases, the SPECIFIC for IN-
FLAMMATION may be given in alternation, as for In-
flammation of the Kidneys ; but, in general, the
remedy first mentioned, H H, will be found every
way efficient and available.

Hematuria, or Bloody ITrine.

This is usually a mere symptom of some other
disease. Blows or a violent strain of the loins, some
kinds of irritating plants, stones in the kidneys or
bladder; ulceration of the bladder; Spanish flies
given internally or administered as a blister, — may
either of them produce bloody urine as a symptom.

The symptoms are: discharge of urine, mixed
more or less with blood, or containing clots. When
the blood is caused by some disease of the kidney,
there is usually pain in walking, straddling of the
hind-legs, and an awkward way of walking. If the
blood comes from the kidneys, it will be intimately
mixed with the urine ; but if from the bladder, it will
pass off with the last of the urine rather than the
first.

TREATMENT. — Fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for
Urinary Diseases, H H, given three times per day,
will generally promptly relieve. If dependent upon
organic disease, more time may be required, but the
remedy is the same. If it fails, give a large spoonful
of THE MARVEL, poured upon the tongue three
times per day.

142 SCANTY UEINE.

Retention of Urine.

From holding the urine too long, cramp or spasm
of the neck of the bladder, stone in the bladder, or
other disease, which prevents the bladder contracting
upon its contents, there may be retention, and the
animal unable to void his urine.

The symptoms are similar to those in colic, but
characterized, however, by the horse putting himself
in the attitude of staling, and straining with great
force, as in the act of passing water, without any, or
very little, being discharged. This symptom may
be present in cases of gripes or colic, the bladder
acting in sympathy with the cramped intestine. All
doubt may be removed by inserting the hand into
the rectum, when the bladder, if full, will be found
large, tense and full of water.

TREATMENT. — A few doses, fifteen drops each of
the SPECIFIC for SUPPRESSED URINATION, H H,
given at intervals of two hours, will not fail to relax
the spasm and afford entire relief.

When it is the result of a stone in the bladder,
the movements of the horse may for a time dislodge
it, but an entire cure will only be effected by an
operation, for which a veterinary surgeon must be
consulted.

Scanty Urine.

This is a mere symptom of some other disease,
such as fever, inflammation, or other morbid condi-
tion, or it may occur naturally, if there is diarrhea,
loose bowels, or purging, and it always occurs in

DIURESIS, Too PEOFTJSE STALING. 143

warm weather, when a horse is severely worked,
from the large quantity of fluid exhaled from the
skin and lungs.

A few doses, fifteen drops each of SPECIFIC for
SCANTY URINATION, H H, will soon correct the
condition, so far as the health of the animal requires.
The SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J J, is likewise
efficient.

Diuresis* Too Profuse Staling.

In consequence of bad food, such as kiln-dried
oats, mow-burnt hay, or of such medicines as nitre
or other diuretics, a horse may have an excessive
flow of urine.

The symptoms are then as follows : the horse
does not eat much, sweats easily, is soon tired, the
bowels are costive, skin dry, aud coat rough, tongue
white, and there is great thirst. The water is quite
clear and milky, passed often, and in large quanti-
ties. As the disease advances, the horse eats
nothing he gets thinner and weaker every day; the
clung is hard, lumpy and covered with slime ; the
hair stands on end, and the flow of urine becomes
enormous. If not cured, death soon ensues.

TREATMENT. — The food must be changed, and
none but the best given. Change of food is always
of service under such circumstances.

Give^ fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC, J J, for INDI-
GESTION, four times per day. This will ofien be effi-
cient ; if it fails, you may try Phosphoric Acicl, third
attenuation, the same dose, three times per day.

1.44 SPINAL MENINGITIS.

Spinal Meningitis.

THIS disease is generally epidemic, induced by
peculiar atmospheric conditions, and is favored by
close, ill-ventilated stables, cold, chilly weather, over-
work in mares during their periods of excitement,
and more likely to appear among horses worked on
Rail Roads or Omnibus lines, from the frequent
stops and severe strain upon starting.

The earlier symptoms are dullness, indisposition
to move, head hanging low, evident pain and stiff-
ness on moving, and especially on turning tender-
ness and shrinking on pressure along some portion
of, or along the entire spine, from the region of the
kidneys forward.

The horse stands uneasily, and is easily pushed
one side or over, or sways about. The back gives
out, he falls down; no strength in the hind legs —
cannot rise. The pulse at first is not increased, but
becomes more rapid afterwards, and the urine is
often scanty or suppressed, and dung dry, and the
animal has from the first a distressed, suffering look.

The disease is frequently fatal in two or three
days, but may continue much longer, and recoveries
are usually quite slow.

TREATMENT. — Give the horse bran mashes, or
carrot tea, and let him peck at hay. Let him have
a wide stall, well littered or a loose box, reasonably
warm, but with good air, and in cold weather well
covered with blankets.

The A A, from the first is the principal remedy,
and should be given every HALF HOUR a dose of

SPINAL MENINGITIS. 145

TEN TO FIFTEEN DROPS for the first six hours ; then
for twelve hours give it every hour, and afterward
at intervals of two hours, and as the animal improves
the intervals between doses may be prolonged to
three or even four hours.

IF DURING THE DISEASE THE WATER should be-

come VERY SCANTY, passed with difficulty or sup-
pressed, then give the H H, in alternation with the
A A, every two hours ; that is, give A A, wait two
hours and give H H ; then wait two hours and again
give A A, and so on, in doses of ten to fifteen drops
until the secretion of water is established, when the
H H, may be discontinued.

AFTER THE MORE URGENT STAGE HAS PASSED,
and there yet remains WEAKNESS or PARALYSIS OF
THE LOINS in any degree, the J J, is the remedy, and
it may be given in the same doses, either in alterna-
tion with A A, if the acute symptoms have not en-
tirely disappeared, or alone. For the remaining
weakness, give at intervals of two to four hours at
first, and afterwards four times per day. It is the
special remedy for the paralysis and the convales-
cence.

The animal should not be exercised or worked too
soon after recovery, for fear of relapse.

146 LAMINITIS, INFLAMMATION, &o.

CHAPTER VII.
DISEASES OF THE FEET AND LEGS.

Laminitis, Inflammation of the Feet,
or Founder.

This is one of the most frequent diseases of the
horse, and one in which the resources of the Homeo-

*6t»

pathic art are very efficient. The sensible lamina
or fleshy plates on the front and sides of the coffin-
bone, are, like all other vascular structures, very
liable to inflammation, particularly from violence or
long continued action of the part. Hence, standing
long in one position, as in voyages; battering or
bruising the feet, in severe or long journeys; sudden
changes from heat to cold, or from cold to heat, act-
ing directly on the feet ; standing in snow or cold
water after a journey, are among the more common
causes of this disease. It sometimes occurs as a
mere transition of the disease from some other part,
and occasionally from excess oj jood or indigestible
foody or food when heated. Many cases of so-called
FOUNDER, are really only attacks of Acute Rheuma-
tism ; hence consult what is said on that disease,
and compare the two chapters for a better under-
standing of the subject.

LAMINITIS, INFLAMMATION, &c. 147

SYMPTOMS — The disease generally begins with a
shivering, shaking chill ; the flanks heave ; the
breathing becomes quick and labored ; the pulse
full and frequent ; the horse shifts his feet from one
place to another, lies down and rises frequently, but
does not paw the ground nor kick his belly ; he will
sometimes place his lips on the fevered feet, as if
to tell where his pain is ; he places his hind-legs
under him, as if to take the weight of his body from
the fore-feet ; he moans or groans from the severity
of the pain, and at last lies down, unable to stand
upon the inflamed feet. The feet are intensely hot
and painful. If one foot is taken up, he can scarce-
ly stand upon the other and may tumble down. He
does not like to get up from the ground, and is
moved with difficulty from one place to another.
If the disease be not arrested, matter may form in-
side the hoof, which is then thrown off.

The disease may exist in a more chronic form,
coming on by degrees, and eventually resulting in
the ruin of the horse.

It is more common to see it in a milder form than
the first-mentioned, presenting the following symp-
toms : the horse is feverish, out of spirits, refuses to
eat, cannot raise his limbs without evincing pain,
trails his feet along with difficulty; cannot readily be
made to go forward, or backward scarely at all. In
the stable, horses bring the four feet near together,
and there is no little difficulty in making them re-
linquish this attitude.

1 48 LAMINITIS, INFLAMMATION, &o.

TREATMENT. — In the more severe cases, th
shoes should be removed from the feet, and th
hoof pared down until the horn yields to the pressur
of the thumb. Give the horse rest, and allow hir
to lie down, wrap the hoofs in cloths soaked in wa
ter, and renew them from time to time. If the die
ease is from the feet having been battered by Ion
driving or riding, bathing them with the MARVEL c
ARNICA will be of great value. In some cases,
cold poultice, made of mashed turnips or carrots, i
of excellent service.

The remedy for all forms of this disease, is th
SPECIFIC for FOUNDER, B B, of which a dose of fi
teen drops may be given, every three hours, in acui
cases, with the best possible effect. Should thei
be quite high fever, the horse down, or scarcely abl
to move, the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, may be a
ternatecl wi h that for FOUNDER, B B, as often ;
every two hours, and after the force of the diseas
has abated, the SPECIFIC B B, may be continue
alone at increasing intervals, until entire restor
tion.

When the disease is clearly traceable to over-fed
ing, the SPECIFIC for FOUNDER, B B, and that f<
INDIGESTION, J J, may be alternated from the fin
every three or four hours, in doses of fifteen drop

In case of chronic Founder, the SPECIFIC f<
FOUNDER, B B, should be given, a dose of fiftec
drops each morning and night, and the treatme
continued for some time. An occasional dose
the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J J, will be useful ;
a constitutional intercurrent remedy, and may 1
given at noon, while the SPECIFIC B B, is give
morning and night.

NAVICTTLAB JOINT DISEASE. 149

Navicular Joint Disease.

This disease is far more frequent than is usually
supposed, and many horses are ruined by it, the
lameness being generally referred to the shoulder or
to some other part not at all in fault.

Behind and beneath the lower pastern-bone in
the heel of the horse, and behind and above the
heel of the coffin-bone, is a small bone called the
navicular, or shuttlebone. It is so placed as to
strengthen the union between the lower pastern and
coffin-bone, and to enable the flexor tendon which
passes over it, to be inserted into the bottom of the
coffin bone, to act with more advantage. It thus
forms a kind of joint with that tendon. There is a
great deal of weight thrown on this bone and from
this navicular bone on the tendon, and there is con-
siderable motion or play between them in the bend-
ing and extension of the pasterns.

It is easy to conceive, that from sudden concus-
sion or from rapid and over-strained motion, and at
a time when, from rest and relaxation, the parts
have not adapted themselves to the violent motion
required, there may be excessive play between the
bone and tendon, and the delicate membrane which
covers the bone or the cartilage of the bone, may
become bruised, inflamed and injured or destroyed,
and that all the painful effects of an inflamed and
open joint may result, and the horse be incurably
lame. Numerous dissections have shown that this
joint thus formed by the tendon and bone, has been

150 NAVICTTLAR JOINT DISEASE.

the frequent and almost invariable seat of these ob-
scure lamenesses. The membrane covering the
cartilage becomes inflamed and ulcerated ; the carti-
lage itself ii ulcerated and eaten away, the bone has
become carious, and bony adhesions have taken
place between the navicular and pastern and coffin-
bones, and this part of the foot has become com-
pletely disorganized and useless.

SYMPTOMS. — The degree of lameness is various ;
the horse may show lameness the first hundred
steps, or the first mile or two, and then less or
scarcely at all ; he is inclined to "point" or keep the
affected foot in advance of the other when standing \
he may show lameness on stone or pavement and not
on turf or ground ; if both feet are badly affected, the
horse favors his heels, has short action, and wears
away the toes of his shoes, leaving the heels un-
diminished in thickness ; the hind feet may be kept
well under him to diminish the pressure upon the
forefeet; in the stable, he is mostly lying down ;
heat of the foot and heel, especially the heel.

TREATMENT. — In the earlier stages when there
exists only irritation and inflammation, and nt>
changes of structure or disorganizations have yet
occurred, the SPECIFIC for STRAINS or INJURIES,
B B, together with cold fermentations kept to the
foot, will be found sufficient. Give a dose of fifteen
drops four times per day

In more extreme or advanced cases, the sole
should be pared down and the quarters rasped, and
shoe worn without nails on the inner quarter, to un-

SAND CHACZ, QUAETEB CEACK 151

bind as far as possible the imprisoned bone, and the
foot kept in a bran poultice until the heat is allayed,
then substitute this for the cold fermentation, keep-
ing up the use of the SPECIFIC, B B, as above in-
dicated. These will be successful in the incipient
or milder stages of the disease.

Sand Crack, Quarter Crack.

This is a separation of the fibers of the hoof from
above downward — rarely crosswise. The best treat-
ment is to drill two holes through each side of the
crack and then pass copper or iron wire through
them . Both ends of the wire are then to be drawn
and clinched down and fastened in the same way as
the nails in shoeing. The .crack itself is then to be
filled with cobbler's wax after having been thorough-
ly cleaned out. Give also, morning ancl night, ten
drops of the SPECIFIC, J J, to promote the growth of
the hoof.

A yet better method is to properly prepare a
horse shoe nail by cutting bards along in //, from
head to point. Then drive the nail from one side of
the crack through to and beyond the other at least
half an inch from the crack. The clinching of the
point of the nail will drive the bards back and firmly
fasten them, and the head and point may be filed
down and smoothed off. A long crack should have
two nails. The shoe should be so fitted and the
hoof so pared away, as to take the bearing off from
the cracked portion, and as the hoof again grows

152 COEKS.

down, it should be again cut away between the hoof
and shoe w'.th a saw, so as to keep the bearing of
the cracked part of the hoof free. You thus rivet
the broken parts together, and by taking off the
strain allow the crack to grow out, and heal up.
Of course a horse with a quarter crack should only
be put to the most moderate work, if any, as violent
exercise or hard work will be sure to aggravate and
increase the difficulty, and may render a cure impossi-
.ble.

Where a quarter crack occurs, some brittleness or
defect of horny deposit or growth is presumably
present, and to correct this and promote a healthy
growth of the hoof, the SPECIFIC J J, should be
given, a dose of fifteen drops morning and at night.

Corns.

A corn is a bruise upon the sole of the foot at the
angle between the wall and the bar, and has this
resemblance to the corn in the human subject, that
it is produced by pressure and results in lameness.
It may be caused by contracted feet ; cutting away
the bars ; too thick-heeled shoes or weak flat feet \
dirt getting between the shoe and heel of the foot \
or from not having the foot sufficiently pared out.

SYMPTOMS — The pressure arising from these
causes bursts the blood-vessels under the horn, so
that the angle of the foot has a blood-red
appearance, and feels softer than other portions
of the horn ; the place is painful, and, when pressed
upon, the animal flinches, and there is more or less

QTJITTOB. 153

lameness. In some cases, matter will form, and
unless a vent be made as early as possible, it will
underrun the sole, or appear at the coronet and
form a quittor.

TREATMENT. — The heel must be well pared out,
{ and all dirt removed. Then apply Tincture of Ar-
• nica upon a bit of cotton, or THE MARVEL, if the
Arnica is not at hand, tack on the shoe lightly, with
the pressure off the sore heel, and a leather sole
between it and the foot. But if matter has formed,
remove the dead horn, make a good free vent, so
the matter may freely discharge, foment the foot
with hot water for an hour. Soak a bit of cotton in
ARNICA or THE MARVEL, and apply it to the heel,
and then place the foot in a large bran or turnip
poultice. (See External Applications page 28.)
Change the poultice and dressing each night and
morning. In a few days the foot will be ready
to shoe in the usual way using however a leather sole
to keep out the dirt. Give also, each morning and
night, a dose, ten drops, of the SPECIFIC for ULCERS,
II. If a quittor has formed, it should be treated as
such.

Qnittor.

This is a deep narrow ulcer opening upon the
coronet, and leading into an abscess in the foot. It
may be caused by treads, or overreaches, or corns,
but most commonly from prick of a nail or other
sharp substance. It is attended with more or less
lameness; heat and pain in the foot, and discharge
of matter from the open wound. But if it has been
caused by the matter from a corn, the coronet above
the heel will have upon it a hard painful swelling,
which afterward becomes softer and larger.

164 PRICK IN THE FOOT.

TREATMENT. — If the quiitor arises from a wound
of the sole or prick, after the wounded part has been
pared out and poulticed as directed in the article for
prick in the foot, then with a probe gently find out
the direction and number of pipes, and with a fine
syringe, inject THE MARVEL of full strength, into the
opening, two or three times per day. Change the
poultice night and morning until no more matter
flows, and the quittor begins to heal.

When it arises from a corn in the heel, and mat-
ter has got into the coronet, the- swelling must be
cut into and the discharge let out ; then poultice
night and morning, inject the MARVEL as before,
rasp down the wall of the hoof until it yields to the
pressure of the thumb, and put on a bar-shoe. Roll
a bandage around the coronet to keep the dirt out
from the quittor.

If there is some considerable heat and fever, the
FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, may come in play, giving fif-
teen drops four times per day. But the SPECIFIC for
ULCERS, I I, should be given, fifteen drops three
times per day, at first, and then morning and night
until the quittor is healed.

Prick in the Foot.

Sharp substances, such as nails, g^ass, pointed
stones, or similar substances, not unfrequently pene-
trate the foot in traveling, or the shoe may be partly
torn off, and the loosened nail be thrust into the
foot, or a nail may go wrong in shoeing.

PHICK IN IHB FOOT. 155

Heat, pain, lameness, and subsequent formation
of matter, will be the result, unless the offending
substance is removed in time and the injury cured.

TREATMENT. — With the hammer upon the nails,
or by pressure with the pincers, ascertain where the
horse feels pain, and the mischief lies. Take off the
shoe, pare away the hoof around the injured part,
until it yields to the thumb, follow the nail-hole
to the bottom, and if newly done, a dark-colored
dirty matter will flow out. Make a fair vent for the
fluid, and if there is not much lameness, put a piece
of cotton soaked in ARNICA or THE MARVEL upon
the pricked place, and tack the shoe lightly on with
a sole leather and the usual stopping between it
and the foot to prevent dirt getting into the wound.

If the injury has been of some days' standing and
there is pain, heat, and lameness, matter has prob-
ably already formed, and may run under the sole
or make its way to the coronet. In such cases
make a good opening, remove all dead horn and
that only ; dress as before with ARNICA or THE
MARVEL, and put the foot into a large bran or tur-
nip poultice, which must be changed night and
morning. Continue the poultices until the lameness
is measurably subdued, and then dress with Arnica,
and shoe as before.

During the treatment, give the SPECIFIC for IN-
JURIES, B B, in doses of ten drops, every four, or
six hours, according to the urgency of the case, and
if there is much fever interpose a dose or two of
the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, as circumstances re-
quire.

166 SPAVIN.

Spavin.

This is an affection of the tendons, ligaments, and
bursa connected with the hock. From a strain,
violent exercise, or similar cause, an increased ac-
tion is set up in these parts which glide upon each
other, irritation results and the parts enlarge. Or,
an exudation of serum occurs, tinged or not with
blood, which may be absorbed afterward or remain
for a long time a soft movable tumor ; or by degrees
an ossific or bony deposit takes place, resulting in a
firm, hard, bony tumor. These several stages or
degrees of the same common affection have been
termed Bog- Spavin, Blood-Spavin, and B one-
Spavin. Wind-Galls and Thorough Pins are but
local variations of the same essential condition —
enlargements of the bursa and tendons of the joint.
Spavin is essentially an inflammation of the ligament-
ous connections of the small metatarsal, with the
internal cuneiform bone of the hock, yet the position
of the swelling and ossific deposit may vary consider-
ably. It usually shows itself on the inner and lower
side of the hock at the lower portion of the joint.
A careful comparison of the two legs with the eye
and hand will best disclose the evil. ''Sometimes
it appears as a soft swelling of the femoral vein
along the inner surface of the hock. Or again, as a
hot. painful, laming swelling, extending from the
posterior border of the hock downward, which may
afterward become a hard bony tumor, insensible,
causing the animal to limp only when making some

157

exertion. Or, the swelling extends along the inner
surface of the hock, oblong, a little broader above
than below, bony, sometimes involving the entire
joint, and occasioning more or less limping. Or, a
soft round swelling over the whole internal surface
of the hock, at first not impeding the horse's gait,
but afterward becoming indurated and causing a
rigidity of the hock and consequent lameness. Or, a
hard osseous swelling at the upper and inner side
of the femur, causing a lameness depending upon
the extent to which the ligaments of the joints are
involved. Or the muscles of the hind-quarters are
not visibly affected, the horse does not limp, but
simply raises one or both the hind limbs (for one is
seldom affected alone) unnaturally high, with a
spring, and puts them down again with a spasmodic
twitching movement." (Spring-halt.)

At first the animal seems afraid to use one, or the
other of the hind-legs, and a little lameness is no-
ticed on first starting off. Afterward when return-
ing to the stable after exertion, the horse stands on
the toe of the affected limb, and limps considerably
on turning around and first commencing to walk ;
after moving a little, the lameness disappears, and
only returns again after he has been standing some
time. This will soon be followed by swelling.

CAUSES. — There is a predisposition to this affec-
tion in some families of horses, and when this pre-
disposition exists, strains, violent exertion, over-work,
a blow or other injury, readily develops the spavin.

158

Horses with high legs, from three to seven years of
age, are most liable to it.

TREATMENT. — In the earlier stages, while the
lameness is yet recent, and little or no swelling has
appeared, bathing the joint with THE MARVEL or
ARNICA, and giving the SPAVIN SPECIFIC, B B,
night and morning, doses of fifteen drops will be
sufficient to remove the lameness and generally
prevent the swelling. When the swelling is still
soft and recent, bathing the joint with THE MARVEL
or ARNICA, and giving the SPAVIN SPECIFIC, B B,
night and morning, will reduce the swelling and re-
Jeve the lameness.

In all other cases of spavin, whatever may be its
particular form or situation, give fifteen drops of the
SPECIFIC for SPAVIN, B B, each morning and night,
see that the legs are well rubbed, with but moderate
daily work or exercise. The pain, lameness, and
subsequent exudation of bony matter depend upon
the affection of the ligaments of the joint. This
being relieved, the whole affection disappears. All
recent and soft spavins may be successfully treated
thus, and even the most inveterate ones will be re-
lieved and benefited. It is not pretended or pre-
sumed that old chronic years' standing spavins,
when there are extensive ossific dispositions or
necrosis, are to be cured or caused to disappear by
this or any medicine. But all those incipient cases
may be thus cured.

Splint,

In consequence of an injury a bony tumor arises
in the inside of the fore leg below the knee ; some-

SPLINT. 159

times, though rarely, it is seen on the outside and
even on the hind-legs. After having existed some-
time they seldom occasion lameness except so situ-
ated as to interfere with the action of the tendons
or ligaments of the legs. During the forming stage,
the horse isk lame because the periosteum or
covering of the bone is inflamed, but after
this has subsided and the bony exudation is thrown
out, it disappears, except in the case above men-
tioned. In some cases in the beginning, the feet are
hot and painful, the animal likes to remain lying
down ; and if only the fore-feet are affected, he puts
them down with great care and evident pain, and
there is general fever and suffering, which passes off
with the more decided local manifestation. If
the tumor is of some standing, it may be quite
difficult or impossible to cause its disappearance. But
happily these old hardened tumors seldom interfere
with the essential usefulness of the animal.

TREATMENT. — In most cases if there is heat and
feverish excitement of the system, give fifteen drops
of the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, and that for
SPAVIN, B B, alternately five times per day, that is, a
dose of B B, morning, noon and night, and a dose of
A A, at say 10 o'clock in the forenoon and at 3 in
the afternoon until the heat and lameness are par-
tially subdued, and then give the SPAVIN SPECIFIC,
B B, morning and night, until the lameness and irri-
tation have entirely subsided. Old cases will be
benefited by a dose every day.

160 OVEB-EEACH AND TBEAD.

Ring Bone

Consists of an enlargement and ossific deposit (near
the fetlock joint) in consequence of a strain and in-
flammatory action. It may appear on one or both
sides of a foot, or completely surround it, giving rise
to the name. One or more feet may be affected by
it. It is generally recognized by a mere bony en-
largement on one or both sides of the pastern, and
the lameness is not very considerable. Some-
times not only the ligamentous but bony structures
of the joint are involved, compromising the entire
joint. A false step or strain of the articular lig-
aments are the usual immediate causes, to which a
hereditary predisposition must be added.

At the commencement bathe the part with THE
MARVEL or Arnica from day to day, and give fifteen
drops of the SPECIFIC B B, for SPAVIN, three times
per day. In chronic cases give a dose morning and
night, or even only once per day. Cases of con-
siderable standing will materially improve, and re-
cent or fresh cases may be permanently restored.

Over-reach, and Tread.

An over-reach is a bruise upon the heel of the
fore-foot caused from the toe of the hind shoe. A
tread is a bruise upon the inside coronet of a hind
foot, caused by the shoe on the other foot treading
upon it. It may also be caused by a fore shoe tread-
ing upon a hind coronet, as when the horse is back-

THETJSH AND OANEEB. 161

ing. In either case quittor may form, or the death
of the crushed coronet will leave the hoof altered in
shape.

TREATMENT. — Remove the crushed and torn skin
and horn ; clip away the hair around the bruised
part ; wash it with water to remove the dirt ; and
foment it with hot water three times per day ; after
each fomentation wash it with THE MARVEL,
and apply to it a piece of cotton soaked in the
same. If matter is likely to form, put the foot in a
large bran or turnip poultice, (See Introductory
Section,) which is to be changed night and morn-
ing. Continue this until the pain and lameness be-
come less, then dress it with TH is MARVEL twice per
day, and protect it from dirt by rolling a bandage
over the dressing and round the top of the hoof.
If quittor remains, it must be treated as directed for
that disease. Give also, morning and night a dose
of fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for ULCERS, I I.
Should there be much fever and pain, a dose or two
of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, will be in place.

Thrusli and Canker.

This disease is an inflammation of the lower sur-
face of the sensible frog, which secretes matter of
a peculiar offensive smell instead of healthy horn.
The matter issues from the cleft of the frog. In a
sound frog the cleft is shallow, but when contracted
or otherwise diseased, the cleft deepens even to the
sensible horn within, and through this the matter is-
sues. Afterwards the discharge becomes more
abundant and offensive ; the frog wears off and a
fresh growth of horn fails to appear. It then be-

162 THEUSH AND OANXEB.

comes thin, shriveled, contracted, and fissured ; and
as the disease extends, the matter becomes still
more fetid, and may terminate in a yet more un-
manageable form of disease, namely, canker. In
Thrush the frog is painful when pressed upon by
the thumb or pincers, or when the animal treads
upon a stone. As a consequence of neglected
thrush, the horn may separate from the sensible
part of the foot, and unhealthy vegetations, proud-
flesh, fungous matter, spring up, occupying a portion
or the whole of the sole and frog, and finally involv-
ing frog, sole, and bars, in a mass of putrefaction,
constituting the worst form of canker.

TREATMENT. — As thrush is often caused by un-
cleanliness and constant moisture of the feet, the
greatest care must be taken to keep them dry and
clean, and especially from dung and urine. If con-
nected with contracted fore-feet, particular care
must be given to shoeing.

The frog should be carefully pared down and all
loose, ragged portions removed in order to prevent
the accumulation of matter and dirt. The discharge
wiped off by means of tow pressed down into the
cleft with a thin piece of wood. Then smear the
frog and cleft with a mixture composed of half an
ounce of sulphate of copper, (blue vitriol), and six
ounces of tar made into a paste. A small piece of
tow dipped in this mixture should also be placed in
the cleft, or in whatever part of the frog a sinus, hole
or cleft exists. In bad cases repeat the dressing
daily ; in others, once in two or three days is suffi.

THRUSH AKD CAKKEB. 163

cient. If the dressing is properly applied it will not
fall out or admit the entrance of dirt. Should the frog
be extensively diseased a bar-shoe may be necessary,
and the dressing will then be kept in place by the
cross-bar of iron, or a leather sole may be used
under the shoe.

Throughout the treatment give fifteen drops of
the SPECIFIC for ULCERS, I I, each morning, and
fifteen drops of SPECIFIC, J J, for the growth of
healthy hoof, every night.

164

CHAPTER VIII.

GENERAL DISEASES,

'Rheumatism.

THIS is a far more common disease of the horse
than has generally been supposed. It is quite com-
mon in old horses, and in younger ones that have
been exposed or over-worked. Cold and damp, and
exposure to draughts of cold air when heated, or
during and after severe effort or work are among
the most common causes.

SYMPTOMS. — It usually begins with a shivering
chill, hot skin and mouth. The horse becomes lame
and stiff all over, and several joints seem affected at
once, so that he cannot move from the first, or else
it soon becomes confined to one joint or leg ; the
joint or limb becomes very hot, swelled, and exceed-
ingly painful ; the pulse is quicker at one time than
another, or stops now and then for a moment or
two ; the breathing is quick ; sweats break out, and
the animal becomes weak. When the disease at-
tacks the fore-legs, farriers call it " chest-founder;"
and when it attacks the loins, the back is raised and
belly tucked up, and it is known as u loin-bound."

FEVBB. 165

Rheumatism not unfrequently shifts from one place
to another, especially if the animal is exposed to wet
and cold.

TREATMENT. — If there should be considerable
heat and fever, as is most commonly the case, give
first the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, a dose of fifteen
drops every two or three hours, until the heat has
been partially subdued, or until six doses have been
given. Then alternate the SPECIFIC for RHEUMA-
TISM, B B, with that for FEVER, A A, every three
or four hours, a dose of fifteen drops until the
animal is restored. If a limb or joint is painful, hot,
and swelled, bathe it in THE MARVEL night and
morning, and a flannel bandage applied to the limb
will also be of great service, in addition to the inter-
nal medicines.

If at any time a horse shows symptoms of stiff-
ness or lameness, fifteen drops of the RHEUMATIC
SPECIFIC, B B, night and morning, will soon remove
it

Fever.

We understand by pure or idiopathic fever an in-
creased arterial excitement, or increased frequency
or force of the pulse, attended with heat, but
without local inflammation. Symptomatic fever has
the same heat and increased circulation attended
with local inflammation or disorganization of some
part, of which the fever is merely symptomatic.
Bad management in the stable, impure and unwhole-
some food, bad air or confinement, are the usual
causes of fevers.

166 FETE*.

SYMPTOMS — IDIOPATHIC or SIMPLE FEVER gen-
erally begins with a cold, shivering chill, or repeated
chills, although this is not essential, or may readily
be overlooked. The horse is dull, unwilling to move
has a staring coat, and cold feet and legs. This is
succeeded by warmth of the body; unequal distribu-
tion of warmth in the legs ; one hot and the other
three cold, or one unnaturally warm and the others
unusually cold, but not the corpse like coldness of
inflammation of the lungs ; the pulse is soft, quick,
and often indistinct ; the breathing somewhat labor-
ious ; but no cough or. pawing or looking at the
flanks. The animal will scarcely eat, and is very
costive. While the state of pure fever continues,
the shivering fit returns every day at nearly the same
hour, and that is succeeded by a warm one, and that
often by a degree of perspiration ; and these may
alternate for several days until local inflammation
appears or the fever subsides.

No horse dies of pure fever. If inflammation of
the lungs, bowels, or feet does not set in, he will re-
cover.

Symptomatic Fever is the result of some local in-
flammation or disorganization, or the result of in-
jury, wound, etc. No organ or part can long seri-
ously suffer without bringing the system into sym-
pathetic suffering, which generally manifests itself by
irritative fever, which of course disappears when the
local irritation is removed.

DlSTEMPEB AND SlEANQLES. 1C7

TREATMENT. — In all cases of Fever, the FEVER
SPECIFIC, A A, is the first and generally the only
medicine required. Give a dose of fifteen drops at
intervals of two or three hours at first, and by de-
grees at longer intervals, and not only will the fever
be removed, but likewise all danger of its locating
itself upon some organ or part of the system. Should
such localization threaten, the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A,
will still be the appropriate and best medicine. This
SPECIFIC, A A, may be continued from day to day
at intervals of three hours. Only if the fever as-
sumes a typhoid character, with symptoms of great
prostration or debility, give the SPECIFIC I I in alter-
nation with the SPECIFIC A A, at the same intervals.

Distemper, or Strangles.

This is a disease incident to young horses, gener-
ally appearing between the third and fifth year, when
the teeth are being shed, and is much more liable
to appear in the Spring than at any other season of
the year. Almost every horse has it, and but onre
in a lifetime. It is an idiopathic fever, followed by
discharges in various parts of the body, generally
under the jaw.

SYMPTOMS. — The disease begins with symptoms
of a common cold; the horse is 'dull and depressed,
eats little or no food, coughs now and then ; the coat
stares, the pulse is slightly quickened, the mouth be-
comes hot and dry, and afterward frothy fluid
comes from it ; the throat sore, the nose red, and
matter flows from it. The glands under the jaw be-
come swelled, hot, and painful, to such an extent as
to cause " quidding," or dropping of food when

168 DlSTEMPEB OB STRANGLES.

eating, and there is so much difficulty of breathing,
that the horse at times seems almost suffocated. The
swelling, which occupies the center of the jaw,
nearly filling its hollow, is a smooth uniform body (in
distinction from glanders, which is uneven or knobby),
becomes larger and softer until it bursts and matter
flows out. From this time the animal begins to
recover and soon gets well. In some cases, however,
the horse does not get well so quickly, for after the
abscess in the gland has burst others form upon the
back, shoulders, legs, breast, or about the neck
and jaws, and even internally. This form is termed
irregular strangles. Strangles is said not to be con-
tagious.

TREATMENT. — At the first when there is fever, hot
and dry mouth, and glands swelled and painful, a
few doses of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, given in
doses of fifteen drops at intervals of four hours,
or four times during the day, will reduce the fe-
ver and swelling, and the disease will run a milder
course.

Afterward, the SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER, C C,
should be given, a dose of fifteen drops three or
four times per day during the height of the disease,
and afterward at longer intervals, until entire re-
storation.

When the tumor under the jaw becomes hard,
large, and painful, and suppuration is inevitable, a
bran poultice applied warm, night and morning, will
hasten suppuration so that it will break of itself 01
may be readily opened. The poultice may be se-

AND FASCY. 169

cured to the place by an eight-tailed bandage tied in
front over the nose and back of the ears, so as to
keep the poultice in place.

Glanders and Farcy.

I prefer treating these two diseases in connection,
persuaded they are one and the same — excited from
a common cause, running a similar course, while the
contagion of the one will produce the other, and
vice versa. The disease is termed Glanders when it is
principally confined to the head and nose, and called
Farcy when manifesting itself in the lymphatics.

It is usually considered as the result of contagion,
but want of food, bad food, bad keeping, impure air
in too close stabling will generate it.

SYMPTOMS OF GLANDERS. — Constant discharge
from one or both nostrils, more frequently from one,
and that the left ; the discharge is at first thin and
watery, afterward thick like the white of egg. It
may continue in this way for some time, or it soon
becomes more mattery, sticky, then greenish or
yellowish, or mixed with streaks of blood, and hav-
ing a bad smell. Soon after this discharge is
noticed, the glands under the jaw become painful
and swollen, and one of them appears fixed to the
jawbone. Then the membrane lining the inside of
the nose has a yellowish or leaden color, which is
considered characteristic of the disease ; small
bladders are noticed upon it, which afterward are
changed to ulcers ; these have sharp borders, and
spread and deepen until the gristle and bones be-

170 GLANDEBS AND FARCY.

neath become ulcerated. When ulcers appear upon
the membrane of the nose, the constitution of the
horse is evidently involved ; he loses flesh ; his belly
is tucked up; coat unthrifty and the hair readily
comes off; the appetite impaired ; the strength fails;
cough more or less urgent may be heard ; the lungs
become filled with abscesses, wasting goes on, and
the animal soon dies.

FARCV. — Upon the face, lips, and other portions
of the body, but especially upon the legs, hard,
painful, and hot lumps are felt, which are called
Farcy buds ; they increase in size, with pain and
heat, until the ulceration works through the skin
and a thin discharge flows out. Between these
lumps along the course of the lymphatics, hardened
cords are felt ; the groin, inside the thighs, and space
between the forelegs and chest, become, from the
tumefaction of these lymphatics, swelled and very
painful ; the legs are swelled, together with the usual
discharge of glanders.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER, C C,
is the best remedy for either form of this disease,
and should be given a dose of fifteen drops four
times per day. During convalescence it need not be
repeated so often.

Should a suspicious discharge appear at the nose,
the C C given in doses of fifteen drops three times
per day, will usually arrest it in a few days, and
prevent further mischief.

A development of Farcy requires the same treat-
ment as for Glanders. Give the SPECIFIC for Dis-

INFLAMMATION OF THE LYMPHATICS, OB WEED. 171

TEMPER, C C, four times per day. The horse should
have good air and good wholesome food.

In some cases, the alternation of the SPECIFIC for
ULCERS, I I, and that for DISTEMPER, C C, is very
efficient, especially in cases of some standing.

N. B.— It should be remembered that a well-
marked case of glanders is highly contagious. Not
only may the disease be communicated to othe*
animals, but the glandered matter coming in COB
tact with a cut, abraded or sore surface in the human
subject, will be liable to result as a very severe if
not fatal case of poisoning. Prudence demands
that we should handle such animals with great cau-
tion, and a thoroughly glandered animal had much
better be killed at once than endanger other animals
or the lives of human beings, and the more so as the
chance of recovery in such a case is very remote.

Inflammation of the Lymphatics, or
Weed.

In some rare cases horses suffer from inflamma-
tion of the lymphatics manifested by cord-like
swellings along the course of these vessels. It may
be brought on by sudden changes of food, cold and
wet weather, sudden over-work after several days of
rest, disordered stomach, standing in cold water, ex-
posure to drafts of air, etc.

The SYMPTOMS are as follows : The attack is
usually sudden, beginning with a cold shivering
chill, followed by full, strong, and quick pulse, ac-
celerated breathing; hot, dry mouth and general

172 PUBPUEA HEMOBBHAQICA.

fever. The local manifestation is on one of the
hind-legs, generally the left, or in rare instances, a
fore leg may be affected. The leg is lifted from the
ground, is hot and painful to the touch, and swells
from above downward. The swelling increases- rapid-
ly, the leg becomes much larger than the other,
the pain increases, and the leg is very sensitive to
the touch. Several hard, round, and very painful
cord-like swellings may be felt on the inside of the
leg; these end in small hardish lumps, and are more
painful than the cords. A watery fluid exudes from
the skin, and may be seen in drops standing upon
the hair.

TREATMENT. — At the commencement foment the
limb for an hour, night and morning, with hot water,
and afterward apply THE MARVEL freely. The
horse should have plenty of exercise, and in most
cases may be ordered to his work, continuing the
medicine as hereinafter directed. Give three times
per day fifteen drops of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A.
After a few days, the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J J,
may be alternated with the former with advantage.
But in general the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, will be en-
tirely sufficient.

Purpura Hemorrhagica.

Some rare cases of this disease have been ob-
served in the horse. It consists essentially of a de-
composition of the blood, and loss of power in the
capillary vessels, as the result of which, echymosed
or black and blue spots appear on the surface, and
upon the mucous membrane wherever it can be seen,

PUBPTTBA HEMOBRHAQICA. 173

hemorrhages occur from various parts of the body
and are thrown off with the natural excretions. The
inside of the nose is covered with purple spots, as
also the inside of the lips. These spots vary in
size, and are filled with dark-colored fluid blood,
which exudes if they are punctured or scratched.
There is diffused swelling over the system, showing
itself at the eyelids, breast, flank, belly, quarters, and
between the thighs, extending upward. It is attend-
ed with weakness and general prostration of the
system, swelling and stiffening of the joints, and
sloughing off of the membrane of the nose, or other
parts.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for FEVER and IN-
FLAMMATION, A A, will be found appropriate in all
cases of this disease. Give a dose of fifteen drops
three times per day. If there are hemorrhages
from any organ, give half a gill of THE MARVEL
three times per day, between doses of the SPECIFIC
A A.

Give common food of good quality, less oats and
hay but especially carrots and potatoes. The last
are very serviceable in this disease.

174 FEVEB, QUABTEB EVIL, JOINT MTJBBAIN.

PART II.

DISEASES OF CATTLE.

CHAPTER I.
GENERAL DISEASES.

Fever, Quarter Evil, Joint Murrain.

THIS disease, which is quite common, is known in
different localities by various terms, as, black quarter^
quarter evil, joint murrain , etc.

SYMPTOMS. — There are few premonitory symp-
toms. Often without any, or with slight indications
of previous illness, the animal is found ill ; the neck
extended ; the head brought as far as she can effect
it into a horizontal position ; the eyes protruded and
red ; the muzzle dry ; the nostrils expanded ; the
breath hot ; the root of the horns considerably so ;
the mouth partly open ; the tongue enlarged, or ap-
parently so ; the pulse full, hard, and from 65 to 70;
the breathing quickened and laborious ; the flanks
heaving violently, and the animal moaning in a low
peculiar way.

Sometimes the animal is in full possession of her
senses, but generally there is a degree of uncon-

FEVEB, QUARTER EVIL, JOINT MTJEBAIK. 175

\

sciousness ; she will stand for an hour or more with-
out the slighest change of posture ; can scarcely be
induced to move, or when compelled to do so, stag-
gers, and the staggering is principally referable to
the hind -quarters ; rumination has ceased, and the
appetite is quite gone. After a time, the animal be-
comes more uneasy, yet it is oftener a change of
position to ease the limb than a pawing ; at length
the animal lies down, or rather di ops, gets up almost
immediately, is soon down again, and debility rapid-
ly increasing, she continues prostrate, sometimes
comatose, and at others making fruitless attempts to
rise. The symptoms rapidly increase, there is no
intermission, and the animal dies in from twelve to
twenty-four hours.

In the majority of cases, the animal seems to rally
a little, and symptoms appear which give the local
names of the disease. The beast attempts to get
up ; after some efforts it may succeed, but is sadly
lame in one or both the hind-quarters. If not yet
fallen, she is suddenly lame, so lame as scarcely
to move, hence she has "joint murrain" or "quarter
evil."

Tenderness of the loins and back is one of the
earliest symptoms and most to be dreaded. The
animal will not bear even the slightest pressure on
these parts. The case is worse if to this is added
swellings about the shoulders, back, and loins, with
a peculiar crackling noise, as if from deficient syn-
ovia or joint-oil. Worse than even this is the sud-

176 FEVER, QUARTER EVIL, JOINT MURRAIN.

den appearance of hard scurfy patches of what
seems to be dead skin. It is a dry gangrene, and
the commencement of a process of sloughing exten-
sive and rapid, to an almost inconceivable degree.
This forms the " black quarter" with all its fearful
characteristics.

Ulcers first appear about the belly, the quarters,
and teats, but spread everywhere, and particularly
about the muzzle and mouth. The tongue is blis-
tered and ulcerated, and there is a discharge of
sanious, offensive, or bloody fluid from the nose or
mouth, or from both. The urine, previously high-
colored, now becomes darker and bloody ; the dung
is streaked with blood, and all the excretions are
excessively fetid. In this state the animal may
remain some days, until it dies, a " mass of pu-
tridity."

TREATMENT. — Give fifteen or twenty drops of the
SPECIFIC A A, for FEVER, every two hours, for the
first twelve hours. This is more especially in
dicated for the fever, lameness, congestion, etc.

After the first twelve hours, unless there is de
cided improvement, give alternately the SPECIFIC 1 1
for ULCERS, ROT, etc., in closes of twenty drops al
ternately with that for FEVER, every two or three
hours, according to the urgency of the case. Con-
tinue this treatment without intermission or variation,
prolonging the intervals between the doses as the
animal improves.

VESICULAR EPIZOOTIC. 177

Vesicular Epizootic.

This is an epidemic disease, which has at times
invaded various sections of the country under some-
what varying forms, sometimes a lingering, and at
others a rapidly fatal disease.

The symptoms are as follows. The premonitory
indications are : dullness ; impaired appetite ; star-
ing and harsh coat ; the muzzle, ears, horns, etc.,
are cold at one time and hot at another ; the beast
shakes all over and feels uneasy, and does not
associate with the other cows; the cud is not
chewed as in health. Then the milk is found to be
lessened, yellowish and thick ; the bag is swollen,
hot, and painful when touched ; the back is arched,
and she seems uneasy on her feet, and unwilling to
move. This attracts attention to the feet, and they
are found hot and painful ; the hoof at the top is
swelled, and a discharge runs from the heels ; the
eyes look dim, and tears run from them ; the inside
of the nose and whites of the eyes look red ; the
mouth is dry, and the membrane covering has little
red spots in it, which rise into blisters upon it, over
the whole mouth ; they contain a fluid, and increase
in size, finally burst, and a sore is left behind, which
becomes a deep rugged ulcer. These blisters are
also found upon the bag and about the hoofs,
especially of the hind-legs ; the hoofs may even fall
off, the bones become diseased, and other grave re-
sults ensue. The appetite becomes more and more
impaired ; there is great weakness, wasting, dis-

178 VESICULAE EPIZOOTIC.

charge of stringy, bloody fluid from the mouth ; of-
fensive matter running from the nostrils ; swollen
face ; bad breath ; quick, grunting breathing ; small,
weak, quick pulse ; dropsy of the belly and legs ;
purging, and death.

The causes, like those of all epidemic diseases,
are involved in some mystery, yet it is indisputable
that the disease, having occurred in a place or neigh-
borhood, other cattle in the vicinity are more liable
to be attacked, and those most so which are in con-
tact or on the same place, and especially those that
are poorly kept and housed, or at times exposed to
bad weather, bad food, or other depressing influ-
ences. This rule applies to all epidemic diseases,
whatever may be their particular form or manifesta-
tion.

TREATMENT. — To prevent the disease, if prevail-
ing in the place or in the neighborhood, give fifteen
drops of the SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER, C C, every
night. This will tend to protect the system, or at
least modify and diminish the force of an attack,
should it come on.

To cure the disease: Give fifteen drops of the
SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER, C C, every three hours,
during the earlier stages of the disease, continuing
so long as there is an improvement.

Should ulcerations have occurred, or blisters have
formed on the mouth, bag, legs, etc , it will be better
to alternate the SPECIFIC for ULCERS, I I, with that
for DISTEMPER, C C, at intervals of three or four
hours, during the height of the disease, and at

BHEUMATISM. ITS

v

longer intervals as the improvement progresses.
The persevering use of the these -SPECIFICS will save
most cases.

Rheumatism.

This disease is almost invariably the consequence
of cold and wet, or chill after over-exertion. The
symptoms are as follows :

Dullness ; loss of spirits ; disinclination to move,
and painful stirTness of the back or joints when mov-
ing ; loss of appetite ; pain in the back, manifested
by the animal flinching when pressed upon; the
joints, one or more, become affected, and the animal
perfers to lie down, and cannot move without great
pain and difficulty ; the joints, or one or more of
them, become swelled, and are also exceedingly hot
and tender to the touch. In some cases, there is
considerable heat and fever, in others it is but
slight. The complaint is quite liable to return from
exposure, changes of weather, or even the wind
blowing from a different quarter. The disease not
unfrequently changes from one joint or limb to an-
other.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for RHEUMATISM
B B, will cure all the usual forms of this disease,
giving twenty drops three or four times per day,
in severe cases, and morning and night in the mild
ones.

When the disease is ushered in or attended with
considerable heat and fever, either during its con-
tinuance, or from the first, the SPECIFIC for FEVER,

180 LUMBAGO.

A A, in doses of twenty drops, should be alternated
with that for RHEUMATISM, B B, at the intervals
mentioned above. The use of these two remedies
will control every form of this disease.

Lumbago.

This is merely a form of Rheumatism, locating it-
self upon the muscles of the loins. It may be mis-
taken for some other or different disease, and hence
its symptoms should be known.

SYMPTOMS. — Af:er some exposure, especially to
cold or wet, or a draft of air, the cow will suddenly
become lame of one leg, without other signs to ex-
plain the nature of ihe attack. Another leg may
then be affected, while the first one seems better or
quite well. Some pain and heat may be discovered
in one of the joints ; and then the muscles of the
back show more clearly the location of the disease ;
or from the first the disease may be referable to this
point; the animal yields and flinches when they are
pressed upon, in consequence of the pain; the beast
is not able to walk, or does so very stifBy and awk-
wardly, in consequence of increased pain from
movement. These attacks may continue for a time,
disappear and return again, in consequence of new
exposure.

TREATMENT.— The SPECIFIC for RHEUMATISM,
B B, should be given, a dose of .twenty drops,
three times per day. A few doses will promptly re-
lieve.

PITS, CONVULSIONS, EPILEPSY. 181

Ophthalmia, Inflammation of the
Eye.

Diseased and inflamed eyes in cattle may some-
times occur as a result of congestion, or from in-
flammation or a cold, but in general from an injury,
the result of a blow of a whip, or stick, or from dirt
or hay-seed, or some similar substance irritating the
eye.

SYMPTOMS. — The eyelids are swelled and closed ;
tears flow in abundance ; the eye shrinks from the
light when the lids are opened ; the white of the eye
or conjunctiva is reddish or cove-red with red veins;
the haw is also red and swollen ; the eye itself is
clouded and covered with a film.

TREATMENT. — Examine the eye for dirt, hay-seed,
or other substances, and when found remove them.
Bathe the eye with THE MARVEL diluted half and
half with soft water, morning and night, until the
more violent symptoms are removed. Give inter-
nally fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for INFLAMMA-
TION, A A, each morning and night.

In long-standing cases a dose of the SPECIFIC for
ULCERS, I I, repeated every few nights will be
found of great value, while the A A is given each
morning,

Fits, Convulsions, Epilepsy.

The symptoms of fits are pretty well known.
Without any or very trifling warning the beast stag-
gers and falls suddenly to the ground ; he often bel-
lows in the most alarming manner; then every part

182 FOUL IN THE FOOT, FOOT-BOT.

of the body is violently convulsed ; the tail is lashed;
the teeth are ground ; the mouth closed, and jaws
fastened together ; the breathing is quick and at-
tended with heaving at the flanks ; frothy slaver
dribbles from the mouth, and the urine and dung
are discharged involuntarily. In a few moments the
convulsions become less severe, then cease, and the
animal soon seems as well as if nothing had hap-
pened.

Fits are most apt to attack young, vigorous, well-
fed cattle, or those that have been much exposed to
the direct action of the sun.

TREATMENT. — Little or nothing can be done dur-
ing an attack ; but as one is likely to be followed by
another, the medicine should be given as soon as the
attack is well over.

Give immediately after the attack twenty drops
of the SPECIFIC for CONVULSIONS, A A, and
repeat the remedy morning and night for some
days.

If an animal is subject to these fits, (ep:lepsy) re.
turning at intervals of a few days or weeks, give al-
ternately at intervals of six or eight days twenty
drops of the SPECIFIC for CONVULSIONS, A A, and
that for PARALYSIS, J J, and continue these for some
time.

Foul in the Foot, Foot-rot.

Foreign bodies, such as gravel, dirt, stones, etc,,
especially in moist, low, or marshy places, get into
the cleft of the foot, and produce lameness and the
following symptoms :

MANGE. 183

There is lameness and swelling of the pasterns,
and heat with evident pain ; matter then forms, and
unless it is let out, it will extend in all directions
under the foot, and appear at the coronet or top of
the hoof; and from this long narrow ulcers remain,
and proud flesh springs up from the diseased places.

TREATMENT. — Examine the foot carefully, and re-
move all foreign substances, dirt, etc., that may be
found ', then foment the foot with hot water night
and morning, and afterwards apply THE MARVEL,
and wrap it in a turnip or oatmeal poultice ; the
hoof should be pared, and those parts of it cut away
that may interfere with the escape of matter ; all
dead hoof must be removed. The sore must be ex-
amined, and if dark and unhealthy, the MARVEL and
poultices must be renewed from time to time until
the dark matter sloughs off. After the ulcer looks
clean, apply tar and melted tallow in equal propor-
tions, over which tow must be kept wrapped around
to prevent dirt lodging in the wound and causing
fresh irritation These may be renewed, if needful,
until entire recovery.

Give also, the SPECIFIC for ULCERS, I I, each
night, a dose of twenty drops.

Mange.

This disease consists of a violent itching and irrita-
tion of the surface, and is liable to attack all badly
kept domestic animals. It may be caused by over-
feeding, or want of wholesome, nutritious food \
either extreme may induce it Thus suddenly

184 HIDEBOUND.

changing a cow from a very poor to a rich pasture
may induce 1^ or it may be communicated from one
cow to another.

The symptoms are : great itchiness, so that the
animal is continually rubbing herself; the hair falls
off, scabs or sores remain in patches on the back
and tail especially; the cow becomes thin; appetite
fails ; her milk is reduced in quantity and quality,
and she becomes a miserable object.

TREATMENT. — Cleanse the skin by means of 'a
brush, which must not be used for another animal
without having been thoroughly washed and cleansed,
otherwise it will communicate the disease ; after-
wards go over again with warm water and soft soap,
and carefully dry the surface. Give night and
morning twenty drops of the SPECIFIC for ERUP-
TIONS, I I.

Should the sore spots not readily heal, apply the
Sulphur Ointment, or still better the Witch-Hazel oil.
(See page 49.)

Hidebound.

This condition^ in which the skin seems firm, hard,
and bound to the parts beneath, is due to some mor-
bid condition of the system rather than to a dis-
ease of the skin itself. There is most frequently some
derangement of the stomach, or some old standing
organic disease. Remove these, and the disease
disappears, and the hide becomes soft and loose.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION,
ILL, CONDITION, J J, giving twenty drops morning and
night, will generally remove the difficulty.

If it fails after a fair trial, give the SPECIFIC for
INDIGESTION, J J, each night and that for ERUPTION
I I, each morning twenty drops.

CHOEYZA. OB COLD IN THE HEAD. 185

CHAPTER II.
DISEASES OF THE ORGANS OF EESPIRATIOU,

Clioryza, or Cold in the Head

THIS very common affection consists of an irrita-
tion, and sometimes inflammation of the lining mem-
brane of the nose It is usually caused by exposure
to cold or wet, or too sudden changes of weather ;
it is sometimes the commencement of catarrh, and
is most frequent during winter and early spring ; or
it may arise from the irritation of dust inhaled dur-
ing a long journey.

SYMPTOMS. — In some cases of cold the irritation
is confined to the nose alone, and is then known as
CHORYZA. It is manifested by a discharge from the
nose, first thin and watery, afterward becoming
thicker like matter, and corrosive, fretting the skin.

If the disease extends along the air passages,
bronchitis or even inflammation of the lungs results,
manifested by the cough, fever, and difficulty of
breathing peculiar to these affections.

TREATMENT. — For mere choryza or cold in the
head, give the SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER, J J, a close
of twenty drops morning and night.

186 HOOSE, CATAEBH, OR COMMON COLD.

If symptoms of Fever, Bronchitis, or Pneumonia
should be present, interpose a few doses of the
FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, twenty drops, repeated every
three or four hours, which will promptly relieve.
Consult also what is said on Bronchitis or Pneu-
monia.

Hoose, Catarrh, or Common Cold

Differs from the Choryza as the irritation involves
the lining membrane of the entire air passages.
It is most frequent in the changeable weather of
spring and fall, when cattle are exposed to frequent
alternations of temperature, or when too many cows
are crowded together in a stable, rendering the air
hot and impure. Young beasts and cows after calv-
ing are especially subject to hoose.

SYMPTOMS. — Dry nose, frequent cough, discharge
from the nostrils, stiffness of the limbs, disinclination
to move, purging, cold skin, and then hot; imperfect
chewing of the cud, failing of milk, watery eyes,
quick pulse and breathing. It is very frequent and
very fatal in calves, and requires to be attended to
promptly in all cases, or it will end in some more
dangerous disease.

TREATMENT. — During the earlier stage, with
fever, heat, quick pulse and breathing, oive the
FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, a dose of twenty drops four
times per day.

Should cough and irritation remain, or not yield
prompty to the FEVER SPECIFIC, give the SPECIFIC
E E for COUGH, the same dose, repeated four times

SORE THROAT OR PHARYNGITIS. 187

daily ; or if fever yet continues, give the two SPE-
CIFICS in alternation at intervals of three hours.

For calves, give one-third or half as much as for
grown cattle, according to age or size.

Sore Throat or Pharyngitis.

The disease consists of inflammation, with conse-
quent swelling and soreness of the top of the gullet
or passage between the mouth and stomach It
arises from the same causes which produce colds,
and sometimes assumes an epidemic and very fatal
character, especially when the spring or fall is very
cold and wet, and the animals graze on damp,
marshy grounds. It is usually accompanied with
catarrh.

SYMPTOMS. — Difficulty of swallowing, so that solid
food is partially chewed and then dropped from the
mouth ; fluids are gulped down, or partly return
through the nostrils ; or all food may be refused in
consequence of the severe pain attending swallow-
ing ; the cud is not chewed ; the throat and glands
of the neck are swelled, hot, and painful ; the cough
is frequent, hoarse, and indicates pain ; the breath-
ing becomes very difficult and labored, and the pulse
full and quick.

TREATMENT. — Give twenty drops of the SPECIFIC
for INFLAMMATION, A A, every three or four hours,
until three doses have been given, then begin with
the SPECIFIC C C, for QUINCY or SORE THROAT, and
give every three hours of the C C in alternation with
the A A. As the animal improves and the fever

188 COUGH.

and heat abate, the A A may be discontinued, and
the C C be used alone at intervals of four or six
hours to complete the cure

In all febrile diseases of cattle, it is of the utmost
importance to house them in a warm, dry, comfort-
able stable, free from exposure, dampness, or cold
drafts of air, especially in cold or moist weather.

Cough..

Cough in the cow is rarely or never a disease of
itself, but merely a symptom or attendant of some
disease of the respiratory organs, such as Catarrh,
Bronchitis, Pleurisy, or Pneumonia, of which it is
merely the indication. Its symptomatic importance
is such that it always deserves attention, and its
cause should at once be carefully investigated. In
some case very grave alterations may be going on in
the lungs, which will escape notice if attention be
not directed to it by means of the cough. Examine
the animal carefully, ascertain the state of her pulse,
breathing, appetite, secretion of milk, etc., and
direct treatment for such disease as is found to be
present.

However, in the absence of any special indica-
tions, the SPECIFIC for COUGH, E E, should be given,
a dose of twenty drops morning and night, which
will generally relieve and will not be out of place in
any case.

BBONCHITIS, OB INFLAMMATION, &o. 189

Bronchitis, or Inflammation of the
Bronchial Tubes.

This disease is usually the result of exposure to
cold and wet, or sudden changes of temperature ;
it is almost always preceded by a common cold
which has been neglected or overlooked.

SYMPTOMS. — Cough, which becomes by degrees
more painful, frequent, and husky ; the countenance
becomes anxious and distressed ; the breathing is
quick, heaving, and obstructed, in consequence of
tough tenacious phlegm ; unwillingness to move; the
breath is hot ; the cough is increased by moving
about, occurs in fits, and is wheezing in character;
no food is eaten ; the animal wastes ; skin becomes
dry, and is bound to the ribs ; the coat stares and
looks unthrifty. The animal may die from extension
of the disease to the substance of the lungs, as in
*•' lung disease."

TREATMENT. — The earlier stages of this disease,
or catarrh, should be treated at once, as directed
under that head. Then a dose or two of the SPE-
CIFIC for that disease removes all danger.

Remove the animal to a warm but well-ventilated
stable, and feed on warm mashes and gruel.

Give first, at intervals of two hours, two or three
doses of the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, twenty drops
at a dose. This will allay the heat and fever to
some extent. Then alternate at intervals of three
hours, the SPECIFIC for COUGH, E E, with that for
FEVER, A A, the same doses, and continue this

190 PLETtelBY.

treatment until restored, only that the medicine need
not be given so frequently after improvement has
progressed.

Pleurisy.

This disease consists of an inflammation of the
delicate membrane which lines the chest, and also is
reflected over or covers the lungs.

It is caused most frequently by exposure to cold,
or from the extension of catarrh. Pleurisy rarely
exists alone, but is almost invariably complicated
with bronchitis or pneumonia, or both.

SYMPTOMS, — The disease generally begins in the
same manner as pneumonia, with dullness, loss of
appetite, etc. The cough is attended with pain, and
seems to be cut short as if the animal tried to stop
it; the breathing is short, seemingly cut off and
evidently painful during the passage of the air into
the lungs, and is attended with a grunt during its
expiration ; the sides are painful when pressed upon ;
the skin, at the angles of the mouth, is wrinkled ;
the shoulders and upper part of the chest are in a
constant quiver ; the head is stretched out ; the eyes
are unusually bright ; the tongue hangs out of the
mouth, from which frothy slaver is continually flow-
ing. The animal neither eats nor chews the cud ;
she gets weaker and thinner every day, and all the
symptoms become more and more severe until death
ensues, often preceded by excessive purging.

PNEUMONIA, OR INFLAMMATION OF THE LuNGd. 191

TREATMENT. — Give at first the FEVER SPECIFIC,
A A, a dose of twenty drops every two hours, and
continue this the first day, and night if the case is
severe.

Then alternate the SPECIFIC for INFLAMED LUNGS,
E E, with that for FEVER, A A, at intervals of two,
three, or four hours until the animal is cured.

FOOD AND STABLING In all serious diseases of

the air-passages, Bronchitis, Pleurisy, Pneumonia,
etc., the animal should be placed in a dry, comfort-
able stable, not too close, and her food should con-
sist of bran-mashes, boiled carrots or turnips, meal-
gruel, and hay tea. Good old hay may be given
sparingly ; straw and chaff not at all. When the
appetite is returning, great care must be taken not
to give too much food at once, for if the stomach is
overloaded or crammed, disease is almost sure to
return and the animal «o die in consequence. Give
but very sparingly of food, until the stomach has
fully regained its former power of digestion.

Pneumonia, or Inflammation of
the Lungs.

This is an inflammation of the substance of the
lungs, or lights, and is rarely unaccompanied with
pleurisy or bronchitis. It is usually brought on by
exposure to cold or sudden changes of temperature,
or from the extension of a common cold,

The SYMPTOMS are as follows: The cow becomes
dull, disinclined to move, and hangs her head; the

192 PNEUMONIA, on INFLAMMATION OP THE LUNGS.

muzzle is dry ; the mouth hot ; the cough frequent
and dry ; the coat rough and staring ; the horns, ears,
and feet are hot at one time and cold at another ;
the breathing is quickened and attended with heav-
ing of the flanks ; the pulse is full and quick ;
appetite is gone, and chewing of the cud suspended.
The thirst is great, bowels bound and dung dark-
colored, the spine is tender when pressed upon, the
head projected forward and eyes staring; tears flow
down the face; the teeth are ground; a discharge
flows from the nose, at first clear and watery, after-
wards red and containing some blood ; the breathing
becomes quicker, more difficult, and labored as the
disease advances ; the cough comes on in fits j the
nostrils are widened, and play to their utmost limit ;
the body is covered with sweat; the pulse becomes
weaker and increased in frequency, and these
symptoms increase in violence and become gradual-
ly worse until the animal dies.

TREATMENT. — Give, the first twelve or twenty-four
hours, the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, a dose of
twenty drops every two hours.

After the fever and heat have been thus in a
measure subdued, alternate the SPECIFIC for IN-
FLAMED LUNGS, E E, with that for FEVER, A A, at
intervals of three hours, giving as before twenty
drops at a dose.

Continue this treatment steadily, except that un-
less the case is very critical and urgent, the medicine
need not to be kept up during the night, but a dose

PLETJBO-PNETTMONIA, PULMONARY MTJEEAJN, &c. 193

of the SPECIFIC, E E, may be given late in the night
and be permitted to act undisturbed until the morn-
ing ; then go on as before. -

For food and stabling, consult the article on
Pleurisy, page 191.

Pleuro-Pneumonia, Pulmonary
Murrain, Lung Disease,

This disease is not at this time a frequent one in
the United States, at least, in its more violent or
epidemic form. But in Europe and the British
Isles, it has been known for many years, and has at
times raged there as well as here as a most destruct-
ive and fatal epizootic, sweeping off a large portion
of the stock on a farm, destroying almost every an-
imal attacked. Old school treatment has met it and
tried its resources upon it with much the same re-
sults as it has met the cholera or similar new dis.
eases ; and after having assiduously purged, violently
blistered and setoned its patients, and tried all its
arts upon them, has only seen the victims die a
little quicker under this treatment than without any
at all. So much so, that the belief obtains among
very many cow keepers that the disease is utterly
incurable.

Within the past few years it has made its appear-
ance in various sections of this country, said to have
been imported from Holland, and has occasionally
made sad ravages among the best imported stock of
the vicinity. Within a few short months it extended

191 PLEUEO-PNEUMONIA, PULMONAEY MUREAIN, &o.

in various directions from its first locality, overleaping
all precautionary measures essayed for its arrest
and removal. The attempt to stay its progress by a
sanitary cordon, and the indiscriminate slaughter of
all animals tainted or suspected, though proper in
themselves in reasonable limits, failed, as all such
attempts have failed in regard to cholera and similar
diseases The English government have, however,
succeeded, in thus u stamping out" the disease for a
time at least. Such invasions are best subdued
when their true homeopathic treatment is under-
stood, and the preventive measures suggested by the
law of similia applied. That this will be the ex-
perience in regard to this new enemy we do not
hesitate to affirm. According to all experience it
will prevail more or less extensively in this country,
and hence it is well to be acquainted with its symp-
toms and treatment.

Homeopathy has been very successful in subdu-
ing this disease, and we are assured, from repeated
trials, that all animals may be saved that are treated
in the earlier stages, and even a fair proportion of
the extreme cases.

CAUSES — The causes of such forms of dis-
ease are involved in obscurity, but it is weF
known that certain circumstances strongly pre
dispose to its development. These are : low, damp,
badly ventilated, ill-drained stables ; swampy,
damp, boggy districts, in which there is a great
decomposition of vegetable matter. It usually pre-

PLETTBO-PNETJMONIA., PULMONARY MTJERAIN, &o. 195

vails at certain seasons of the year, and is most com-
mon in the late fail and early spring, or during damp
chilly weather. Some animals are more liable to at-
tack than others ; it is not so frequent and is more
manageable in the open country than in extensive
close stables in large towns, where animals are crowd-
ed together, live an unnatural life, and are milked
very dry in order to increase the daily yield. Many
persons suppose it to arise from some atmospheric
condition similar to that of cholera, and it is generally
considered contagious, that is, communicated from
diseased to healthy cows by contact or immediate
contiguity.

SYMPTOMS. — These have been found to vary in dif-
ferent epidemics and seasons, nor does every animal
attacked present all the symptoms of the entire dis-
ease. Yet, taking several animals together, the com-
plete picture of the disease will be found, and each
animal will also present sufficient characteristic symp-
toms to identify the malady. In the first stage the
attack has been known to vary, thus : the attack com-
ing on with great violence, and running a rapid course
in spite of all treatment ; or, it may come on slowly
and insidiously, the animal not seeming very ill until
her lungs are diseased beyond all hope of recovery;
or, it may announce itself with violent purging, great
weakness, and rapid loss of flesh.

The majority of cases, however, present the follow-
ing symptoms : a short, dry, husky cough which is
heard only occasionally, and which is highly charac-

196 PLETTRO-PNETJMONIA, PTJLMONABT MUEBAIN, <fec.

teristicof the disease, and when once heard will rarely
be mistaken again. The owner says, perhaps, he
has heard this " hoose *' for two or three days, but
has paid no attention to it. On inquiry, we find the
animal does not give so much milk as usual, and that
it has a slightly yellowish tinge ; the appetite is not
much imparied, yet she is careless of her food and
does not lick her dish clean ; when at rest the breath-
ing does not show any departure from its healthy
play, but if the animal is moved about or walks some
distance, it becomes more frequent, labored, anjrl
difficult ; the pulse is often healthy in character, al-
though sometimes it is weak and slightly increased in
frequency ; the bowels may be confined or purged
or quite regular ; the body is sometimes hot, some-
times cold. The cow appears dull and listless, and
when at grass, separates herself from her companions,
and lies on the ground when they are feeding.

In the Second Stage. — The cough is now more fre-
quent, and thick frothy phlegm dribbles from the
mouth ; the breathing is short when the air is taken
into the lungs, and long when it is pressed out of them ;
the inhalation is attended with much pain, causing
the animal to grunt and grate her teeth ; the grunt
is heard when the animal is pressing the air out from
her lungs ; the pain is evidently increased by
coughing and change of position, and to lessen it the
cough is now suppressed or held back, and is short,
and the cow stands fixed in one place. The pain is
owing to the pleura being inflamed, and'the inflamed

PLETTBO-PNEUMONIA, PULMONABY MUBBAIN, Ac. 197

place may be ascertained by pressing the side along
between the ribs with the point of the finger, when
the animal will flinch and grunt at the diseased place.
The pulse becomes quickened and oppressed ; the
skin hard, tight, and bound to the ribs; the horns
are hotter and the muzzle drier than usual ; the head
is lowered and thrust forward, with the nose poked
out; the back is raised up sometimes; little or no
food is eaten ; the cud is seldom or never chewed ;
the milk is arrested ; bowels are bound, and when
moved, the dung is in hard dry lumps.

In the third stage — The breathing is much more
quickened, very difficult, labored, and even gasping;
the breathing is carried on partly through the mouth,
partly through the nose ; the breath has a bad smell ;
a stringy frothy fluid constantly dribbles from the
mouth ; the cow groans loudly and frequently while
the grunt is either gone or subdued; the pulse is quick
weak, and, in some cases, intermittent or even im-
perceptible; the horns, ears, and legs are cold, the
skin covered with cold sweat, the head and neck
stretched out, and the nose poked into the corner
of the manger; the fore-legs are separated from
each other, and fixed in one place, unless the cow is
restless and uneasy ; sometimes the hind ones are
crossed over each other, or the hind fetlock-joints are
knuckled forward ; the animal is thin and reduced to
a skeleton; the strength of course greatly impaired,
so that she can scarcely cough; the urine is very
high-colored; toward the last, violent purging comes

193 PLEUBO-PNEtTMONIA, PtJLMONASY MUEBAIN, &0.

on, the discharged matter being quite watery, black-
ish, highly offensive, and sometimes mixed with
blood ; eventually, the cavity of the chest becomes
so full of fluid or so much of the lung is condensed,
that the breathing, from being more and more diffi-
cult, and labored, and frequent, at last ceases, and
the animal is dead.

TREATMENT. — Preventive Measures: During the
prevalence of such a disease unusual care should be
taken of all animals liable to it; for although a con-
tagion may be in the atmosphere or conveyed by
contact, yet some untoward circumstance, such as
cold, a chill, exposure, or bad food or ventilation, al-
ways provokes the attack ; hence, at such times
especial care should be exercised that food, housing
and general management should be unexceptionable.

Give, also, an exposed animal the SPECIFIC for IN-
FLAMED LUNGS, E E, a dose of fifteen drops every
night or every second night, experience having abun-
dantly shown that the Specific for a disease always
acts as a preventive when given before the attack. Medi-
cines, if specific and thus given, are as surely pro-
tective as is vaccination a preventive of small-pox.

At the first indications of the disease, the " hoose,"
which may be a day or two before any other symp-
toms, give the SPECIFIC for COUGH, E E, and re-
peat it three times per day, a dose of twenty drops,
and the disease will go no farther.

* Should the disease have manifested itself with some
violence, cough, breathing more or less labored and
painful, manifested with the grunt, give the SPECIFIC

PLETTBO-PNEUMONIA, PULMOSTABY MURBAIN, &o. 199

for FEVER, A A, twenty drops every two hours for
twelve hours, and then alternate it with the SPECIFIC
for INFLAMED LUNGS, E E. at intervals of two or
three hours.

In the fully developed cases of the disease (in the
more advanced stages), when there is less heat and
fever^ but great weakness, wheezing, short, difficult
breathing, small, quick, weak pulse, cold clammy
sweats, cold extremities, or with violent purging of
blackish offensive matter, omit the FEVER SPECIFIC,
A A, and give instead every two hours, first the
SPECIFIC for INFLAMED LUNGS, E E, a dose of
twenty drops, and the next two hours the SPECIFIC,
I I, for ULCERATIONS, a dose of twenty drops, and
thus continue the two remedies alternately at in-
tervals of two or three hours. This is the treatment
for all the more advanced, confirmed, or malignant
forms of this disease, the one remedy correspond-
ing to the local affection of the lung and pleura and
the other to the malignant and septic character of
the general affection.

The existence of dark, fetid and bloody discharges
is no contra-indication for the use of these Specifics,
which are fully adapted to that condition.

Food and stabling should be carefully directed, as
under the article on Pleurisy, pagj 191.

Diseased cattle should at once be removed from
the healthy stock, and be housed by themselves at
some distance from the rest of the herd. The sta-
ble should be dry and well ventilated ; air and light
should be freely admitted, although all draughts
of air are highly injurious, and must be guarded
against.

200 COLIC.

CHAPTER III.

DISEASES OF THE ORGANS OP DIGESTION

Loss of the Cud.

THIS is a mere symptom which accompanies
many diseases, and even morbid conditions, which
scarcely deserve the name of disease, and will yield
~,vith the removal of the ailment of which it is a mere
symptom. Sometimes it may be present when
nothing else is sufficiently tangible to warrant treat-
ment, or it may continue after the disease otherwise
seems to have been removed,

TREATMENT.-— In any case in which it appears to
exist independently, or to be the principal symp-
tom, give twenty drops of the SPECIFIC for INDIGES-
TION, J J, morning and night. The "cud" will soon
return

Colic.

This disease is not so dangerous as tympanitis,
yet it may prove fatal from bad treatment or neglect.
It is generally the result of improper or indigestible
food, or food in too great quantity, or that to which
the animal is not accustomed. If colic comes on

CONSTIPATION. 201

after indigestible food, it is accompanied by consti-
pation and thirst. Certain kinds of food, such as
grains, oats, decayed turnips or cabbages, or dry
food, are liable to induce it, or it may arise from ex-
posure to cold, when the body is warm, or from cold
drinking when the body is heated.

SYMPTOMS. — Sudden manifestation of pain in the
belly, by uneasiness, pawing the ground, striking the
belly with the hind legs or horns, often lying down
and then rising, grinding the teeth, and moaning.
When caused by wind, the belly is much swelled on
the left side; and there is frequent passage of flatus.
The animal's back is arched, and she frequently
looks at her flanks, scrapes with her fore-feet, and
kicks with the hind ones. All these symptoms in-
crease, until she expires amid groans and grinding
of the teeth.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for COLIC, F F, will
almost invariably be found successful. Give a dose
of twenty drops every half hour until relieved. If
not better after a few doses, and should there be
fever, alternate the SPECIFIC, A A, for FEVER, the
same dose with that for COLIC, F F, at the same in-
tervals. As the animal seems relieved, or partially
so, give the remedies at longer intervals.

Constipation.

This is rarely of grave consequence in cattle, and
when it exists, is usually a symptom of some other
disease. When present, a dose of twenty drops of
the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J J, given morning

zuz HOOVE OR BLOWN, OVEB-FED.

and night, will soon set all right again. If there is
suspicion of some inflammatory condition lurking in
the system, the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, in like doses
will have the like effect.

Hoove or Blown, Over-fed.

The most frequent cause is turning an animal into
rich pasture, when, from over-eating, the stomach
becomes so distended as not to be able to act upon
its contents. The food then undergoes chemical
changes, in the process of which an immense
amount of gas or wind is generated, producing
swelling, distension, etc. ; drinking very cold water,
and especially eating too much bran, chaff, grains,
oats, wheat, corn, is followed by similar conse-
quences, in an intensified degree.

SYMPTOMS. — The disease is known by the animal
being swelled, or tl blown" over the whole belly, but
espec ally at the stomach and left side, where the
distended stomach lies ; the swelling yields to the
finger, and gives a hollow drum-like sound when
struck; there are sour or noisome belchings of wind;
the cow does not move, moans and breathes with
difficulty, neither eats nor chews the cud.

As the disease progresses, the pulse becomes full
and hard, and quicker than before ; the eyes are red
and protruded ; the mouth is filled with frothy slaver,
and the tongue hangs out; the back is crouched,
and legs drawn under the body ; the cow becomes
insensible when the swelling is at its height; she

DlABBHEA, ScOUfilNO. 208

stands in one place, continually moaning or grunt-
ing ; she falls and struggles violently ; sour fluid
mixed with food rises from the stomach, and is dis-
charged from her nostrils and mouth, and at last
death.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for COLIC, F F,
every fifteen minutes, a dose of twenty drops. After an
hour, alternate it with the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J J,
at the same intervals ; and when better, prolong the
intervals to half an hour, an hour, or two hours.

In some extreme cases, when, as from eating new
clover, or other rank succulent food, the production
of gas is immense and the animal rapidly growing
worse, the trocar or even a narrow-bladed knife may
be used, to afford immediate relief. It must be plunged
inward and downward into the paunch, on the
left side of the belly, midway between the last rib and
the haunch-bone. This is only a resource in extrem-
ity, as the SPECIFICS, F F, and J J, in all such cases
act promptly and perfectly, as experience has abun-
dantly testified.

Diarrhea, Scouring.

Diarrhea is more common in old cattle and calves
than in those of middle age, where it is generally of
kttle importance, soon correcting itself, especially in
the spring, when herds are first turned into green
fields. The usual causes are, decayed cabbages, bad
grains, or other improper food or impure water;
sudden change to rich pastures ; the use of purgative
medicines; exposure to cold and wet; acrid bile;

204 DlABBHBA, OB SKIT IN CALVES.

sudden change from dry to wet weather, or severe
exertion in hot dry weather.

SYMPTOMS. — The disease comes on slowly with
staring coat, shaking, arched back, fore-legs drawn
together, cold legs, ears, and horns, weak pulse,
tucked up belly, bowels rather looser than usual, de-
ficient appetite. The animal becomes thinner, more
depressed and dull; little or no milk is given, and
the bowels are purged to an alarming extent. This
purging may stop, and then reappear to end fatally,
or terminate in dysentery.

TREATMENT. — We should, of course, give food not.
so loosening in its character, and the SPECIFIC for
DIARRHEA, F F, a dose of twenty drops, two or three
times per day, will usually be found quite sufficient.
In extreme cases, or in case of failure with this rem-
edy, the SPECIFIC for ULCERS, I I, may be alternated
with it, at the same or even more frequent intervals.

Diarrhea, or Skit in Calves.

This disease is quite common, and sometimes
dangerous. It may be produced by sudden change
of food, too much or too little food, or from some
peculiarity in the mother's milk, It may sometimes
be the natural means of throwing off something that
is injurious to the calf, and hence it would be im-
proper to arrest it. Only when the animal becomes
weak, is off its food, does not chew the cud, when
there are pains in the belly, or the dung is slimy or
mixed with blood, or the discharge is like cream,

BTSENTEBY, BLOODY FLUX. 20ft

with wasting of the boc|y, are we imperatively called
upon to interfere.

TREATMENT. — Give five or eight drops of the
SPECIFIC for DIARRHEA, F F, two or three times per
day. If it does not yield promptly, interpose a dose
or two of the SPECIFIC for ULCERS, I I, between the
others.

Food. —No green food, but gruel of flour or starch,
or cooked milk.

Dysentery, Bloody Flux,

This is a very severe and often fatal form of disease,
which prevails mostly in spring and fall, and in some
sections of country, and in peculiar states of the
weather and growth of feed becomes a most destructive
scourge. It is usually attributed to feed growing upon
wet or marshy grounds, or pasture sometimes under
water; or to rank grass growing in the woods ; or drink
from impure, still, and stagnant waters. It appears
also when animals are exposed to alternations of hot
and cold weather, live upon bad food, or are over-
driven. It is seen in cattle driven a long distance,
and insufficiently or badly fed, or with food to which
they are not accustomed. Poor and fat cattle are
alike subject to it ; it comes on after "hoose/' or the
disappearance of some skin disease, or sudden stop-
page of milk, or as a termination of diarrhea.

SYMPTOMS — Shaking, dullness, anxiety, dry skin,
slightly rough hair, and general uneasiness. In
some cases the bowels seem bound, the dung hard,

2CK3 DYSENTERY, BLOODY FLUX.

dry, in small lumps, and the discharge attended with
pain; in others the dung is soft, discharged frequent-
ly, and the animal wastes, and loses appetite and
spirits. In others again, the purging is almost con-
stant, attended with pain, gripes, straining, and forc-
ing out of the fundament. In this stage the dis-
charge is watery, mixed with white sh reels, or dark
colored blood, with little or no dung, and attended
with a horrible bad smell. These violent symptoms
may disappear, but the purging and wasting continue
as bad as ever, or stop for a short time, and then
return again, and continue until the animal is worn
out by the constant drain ; or, the dysenteric dis-
charges are arrested and improvement begins and
goes on slowly. In some extreme cases, the wast-
ing is so excessive that the animal is reduced to a
mere bag of bones, the joints swelled, body covered
with sores, strength gone, eyes hollow and dim,
parts under the jaw enlarged, body covered with
vermin, discharges mixed with blood, and horribly
offensive, and the skin bedewed with cold sweat.
Such extreme cases are often hopeless.

TREATMENT. — Give twenty drops of the SPECIFIC
for DYSENTERY, F F, every three hours, or even
more frequently in the more urgent cases.

In the extreme cases, with great prostration and
weakness, alternate the SPECIFIC for ULCERS, I I,
with that for DYSENTERY, F F, at intervals of two or
three hours, and continue the course patiently, pro-
longing the intervals between the doses as the animal
improves.

JAUNDICE, THE YELLOWS. 207

Irregular Teeth.

May be looked for if an animal presents the fol-
lowing symptoms : The beast becoming thinner
gradually, and eating less food than usual ; slaver
dribbling from the mouth along with half chewed
food, especially while the cow is cudding ; she is
(( hoven " or bloated at different times ; a bad smell
comes from the mouth, arising from ulceration of
the side of the cheek, caused by irregular teeth.

TREATMENT. — The mouth must be carefully ex-
amined, and all long or irregular teeth must be
shortened and smoothed by means of the tooth -
rasp.

Jaundice, the Yellows.

This may be caused by torpidity of the liver itself,
or obstruction of the gall-duct, in consequence of hard-
ened bile (gall-stones) filling up the passage, or from
the presence of the fluke-worm in the gall-duct ; or
it may arise from inflammation or other disease of
the liver.

SYMPTOMS. — These will vary from the progress
and severity of the disease and the causes which
produce it, but it will essentially be as follows : In
some cases the pulse is full, hard and accelerated ;
the breathing quickened, with panting at the flanks?
thirst, hot mouth, scanty urine, loss of cud and ap-
petite, and other symptoms of fever. In some cases
there is loss of spirits, dullness, or sleepiness, un-
willingness to move, and weakness ; the body wastes

208 HEPATITIS, INFLAMMATION or THE LIVEE.

and shows other signs of impaired condition ; the
eyes, skin and urine are at first tinged with yellow,
which afterward becomes deeper and more distinct ;
scales form on the skin ; the bowels are at first con-
fined, but purging afterward comes on, and may be
so rapid and excessive that it can not be arrested,
and the animal dies in consequence. The milk also
becomes yellowish and somewhat bitter.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for JAUNDICE, J J,
may be given, twenty drops morning and night, in
the torpid cases when there is little or no fever.
But when fever and hot mouth are present alternate
the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, with that for JAUN-
DICE, J J, four times per day in the same doses, that
is two doses of each during the day.

If a violent purging comes on give twenty drops of
the SPECIFIC for DIARRHEA, F F, every three hours
until relieved, and then return to the SPECIFIC for
JAUNDICE, J J.

Hepatitis, Inflammation of tlie
Liver.

This disease is more common in oxen than in
horses. It is rarely seen except- in winter, and in
animals fed in the stable. It may be mistaken for
inflammation of the chest, to which it has some re-
semblance.

SYMPTOMS — The animal prefers lying down, but
always on the left side, and with the head turned to
the right. The heat is greater in the region of the
liver on the right side, and pressure there induces

HEPATITIS, INFLAMMATION OF THE LIYEB. 209

pain ; the animal eats little or nothing, and can not
walk or stand up without pain, constantly stumbling.
If the disease is acute there is high fever, with in-
creased heat of body and accelerated pulse ; the horns
and ears are alternately hot and cold ; the milk is
yellowish and bitter, portions of the skin are denuded
of hair ; the eyes, mouth, gums, and tongue (which
are covered with thick mucus), the nose and teats
are yellow ; the urine is of deep yellow color; and
there is sometimes a dry and painful cough. In
chronic hepatitis the fever is considerable or want-
ing altogether, but the yellow tint is more marked
and general ; the milk equally yellow arid bitter, soon
forms a caseous mass, from which a yellow serum
separates; the right side of the body seems tense
and swollen ; the intestines do not empty themselves,
or the scanty ejections resemble putty or clay. The
acute form lasts from eight to fifteen days, and the
chronic many months.

TREATMENT. — In the more acute form, attended
with heat and fever, the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A,
should be given ; a dose of twenty drops four times
per day.

In the chronic form the SPECIFIC, A A, may be
given each morning, and that for INDIGESTION J J,
each evening, twenty drops, which will usually be
found sufficient.

210 GLOSS ANTHBAX, BLAIN, BLACK TONGUE.

G-loss Anthrax, Blain, Black
Tongue.

This is an epidemic, and sometimes fearfully fatal
disease, which has prevailed under different modifi-
cations at various seasons, in different sections of the
country. It appears to have its origin in some
peculiar atmospheric conditions, favored doubtless
by exposure or impoverished keeping, and is then
propagated from diseased to healthy animals. It is
most common in spring and fall.

SYMPTOMS. — The animal appears low-spirited dull
and does not eat or chew the cud ; a clear fluid
without smell, constantly flows from the mouth ;
the head and neck constantly swell, until they are
much increased in size ; the breathing becomes
difficult and obstructed, in some cases so much so
that the animal cannot breathe, and death results
early from suffocation ; the fluid from the mouth be-
comes like matter, or is mixed with blood, and of
very disagreeable odor ; the tongue becomes swol-
len, and its sides covered with large, red blisters,
which rapidly increase in size, and at last burst,
discharging their contents, and leaving deep sores,
which are apt to mortify. Other blisters successive-
ly arise, and run the same course. Symptoms of
low fever come on, the whole of the tongue becomes
inflamed and swelled ; at last a ponion of it morti-
fies, turns black, and the animal dies, sometimes
within a few hours from the beginning of the dis-
ease.

BPLENITIS, OB INFLAMMATION or THE SPLEEN. 211

TREATMENT. — The diseased animal must be re-
moved from the herd, and care be taken to prevent
healthy animals being affected, by not using the
same vessels or articles for both. The attendant
should be careful not to get the fluid from the mouth
upon any sore on the hand or person, or he will be
likely to suffer. The blisters forming on the tongue
or mouth of the animal should be opened freely as
early as possible

Food — As the cow cannot swallow, on account of
the pain and swelling of the tongue, gruel should be
horned down occasionally during the clay. Some
should also be placed before her, so that she may
take it if she feels disposed.

Give the SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER, C C, a dose of
twenty or twenty-five drops, every one, two, or three
hours, according to the intensity of the disease.
After twelve hours, or three or four doses have been
given, if the animal does not seem to improve, give
the SPECIFIC I I, in doses of twenty drops, in alter-
nation with the C C, at intervals of two or three
hours, and so continue through the entire disease,

Splenitis, or Inflammation of the
Spleen.

Splenitis is rarely observed in oxen except in cold5
damp weather, and it differs from carbuncle or
typhus, but occasions death no less rapidly. Its
prominent symptom is a brownish color of the tongue.
It is most frequent among working cattle, especially
if put to labor soon after eating, and before they
have had time to chew the cud.

212 SPLENITIS, OR INFLAMMATION OF THE SPLEBIC.

SYMPTOMS — It generally begins with symptoms
of pain in the belly, attended with quickened breath-
ing and heaving at the flanks ; pain is manifested
at the upper part of the flanks when pressed upon •
the muzzle is dry and roughened, and the
tongue brownish ; there are frequent low moan-
ings ; no appetite or chewing of the cud ; a swell-
ing will be found at the left side and flank, which
may be mistaken for hoove ; but the two diseases
will be distinguished by noticing that in hoove the
swelling is greater and conies on very rapidly, and
that when struck upon a clear, hollow, drum-like
sound is returned, while in inflammation of the
spleen the sound is dull and heavy; the animal
is lame when he walks, or he walks with difficulty.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, will
be found to cover the disease perfectly. Give twenty
drops every four hours.

DROPPING AFTER CALVING, &o. 213

CHAPTER IV.

DISEASES OF THE URINARY AND GENITAL
ORGANS.

Dropping after calving; milk fever;
puerperal fever.

THIS disease is of frequent occurrence and quite
liable to be fatal, unless under proper homeopathic
treatment. It is much more prevalent some seasons
than others, owing, doubtless, to peculiar atmos-
pheric conditions, and is more malignant some
seasons than others. The ordinary methods of
treatment, purging and bleeding, etc., does more
harm than good, and few cows survive the double
infliction of dosing and disease combined. The
proper use of the Homeopathic Specifics, however,
rarely fails to restore even in the worst cases.

There are certain causes which predispose to this
disease ; thus, fat, stall-fed cows are more liable to it
than poor or lean ones ; the complaint is more com-
mon in the variable weather of early spring and late
fall ; a cow once having the disease is more liable to
a return than others. The exciting causes are : ex-
posure to cold and wet ; driving the cow a long

214 DROPPING AFTER CALVING, &o.

journey too soon ; giving too much or too rich food
soon after calving.

SYMPTOMS. — This fever begins shortly after calv-
ing, usually within twenty-four hours ; if three or
four days pass over, the cow may be considered safe
from an attack. The earlier symptoms are : the
cow refuses her food or only eats a little of it ; she
is depressed, hangs her head and looks dull; the
horns are hot ; the nose, instead of being damp with
healthy dew, becomes hot and dry ; the urine is
scanty ; the bowels are confined, or, if moved, the
dung is hard and lumpy ; the pulse is quicker and
fuller than in health ; the breathing is quickened
and attended with heaving at the flanks.

To these warning symptoms are added with more
or less rapidity, the more formidable ones which are
often first to attract the attention of the owner. The
milk is reduced in quantity or entirely stopped ; the
eyes glisten and look bright and staring ; the white
of the eye is covered with numerous red streaks, or
is of a leaden color ; the eye balls are thrust forward
in their sockets, and give the cow a somewhat wild
and anxious expression ; the hind legs seem weak,
and are separated a little from each other ; she ap-
pears to stand uneasily upon them, resting for a time
on one foot and then changing to the other ; this
paddling and shifting from one leg to another con-
tinues as the difficulty of standing increases until the
animal supports herself by leaning against the stall ;
she does not chew the cud ; all discharge from

DBOPPING AFTER CALVING, &o. 215

the bearing is stopped ; the calf is neglected ;
the pulse becomes slower than before, and the
breathing more difficult; the udder is hard and
swelled, and little or no milk can be drawn from it ;
gradually becoming worse, the weakness in the hind-
legs increases, so they can no longer support her ;
she staggers and sways about, falling at length heav-
ily on the ground j she struggles, tries to rise again,
and may or may not succeed, but in either case
soon loses the power of rising, and lies helpless upon
the ground. In this stage of the complaint the
symptoms vary. In some cases we have the follow-
ing : the cow tosses her head from side to side,
writhes her body, and lashes her tail, struggles,
stretches out her hind-legs, moans and bellows and
seems to suffer great pain. The breathing is also
difficult and labored ; the skin covered with clammy
sweat ; the paunch enormously swollen from ac-
cumulated gas. Unless this swelling subsides, the
breathing becomes more difficult and labored ; the
pulse more rapid and oppressed, so as scarcely to
be counted; the legs very cold; pain is worse;
fetid gas rises from the stomach, and death ensues.

In other cases the foregoing symptoms are ab-
sent, or exist only in a slight degree ; and we have
the following : The cow lies stretched out at full
length on her side, or her head is brought to the
opposite side, with the nose towards the shoulder,
and the chin on the ground ; or the head is twisted
directly backward, with the nose held out, and the

210 DROPPING AFTEB CALVIN&, &c.

horns upon the shoulder, in the most awkward man-
ner. The eyes are dim and glassy ; the pupils are
dilated, rounded, and do not contract at the ap-
proach of light ; the ears drop, the mouth is partly
open ; the lower jaw drops if the head is raised ;
she has not the power to hold up the head ; she has
lost the sense of feeling, and can scarcely swallow, if
at all j difficult, rattling breathing; pulse weak, slow,
and intermittent, or even imperceptible ; horns, legs,
and surface cold and chilly ; swelling of the belly
increases j udder swelled, hard, and sometimes red
on the outside ; in some cases dung and urine sup-
pressed. All these symptoms become worse by de-
grees, and unless relieved, death ensues generally
within two days from the attack, sometimes in a few
hours.

TREATMENT. — The symptoms of this disease ap-
pear so suddenly, and run so rapid a course, that if
the disease is prevailing, or there is reason from any
cause to apprehend it, the cow should be watched
about the time of calving, and a dose or two of
fifteen drops of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, should be
given soon after. This will act as a preventive and
arrest any premonitions of the disease, and we would
counsel its continuance ; at least an occasional dose
morning and night for two or three clays. It will
favor the early and feverless production of milk, and
prevent the formation of fever.

Should the disease have made its appearance with
evident fever, unequal warmth, bloating, suppressed
discharge from the bearing, etc., give the SPECIFIC
for FEVEII, A A, a dose of twenty drops every two

ABORTION OB SLINKING. 21?

or three hours until the disease is arrested. This
remedy is the appropriate specific for all the stages
and forms of this disease, and requires only its faith-
ful employment to relieve and cure even the most
formidable cases.

Only in the last extremity, with labored breathing,
extreme bloating, and entire loss or rapid failure of
strength, the SPECIFIC for ULCERS, I I, may be al-
ternated with the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, at intervals
of two hours in doses of twenty drops until the sys-
tem rallies, when the two medicines may be contin-
ued at longer intervals

NURSING AND CARE. — The cow should be placed
in a clean, roomy stall, so as to be allowed to rise
and to be attended with facility ; laid on clean, dry
straw, no dung allowed to remain, and be comfort-
ably clothed according to the season. The milk
should be frequently drawn off and the udder hand-
rubbed. She should lie with the fore part of her
body higher than the hinder part, or on a level, with
her legs under her in a natural position. She must
be on her side and supported by bundles of straw,
and on no account be allowed to lie out full
stretched, in which position she will become worse
and surely die. Small quantities of warm gruel are
best for food.

Abortion or Slinking.

The natural period of calving is two hundred and
eighty-five days after conception ; if it occurs before
this period it is termed an abortion. A cow is most

218 ABOETION OB SLINKING.

liable to abort between the fifth and eighth month.
At some seasons, from causes not fully explained,
but supposed to be atmospheric, cows are very
liable to slink their calves, and when it occurs in a
herd it is very liable to extend to others, and may
become very general unless proper measures are
taken to arrest it.

Aside from the endemic or epidemic causes
adverted to, the more common occasions of
slinking are : Blows, falls, strains, severe ex-
ertions, and injuries, or other forcible or violent
movements ; severe illness, such as consumption,
hoove, inflammation of the bowels, especially if
caused by eating grass covered with hoar frost \
eating herbs which grow in low marshy places ;
drinking water impregnated with iron ; intercourse
with the bull during pregnancy ; exposure to foul
smells arising from decayed animal matter, especial-
ly if it be the cleansing of a cow that has just slunk ;
over-fed cows are more liable to miscarry than those
in moderate condition ; suddenly placing a lean,
starved cow upon a rich pasture, or a fat cow upon
poor food ; fright may produce it. A cow who has
once aborted is almost certain to do so again.

SYMPTOMS. — The indications which should warn
an owner that his cow is about to miscarry are often
unnoticed, unless he is particularly observing. They
are as follows : Dullness ; loss of spirits ; want of ap-
petite ; loss of cud ; more or less completely arrested
secretion of milk; hollow flanks ; enlargement of the

ABORTION os SLINKING. 219

lower part of the belly ; staggering whilst walking ;
disinclination to move, both when standing up and
when lying clown ; the movements of the calf, pie-
viously vigorous, become less frequent, and soon
cease ; the breathing is labored and quickened ; a
yellowish discha;ge comes from the bearing; the
belly continues to fall ; the cow is feverish and moans
occasionally ; the calf-bed contracts at last and ex-
pels the calf, which is usually dead, or dies in a short
time.

TREATMENT. — The cow should be placed by her-
self in a well-aired, quiet stable j food should be
light and sloppy ; fat cows should not be fed on rich
and stimulating food, while lean ones should receive
that which is more nourishing. If the calf is dead,
the sooner it passes off the better ; and it should be
deeply buried away from the cattle or herd.

Give fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for MISCAR-
RIAGE, G G, every six hours, and the dose may be
repeated two or three times should the threatening
symptoms continue after the first or even second
dose has expended its action.

This interval should elapse between doses, as too
rapid ones may even defeat the object, by over-ex-
citement^of the system, while a single dose often ar-
rests a miscarriage at once.

If a cow has previously miscarried, she should
have every few days along about the time when it
may be expected, a dose of the above SPECIFIC as a
preventive; or if slinking prevails in a herd or
neighborhood, a dose of the SPECIFIC for MISCAR-

220 FLOODING AFTEB CALVING.

RIAGE, G G, given once or twice per week, will ar-
rest its progress and prevent miscarriage, a result
that can only be achieved by this benign and scien-
tific treatment.

Cleaning after Calving.

In some cases, from torpidity of the calf-bed, the
afterbirth is retained, which may result in very
serious consequences.

A dose of twenty drops of the SPECIFIC for MIS-
CARRIAGE, G G, will soon cause its expulsion and
the healthy cleaning of the animal. It may be re-
peated at intervals of four hours, if necessary.

Flooding after Calving.

Some blood is necessarily lost after calving, and
it is only when the amount is excessive or continues
some time, or threatens to weaken or destroy the
animal, that the term flooding can be applied to it.
It may be occasioned by injuries received during
the process of delivery, or from the calf-bed not
sufficiently contracting from atony or want of vigor
of that organ.

The symptoms need not be described ; any con-
tinuous flowing from the bearing, before or •after de-
livery, and especially after the passage of the cleans-
ing, should receive medication.

TREATMENT — The cow should be kept quiet and
be permitted to lie down, and twenty drops of the
SPECIFIC for HEMORRHAGE. G G, be given every
hour, or even every half-hour in urgent cases.

§ GARGET, OB INFLAMMATION OF THE UDDER. 221

Cold injections, cold wet cloths applied to the
ins, or cold water poured upon the belly, are not
necessary, and are not without danger.

Sore Teats.

The teats crack into sores, which become painful,
and discharge, the contents mingling with the milk :
the pain occasioned during milking renders the cow
restive, and soon tends to make her vicious and to
keep back her milk ; garget hence is apt to arise
from the milk remaining in the udder and causing
irritation.

TREATMENT. — The majority of the cases will be
rapidly cured by washing them carefully and gently
with warm water, morning and night, and then bathe
them with THE MARVEL, or yet better anointing
them with the WITCH HAZEL-OIL giving, also, morn-
ing and night, fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for UL-
CERS, I I. Great care should also be taken to per-
fectly empty the udder at each milking. If not bet-
ter after five or six days, use the. SPECIFIC, J J, in-
stead.

Garget, or Inflammation of the
Udder.

This is most liable to arise after the first calving,
and may be traced to exposure to cold and damp,
especially if the cow is in good condition, or from
not milking the cow clean, so that the milk remains
and causes irritation, or in some cases, the bag may
be wounded by lying upon it.

SYMPTOMS — A portion of the bag becomes hot,
painful, and swollen ; then little hard lumps can be

222 BED WATEB.

felt in the teats or in one quarter of the bag ; other
parts of it become afFerted in the same way ; the
pulse is full, quick, and hard ; breathing is quick-
ened , the mouth and horns hot ; bowels bound, and
other symptoms of fever are present. If the disease
is allowed to go on. the fever becomes more severe ;
the cow does not eat or chew the cud ; the swelling
previously hard, becomes soft from the formation
of matter ; the milk becomes mixed with matter, and
in some cases, with blood. If the matter is not let
out, it will spread through the bag, making its way
slowly to the skin, through which it at last bursts,
leaving deep long ulcers, which heal with difficulty,
and in many cases a portion of the udder is lost, as
regards its power to produce milk. If this result is
avoided by judicious treatment, some hardness may
remain which requires time to remove.

TREATMENT. — Keep the udder well milked out,
and give the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, twenty drops
four times per day. This will generally disperse the
heat, hardness, and inflammation. But should sup-
puration have come on and the abscess point or
show a soft spot, lance it., and then give the
SPECIFIC for ULCERS, I I, morning and night, until
healed.

Bed Water.

This disease is most common in spring and fall,
and most frequent in low, clamp places ; it may be
brought on by eating certain medicinal plants or by
drinking impure water ; sudden changes of weather,
or disorders of the stomach and liver, or change of

RED WATER. 223

pasture, sometimes induce it, and it is not unfre-
querit after calving.

SYMPTOMS.- -The earlier symptoms, such as dull-
ness, loss of appetite, staring coat, dry nose, and
tender loins, may not be observed, and the color of
the urine may be the first thing to attract attention
or indicate the nature of the complaint. The water
is at first more or less red ; the breathing is quick,
labored, and attended with heaving at the flanks ;
the legs, ears, and horns are cold ; the pulse is small
and wiry, and the milk is of a reddish hue. As the
disease advances, the urine increases in redness,
and towards the last becomes yellowish and then
quite black • the pulse becomes weak ; the white of
the eye, and every part of the skin that can be seen,
are of a brownish yellow color, the animal graduaHy
loses strength and flesh, the eyes are sunken in their
sockets, and at last death ensues, preceded in some
cases, by excessive purging.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A,
a dose of twenty drops three or four times per day.

Should the disease not yield within two or three
days, the FEVER SPECIFIC may be alternated with
that for SCANTY URINATION., H H, twenty drops four
times per day. The first mentioned SPECIFIC will,
however, generally be found sufficient.

224 INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDBB, &o.

Suppressed or Scanty Urination.

This is usually the result of some disease of the
kidneys or a mere symptom of other morbid condi-
tion, or it may arise from a paralytic condition of the
bladder itself. This condition will generally be
promptly relieved by giving a few doses of the SPE-
CIFIC for SCANTY or SUPPRESSED URINATION, H H,
twenty drops at intervals of four, six, or twelve
hours, according to the urgency of the case.

Inflammation of the Bladder,
Cystitis.

This disease is not so common in cattle as in
horses, but may be occasioned by cold or injuries in
the region of the loins. It is manifested by the fol-
lowing—

SYMPTOMS. — The animal constantly keeps the
back arched ; the walk is stiff, and the animal when
standing leans against something on one side or the
other ; frequent effort to pass water, but to little
purpose, as only a small quantity, of deep red color,
is passed at a time. The bowels are bound, evacua-
tions scanty, and passed with pain. There is no
appetite or rumination, but intense thirst ; the eyes
are prominent and the countenance evinces great
distress.

TREATMENT.The SPECIFIC for INFLAMED BLADDER,
H H, will be found perfectly appropriate, and may be
repeated in doses of twenty drops every three or
four hours, until entire relief is experienced.

GONOERHEA, BULL-BUBNT, CLAP. 22%

Inflammation of the Kidneys,
Nephritis.

This disease has many symptoms in common with
Cysti is, or Inflammation of the Bladder, and its
treatment scarcely differs. It occasionally occurs
in cattle, and may be excited by blows upon the
loins, calculi, or small stones formed in the kidneys,
or by eating poisonous plants, or the use of strong
allopathic medicines.

SYMPTOMS. — The animal brings the fore-legs to-
gether, bends the back downwards, and presses with
pain when endeavoring to pass water; the loins are
hot, more so than the remainder of the body, some-
times even burning. The rectum is hot, dung scan-
ty, and passed with pain. There is a great desire
to pass water, but only a few drops escape, which is
at first limpid, then thick and of a deep red color.
The gait is stiff, appetite gone, no rumination, but
great thirst.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for INFLAMED
KIDNEYS, H H, a dose of twenty drops every two,
three, or four hours, according to the intensity of
the disease. It will be found entirely sufficient

Gonorrhea, Bull-Burnt, Clap.

This disease is usually a consequence of diseased
organs of the other sex ; or it may be induced in a
modified degree from want of cleanliness or from
the irritation of repeated acts of coition.

If it arises from contact with the diseased organs
of the male, it begins to manifest itself in from two

226 GONOBBHEA, BULL-BtTBNT, CLAP.

to four days after connection, the first symptoms
being a peculiar side-motion of the tail, which is
otherwise kept rather close over the fundament ; the
bearing is at first swelled and sore, afterwards much
more swollen, separated, and red on the inside ; a
mattery discharge sometimes in considerable quan-
tities flows out ; the urine is small in quantity, made
very frequently, and with much pain.

In the male the sheath is red and swelled ; a con-
stant discharge of matter issues from it ; great pain
and scalding attend the act of urinating, and the
water is voided in small quantities and in a jerking
manner.

TREATMENT. — The prepuce or sheath of the bull,
or the bearing of the cow, should be cleansed and
kept clean with tepid water and soap ; after which
the parts may be washed with THE MARVEL, or it
may be injected, morning and night. Give three
times per day twenty drops of the SPECIFIC for PAIN-
FUL URINATION, H H, and continue its use two or
three times per day until cured. The SPECIFIC,
H H, will entirely control the disease, yet if time
is important we can hasten the cure by means of the
MARVEL as above indicated.

PART I I I.
DISEASES OF SHEEP.

CHAPTER I.
DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

ANTHRAX FEVER. — Known as Black-leg; Quarte\
ill ; or the Black Spauld of the English Shepards, o
as one of the " Murrains " of this country. It effect:
young and thrifty sheep, and is rarely found ii
old and poor stock. It is most common in we
seasons, in the early spring, or summer and fall, anc
when the feed is very luxuriant. The sheep gorg<
themselves with the rich vegetation, and the diges
tion being overtaxed, the system is disorganized anc
the sheep suddenly droop and die. On examination
the wool leaves the skin at the slightest touch, anc
the body is found to be swollen and blackened ir
large patches, chiefly on the hind or fore-quarter
Air is infiltrated under the skin and the carcas seem:
already decomposed and full of black blood. On ex
amining the flock, some will be lame or limping, th<
eyes red, and the mouth and tongue inflamed anc
blistered, and on passing the hand over the sides 01
quarters, they will be found swollen, the wool readil]
coming off, and a crepitation be heard from the con

228 RED WATEE.

fined air beneath. The urine is dark, the bowels
constipated and dung bloody. After a time the an-
imal is unable to stand, and falls upon the side ;
stretches out the limbs and in a few hours is dead.

The disease is worse on moist rich bottom lands
and is rare on dry hills or gravelly soils. To prevent
Jie disease,, such soils and localities should be avoid-
ed, and the sudden changes from poor to such rich
and succulent and abundant pasturage.

The SPECIFIC F F, is the proper remedy, and may
be given in doses of five drops to the worst cases
every four hours, and to the ailing ones two or three
times per day. In the very worst cases the Specific
1 1 may be alternated with the F F, every three hours.

WHEN A NUMBER OF SHEEP or a flock are to re-
ceive medicine, the best and most economical, as
well as efficient method is as follows : Procure a new
or perfectly clean pint bottle and cork, fill it two-
thirds full of pure water to which add a large spoon-
ful or sixty drops of the proper specific, SHAKE IT
THOROUGHLY so as perfectly to medicate the whole
mass Of this a dessert spoonful is a dose for a
sheep. Paste a proper label on the bottle and use
it only for that specific, so as to prevent mistake or
confusion.

Red Water.

This disease is mostly known in the West and

South West, and is doubtless the result of exposure

a i unwholesome food It is apt to appear in the

late fall, or early winter, when sheep have their feed

APHTHAE OB FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. 229

covered with hoar frost, or are obliged to scrape trie
snow from it, thus eating large quantities of snow and
ice, thus producing a peculiar inflammation of the
bowels, or from drinking foul water. Not unfrequent-
ly quite a proportion of a flock are suddenly at-
tacked.

The sheep appear dull and stupid, and stagger,
carrying their head on one side ; the eyes are staring,
and they are sometimes blind. The bowels are ob-
stinately costive and death ensues in a few hours.
After death the belly of the sheep is found filled with
reddish serum.

The SPECIFIC, A A, is the remedy, and may be
given a dose of five drops every two, three, or four
hours, according to circumstances.

Apfrtliae or Foot and Mouth. Disease.

This disease has prevailed extensively in Europe
among flocks and herds, and been at times a most
sad visitation. It is more rare in this country, but
yet has been known in various sections, and we have
no assurance but that under peculiar favoring circum-
stances it may prevail again, so that its symptoms
and treatment should be known.

It is a blood poisoning and is highly contagious
under favoring circumstances. It affects sheep, cat-
tle, pigs and rabbits.

The most characteristic appearance is the erup-
tion of watery blisters upon the lips and tongue, and
between and around the hoofs. The earlier symp-

230 APHTHAE OB FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

toms are shivering, succeeded by fever, cough, and
increased pulse. Then there is failing appetite, ten-
derness over the loins, slavering from the mouth, and
grinding of the jaws. Blisters large and small ap-
pear on the mouth and tongue, which break and be-
come raw sores with evident suffering. The feet are
swollen and covered with blisters which break, and
become sores, causing the animal to walk with diffi-
culty, shake the feet, kick or lie down. If the dis-
ease progresses, the sheep rapidly lose condition
from inability to eat or move about; all the symp-
toms increase ; the hoofs are sloughed off and even
the bones of the feet, leaving only a stump and ewes
in lamb abort.

In favorable cases the symptoms abate gradually,
and the disease runs its course in from ten to fifteen
days. Animals have it but once.

TREATMENT. — In violent epizootics, it is safest to
stamp it out by the slaughter and deep burial of
every animal effected, and the removal of those that
are well from the affected locality. In any event the
affected sheep should at once be separated from the
flock, and placed in comfortable quarters where they
can be conveniently tended. The specific, 1 1, may
be given in doses of five drops three or four times per
day. Prepare in water as noted for AUTHRAX FEVER.

The feet should be washed with soap and water,
and then with a weak solution of (Coperas,) sulphate
of copper, (i oz. to a bucket of water), and then
dressed with WITCH HAZEL OIL or Carbolic Salve,
and bound up to keep out the dirt.

HOOVE, FOG, BLAST, BLOWN, 231

Aphth.86 or Thrush.

THRUSH is very frequently connected with foot-
rot, either as a symptom or a result. It is manifest-
ed by the animal refusing to eat the customary food
dullness ; the cud is not chewed ; frothy, string}
saliva flows from the mouth, which is found, on ex-
amination, covered with small blisters, and the ani
mal grows thin and poor.

TREATMENT. — A few doses of the 'SPECIFIC foi
DISTEMPER, C C, given morning and night, wil
promptly cure. Five drops in water are sufficieni
for a dose.

Hoove, Fog, Blast, Blown.

This disease is usually occasioned from eating
clover, turnips, etc.

SYMPTOMS. — The whole belly is much enlarged
the swelling is most manifest at the flanks and or
the left side ; the swelling is elastic, and gives a hoi
low sound when struck ; the breathing is much im
peded and very difficult ; the sheep does not eat
appears drowsy and sleepy ; at last it becomes un
conscious, and then dies.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for WIND BLOWN
F F, is perfectly appropriate, and may be repeatec
every hour until relieved. Five drops may be givei
as a dose.

232 DEOPSY.

Enteritis, Inflammation of the
Bowels.

This disease is manifested by the following symp-
toms : violent and constant pain in the bowels, pro-
ducing at first uneasiness and then rolling about on
the ground ; the sheep almost constantly getting up
and lying down again ; it sometimes lies on its back,
the ground is pawed, the belly struck with the hind-
feet, etc? These symptoms of pain are attended
with confined bowels, quick pulse, cold legs and
nose ; the belly is tender when pressed upon, and
the sheep becomes much reduced in flesh and
strength.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, is
the appropriate remedy for this disease, and may be
given five drops every one, two, or three hours, ac-
cording to the urgency of the disease.

In cases of extreme distress it may be alternated
with the SPECIFIC for COLIC, F F, at intervals of a
half-hour or hour, until relieved. But usually the
first-named Specific will be quite sufficient.

Dropsy.

Is known as the accumulation of water or servous
fluid in the abdomen. It is usually the result of in-
flammation of the peritoneum or lining membrane of
the abdomen. It may be known by the large and
pendulous condition of the belly, and by percussing
or striking one part of the belly, while the other hand
is held against another part, when if water is present

DYSENTERY, on FLUX. 23

the fluctuation is easily perceived. It is caused bi
any exposure or food that will produce the origina
inflammation.

TREATMENT. — Give five drops of the SPECIFIC, I
H, for dropsy three times per day.

Diarrhea.

Purging is most common in spring, and is thei
occasioned by fresh grass to which the flock are un
accustomed ; lambs are subject to a severe and oftei
fatal form of this complaint, caused by the irritatioi
of grass eaten for the first time. In some instance
it may be occasioned by cold or by a peculiar irrita
tion of the mother's milk.

SYMPTOMS. — The disease is manifested'by dischargi
of various colors, and sometimes very profuse. It i
accompanied with loss of appetite and wasting of flesh

TREATMENT. — If the discharge is merely the effor
of nature to rid the system of some hurtful substance
it will require no interference. But if it is excessiv
or wasting, three or five drops of the SPECIFIC fo
DIARRHEA, F F, given morning and night, will usual
ly be sufficient to arrest the disease.

Dysentery, or Flux.

Diarrhea not frequently ends in this form of dis
ease ; it is also the result of peculiar atmospheri<
changes, such as a long term of warm weather abrupt
ly terminating in damp cold; or it may be produce<
by using fodder spoiled by excessive moisture.

SYMPTOMS.— At the commencement there are th<
usual manifestations of fever, such as dullness, loss o

234 DIZZINESS, STAOOEBS, STTTRDY, &o.

appetite, thirsty dry mouth, increased frequency of
pulse, etc. To these are added pain in the belly •
frequent attempts to dung, followed by an abundant
discharge of slime, mixed with small pieces of hard
dung ; this slime is exceedingly sticky, and adheres
to the parts, often binding the tail over the passage,
and quite obstructing it ; after the discharge has last-
ed some time, the animal wastes rapidly until it be-
comes a skeleton, and the loss of strength is rapid
and extreme ; the discharge at last becomes black,
mixed with blood, and highly offensive, until the sheep
dies, worn out by the excessive drain.

TREATMENT. — The animal should be removed
from the causes which have induced the disease; the
slime must be removed from the tail and thighs with
warm water and soap, and sand or fine earth sprinkled
on to prevent further adhesion. Give the SPECIFIC
for DYSENTERY, F F, five drops three times per day.

Dizziness, Staggers, Sturdy, Turn-
sick, G-id.

This is a very dangerous and not infrequent disease
almost exclusively confined to wool-bearing animals.
It is most common in wet, marshy places, and among
lambs under a year old. Its immediate cause is the
presence of a small worm inclosed in a hydatid or
sack of fluid and located either within the substances
of the brain, or beneath the bones of the cranium.
These hydatids vary in size, number and position,
being found on the right or left side, indicated by the
animal turning to the right or left, or in the center of

DIZZINESS, STAGGERS, STURDY, <feo. 235

the median line, in which case it may turn to either
side, or not at all, the animal carrying the head down.
When the hydatid occupies the back of the head, the
animal holds the head high, and runs straight for-
ward, throwing itself on any object it meets.

SYMPTOMS. — As above indicated, the symptoms con-
sist of various forms of turning, whirling around or
standing still, etc. At first, when the hydatids are
small there may be but little or nothing to indicate their
presence ; but as they grow larger, they press upon
the bone and even enlarge or remove a great portion
of it. One side of the head may be enormously en-
larged, or the bone become quite thin so that the
situation of the cyst may be thus known, and some-
times a small hole may be discerned. The sacks
are more frequently on the left side.

The first effects are dullness, loss of spirits ; they
chew the cud slowly and carelessly ; they keep aloof
from the other sheep ; they stagger when walking ;
stand before a pool of water looking into it, and
sometimes tumble in and are drowned ; sometimes
when eating they appear as if frightened, and run
over the field as if pursued ; the head is held higher
or lower or carried on one side ; the body in moving
inclines to the same side ; the eyes have a peculiar
bluish color ; the sheep appear to wander about,
and gradually loose flesh and strength ; then they
begin to turn round and round to one side ; seem
quite unconscious of every thing around them ; the
round and round movements increase until they are
almost constant, and the animal at length dies.

236 DIZZINESS, STAGGERS, STURDY, &o.

TREATMENT. — The old school methods of treat-
ment avail nothing for this disease. Puncturing
through the skull into these cysts when their pres-
ence is known by the swelling, is sometimes success-
ful of the precise point is known and no other exists.
But Homeopathic treatment has been successful.
Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER and CONVULSIONS,
A A, a dose of two or five drops every night at first,
and then at longer intervals, and the symptoms from
these parasites sometimes disappear.

In obstinate cases give SPECIFICS, A A and C C,
alternately, every four hours may be tried. But the
general rule is to slaughter the very decided cases.

APOPLEXY. 23

CHAPTER II.
DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Apoplexy.

In consequence of that phethora which is the re
suit of over-feeding in fattening, sheep are quite liabl
to apoplexy, and when in this condition they ar
driven rapidly some distance in warm weather the
are quite liable to a fit of this disease.

SYMPTOMS. — Generally there are some symptom
which indicate that an animal is about to have a fi
of this very frequent complaint. These are: Duli
ness ; frequent standing still, or remaining behind th
others; the breathing is quickened; it seems sleep
and unaware of what is going on around ; the eye
appear as if they were blind ; the pupils are redden
ed and nostrils dilated ; pulse is quick and hard
the membranes of the nose and eyes are red ; ther
from standing fixed as it were in one place, it stag
gers and falls ; then is violently convulsed, and unles
relieved death speedily ensues.

TREATMENT — The SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, :
given before the convulsion, a dose of three or fiv
drops, will arrest its farther progress.

If the fit has taken place give the medicine at once
and repeat the dose again after the animal gets ove
it, should it survive the fit.

238 ENCEPHALITIS, INPLAJCLIATION OF THE BEAIN.

Encephalitis, Inflammation of the
Brain.

This disease may arise from internal causes, but
more frequently from sun-stroke, blows upon the
head, too plentiful food, etc.

SYMPTOMS. — The animal ceases to eat ; hangs its
ears and head, which are hot lo the touch; walks along
staggering, unconscious whither it goes ; the eyes are
bright and red, and projected from the head ; the air
it expires is hot; the breathing short, rapid, and ac-
companied with violent beating of the flanks; it re-
mains lying down, head stretched on the ground, and,
as the disease draws to a close, it ends in convul-
sions.

TREATMENT. — Give the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, a
dose of three or five drops every hour during the
height of the disease, and then at longer intervals as
the case improves.

PNEUMONIA, INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 23

CHAPTER III.
DISEASES OF THE ORGANS OF RESPIRATIOH

Pneumonia, Inflammation of the
Lungs.

THIS disease may be caused by exposure to col<
and wet ; too severe weather ; sudden changes o
weather ; cold nights and mornings and hot mid
days, are apt to induce it.

SYMPTOMS. — Want of appetite ; loss of the cud
dull, staring eyes ; ears are hung down ; the head i
held up ; the mouth open ; breathing quick, labored
and difficult, with heaving of the flanks ; grating o
the teeth ; inside of the nose and white of the eye:
much reddened ; a discharge, at first thin anc
watery, afterwards mattery and offensive, flows fron
the nostrils ; frequent painful cough, attended witl
rattling in the throat. These symptoms gradually
become more and more severe until the anima
dies.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for FEVER, A. A, wil
generally be found sufficient. Give a close of fiv<
drops every two hours. Should the disease no
yield in a day or two, the SPECIFIC for INFLAMEI
LUNGS, E E, in doses of five drops, may be alter
nated with the A A, every three hours.

240 FOOT-ROT.

CHAPTER IV.

DISEASES OF THE FEET.

Foot-Rot.

THIS disease is most common in low, marshy
places, and results from foreign bodies, such as
sand, gravel, sticks, or dirt, getting into the cleft of
the foot.

SYMPTOMS. — Lameness, swelling of the pastern,
pain, etc. ; matter then forms, and unless it is let
out, it will spread in all directions under the foot
and appear at the coronet ; long, narrow ulcers re-
main, and proud flesh springs up from the diseased
places.

TREATMENT. — Examine the foot carefully; re-
move all dirt or other foreign matter ; then foment
the foot night and morning with hot water for an
hour, and then apply a turnip or bran poultice ; the
hoof should be pared down, and all the dead parts,
or those likely to interfere with the escape of matter,
cut away; afterwards apply THE WITCH-HAZEL OIL,
on a piece of cloth bandaged to the foot, to keep it
in place and prevent dirt or other matter getting into
the sore. If the parts are healthy, the iar and tallow
application (equal parts) is very serviceable. The
hoof will then begin to grow, during which care
must be taken to prevent dirt lodging in the wound
and causing fresh irritation. A dose of the SPECIFIC
for ULCERS, I I, every morning, and of J J, for
condition every night, will aid the process,

FOUNDEE. 24

Founder.

Sheep are occasionally foundered from similar cause
which produce it in other animals. It is manifeste<
by the following symptoms : It walks slowly; hea<
depressed ; has no sprightliness; poor appetite, bu
great thirst. After a time this slowness of walking
becomes a rigidity, so that it requires great effort fo
the animal to lie down or get up again. The ap
petite diminishes and thirst increases. In the mon
advanced stages the eyelids are swollen the eye
more or less inflamed, and the feet extremely hot
still farther advanced, there is no appetite, feet an
burning and hot, the animal is in so much pain fron
movement, that it will on]y walk to satisfy its raginj
thirst. It drags itself along often on its knees rathe
than walk. It moans and groans, there is seven
fever, short breathing, and severe beating of tin
flanks.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for FOUNDER, 13 1]
will be. sufficient in usual cases. Give three drop
three times per day, or morning and night if the cas<
is not urgent. If there is heat or fever the SPECIFIC
A A, may be given as an intermediate remedy.

842 SCAB OB POCK,

CHAPTER V.
GENERAL DISEASES.

Scab or Pock.

This disease, which attacks the same animal but
once in life, and by preference the young ones of the
flock, is one which sometimes occasions fearful
ravages among sheep. It has its regular stages like
the small-pox, and may be mild or malignant.

SYMPTOMS. — In the mild form, the animal is for two
or three days sad and dejected; then on different
parts, more particularly on the inner surface of the
fore-feet and around the mouth, small red spots
appear, whose center is occupied by a pimple, term-
inating in a white point. This stage of eruption is
attended with feverish shiverings, heat, especially of
the ears and nose : redness of the eyes ancl inner
mouth; the animal is melancholy; head down; feet
close together; lameness especially of hind parts;
no appetite or cud. The greater the number of
pustules the worse the disease. The body is hot;
breathing short ; a clear mucus flows from the mouth;
the parts occupied with pimples, especially the head,
swell so that the animal can not open its eyes or
mouth; the fever continues; the pustules enlarge,
and are filled with fluid, first thin, and then becoming
thick, yellow, arid purulent. On the thirteenth day

SCAB OB Poos. 243

the pustules begin to dry up, fever abates, pus hard-
ens in the pustules, becomes yellow, then darker,
flatten, become scabs, and by degrees fall off, leav-
ing a dry scar behind, The drying stage lasts from
five to seven days.

Sometimes this disease assumes a malignant form,
in which the pock are very numerous, running to-
gether; "the symptoms violent, irregular, and the
pock soon becomes dark-colored. The pustules
run together, forming extensive ulcers beneath the
wool, frequently destroying the eyes and entire pieces
of the lips and face.

TREATMENT. — During the feverish stage for the
first five or six days give the SPECIFIC for FEVER,
A A, five drops four times per day. Then give the
SPECIFIC for ERUPTIONS, I I, the same dose morn-
ing and night, until the animal is well. This SPEC-
IFIC, I I, given to the well sheep will so act as to
either prevent their having it at all, or only in a very
mild form. The sound and diseased or suspected
sheep should be separated, as the disease is very-
contagious, and easily communicated.

If, however, the disease has appeared in a flock
with some severity, inoculation is best, quickest, and
safest. This may be done on the forearm or other
part with matter from a fresh pock, merely dipping
the lancet in it and inserting it just beneath the
skin, not so as to cause the blood to flow, or it may
wash it out The advantage is, that all have it
lightly, and get over it in three weeks, otherwise the
flock may be six months having it ; and not one per

244 MANGE, OR ITCH.

cent, of inoculated animals will die During the
disease they should not be kept too warm or be over-
fed.

Mange, or Itch.

Is quite common in sheep, and assumes a variety of
forms. It is especially liable to occur in long-con-
tinued rainy, damp weather, and when blocks are
long exposed and unsheltered. Small pimples and
then vesicles start up, secreting a viscid, glutinous
fluid ; and in many cases these vesicles run into
corroding ulcers, which extend more and more,
attended with violent itching and burning.

TREATMENT. — The infected sheep should be
separated from the flock, and be placed in a dry,
sheltered abode, and given good food and careful
attendance, and each day give to e ch unsound or
suspected one, two drops of the ERUPTION SPECIFIC
I I. This remedy will generally suffice. II they have
been long diseased, it is best to shear them at once.
In obstinate cases Dr. Gunther's Balsamus Tercbin-
t /lines Sulphuratus has been applied with great suc-
cess. It may be prepared by any one in the follow-
ing manner : Dissolve one part, by weight, of sul-
phur in four parts of linseed oil, by boiling them
together over a fire. The result of this will be a
black-brown elastic oil, of which mix one part, by
weight, with three parts of turpentine, by exposing
the two to a gentle heat, and the result is the pre-
paration in question, of which give the diseased
animals two drops each day, and they will soon be
well.

EOT. 246

Rot.

The rot generally appears in the autumn of wet
summers, and then continues during winter and
spring. The progress of the disease is slow and
symptoms as follows :

The animal often remains behind the rest of
the flock, and allows itself to be seized with-
out resistance ; it walks with a slow gait, with
shaking head and depressed ears ; the loins yie'd
to pressure; the eye is dull and watery; the eye-
lids are swollen ; the lips, gums, and palate have
a pale tint ; the skin is yellowish, white, and ap-
pears puffed, and pits on pressure; the wool changes
color, loses its brightness, and easily comes off in
large flocks, often taking the skin with it ; the dung
is soft, urine scanty, of deep red color. Gradually
there forms on the upper region of the neck, and on
the lower jaw, a soft, indolent tumor, which often
appears larger on returning from grazing ; some-
times disappears at night, but always returns again
by day, antl gradually increases in size. By degrees
the animal loses appetite, but there is increased
thirst; rumination ceases; lachrymation becomes
more and more abundant, and the nose is full of
viscid mucus. Then the abdomen swells, with
dropsy ; the animal becomes extremely weak, and
wastes daily ; remains lying down ; pulse is quick
and soft ; and death takes place with convulsions in
the midst of diarrhea and progressive coldness of
the extremities. Jn opening the body fluke-worms

246 EOT.

are often found in the biliary duct and liver, and a
large quantity of serum in the chest and abdomen.
The blood is pale and watery.

TREATMENT. — The treatment should, of course,
commence by removing all occasional causes of the
disease, attending to proper diet, housing, etc. The
Specific for ERUPTIONS, I I, will be found perfectly
adapted to this cachexy, and may be given in doses
of five drops two or three times per day.

Hoa DISEASE. 247

PART IV.

DISEASES OF THE HOG-

Hog Cholera.

A peculiar and very destructive disease, popularly
known as HOG CHOLERA has from time to time ap-
peared in all the great pork raising sections of the
United States during the last few years. Its ravages
have been so extensive, and the destruction of swine
have been so great, that not only have individual
veterinary men given much time and attention to
its investigation and treatment, but the Legislatures
of several States have also designated committees
to report upon it with a view to its possible arrest.
From these authorized statements and investigations
as well as from private information we are enabled
to form a very clear idea of the several forms of the
disease, and of their proper method of treatment.

The name HOG CHOLERA is not well chosen, as it
conveys an erroneous impression of the disease, which
has little or nothing of the nature of Cholera about
it except, perhaps its epizootic character.

It is essentially an u Anthrax " disease, with tend-
ency to rapid decomposition of blood, and disorgan-
ization of tissue, and in whatever form it may be

248 HOG DISEASE.

manifested this characteristic is apparent. The
symptoms ate not only not always the same, but are
widely different at different seasons, and in different
localities and even hi different individuals in the same
locality; so that we must not always expect to meet
with the same train of symptoms.

VARIOUS CAUSES* have been mentioned all of
which may be summed up in unwholesome conditions
of life, in food, drink and surroundings, to which is
subsequently added an epizootic influence.

Among the exciting causes are : KEEPING MANY
HOGS in CLOSE or NARROW QUARTERS, some are thus
over-laid or over-heated and then suddenly chilled
while feeding; the disease rarely or never appears when
one or two hogs are kept together ; FEEDING SWINE
ON THE GROUND, IN THE MUD or in troughs where
mud and filth is of necessity eaten with the food ; as
this condition always causes typhus among people, so
it will cause blood poisoning or septic disease among
swine. Too RAPID CHANGE OF FOOD as from poor
feed, to good feed, or from good to very good feed,
the consequence being that the excretory organs, the
liver, kidneys, lungs, glands and skin fail to carry off
the proper amount of effete or decomposed matter
which hence accumulates, occasioning this poisoning
of the blood which constitutes the disease. It is
from hence that young shotes are most subject to it,
and that it is most fatal among them, and hence
most common among swi»e that have been taken up
in the fall, and put suddenly upon very rich heavy

HOG DISEASE. 249

feed, before the system has become accustomed to
the change. This also explains why it is that the
most vigorous and thrifty are attacked, while the
poorer ones are generally exempt. OVERHEATING
by exposing the herd to very hot sun without shade,
or exposing to cold chilly, rainy weather without
shelter, or, worse than either, permitting them to over-
heat or overlay each other in straw stacks or similar
close quarters from which reeking with heat, they be-
come chilled by coming out into the bleak wind to
feed. Such exposure is almost sure to result in con-
gestion and inflammation of the lungs. KEEPING
SWINE TOO DIRTY, the skin being covered with mud,
scurf or vermin, thus closing the pores and arresting
the natural excretory function. If the function of
the skin is thus arrested, the kidneys, lungs, glands,
and mucuus and serous membranes, must either
perform this extra duty, or disease will result, as it
does in " Hog Cholera," and hence these organs are
so often found affected in this disease. IMPURE
DRINKING WATER into which the drainings of the
barn yard run or that which is foul from refuse
or stagnant matter, produces typhus in a household
and will produce malignant disease in swine.

Lastly, INFECTION FROM BEING WITH SICK Or DEAD

, SWINE or EATING OF SUCH. It is even asserted
that hogs eating the grass that grows on the
ground where the dead of this disease have
been buried, will be infected. We must remember
that all similar diseases have a tendency to assume

250 HOG DISEASE.

an epizootic or prevalent form, and that the more
diseased or dead ones there are, the more decided
this infectious or epizootic influence becomes. It
is always safe, if not imperative, to keep well hogs
away from the sick, dying, or dead ones.

SYMPTOMS. — The symptoms are not the same from
year to year, nor even during the same epizooty, but
are varied by the prevalent genus of the disease and
mode of its localization upon the different organs.
The more early manifestations are : The eyes look
dull and deep set in the head ; the hair seems to rise
or rough up j the inner corner of the eye is gumed
up ; the animal seems to be dull and weak ; he does
not run to his feed, but comes slowly or not at all ;
he eats as though he had no appetite ; holds the nose
down close to the ground, or it is drawn to one side;
he does not lie down with the other swine, but mopes
about by himself, or lies in the sun, instead of the
shade ; and as the disease progresses he refuses his
food altogether. He lies down a good deal, has an
unsteady gait, and shows a tendency to bury his
head, or even his whole body in the litter. This first
or forming stage may continue from a few hours to a
day or more, when the condition presents a train of
symptoms which are varied according to the local za-
tion of the disease.

If it falls up on the brain and spinal cord \ with in-
tensity, the pig may give a sudden squeal, and fall
down in convulsions and die in a few minutes.

Hoa DISEASE, 261

If it falls more upon the throat, ivindpipe and lungs }
then, the ears swell, with swelling along the neck ; or
the entire neck swells ; or a hot painful swelling ap-
pears along the throat or windpipe which may even
extend down to the fore-legs and along the belly ;
there is also difficult breathing with much heaving of
'the flanks which when extreme is called *' thumps; r
with a wheezy, laborious cough, attended with evident
pain, with froth from the mouth and the squeal and
grunting is hoarse ; a reddish bloody matter flows
from the nose, and the dung is dry and pasty ; in
white hogs, red, (Erysipelas) patches, appear about
the neck and breast, with swelling ; at first the patches
are blood red running together,and later they become
blueish, or if the case becomes fatal, a blueish black
color : In some cases small blisters or pustules appear
along the edges of the lips, mouth and tongue, which
are rilled with gangrenous corrosive fluid, and later
these become of a purple lead or grey color. The
hog in attempting to run, sways about or totters and
the hind legs give out, so that he sits upon his haun-
ches like a dog, and later the fore legs give out also.
If started up, he runs off with a squeal resting on his
hind legs with his nose to the ground.

When the morbid process localizes itself more upon
the kidney and the lining membrane of the bowels,
the back soon becomes arched, the animal is drawn up
with evident pain, and the belly becomes very tender;
there is at first only very scanty wax like or dry dung,
or none at all, followed in the more advanced or

252 Hoo DISEASE.

fatal cases with frequent loose offensive or bloody
discharges. Towards the close the heaving of the
flanks increases, reddish or frothy matter runs from
the mouth and nose, and increasingly offensive
discharges from the anus.

DURATION of the DISEASE — Some cases termiriaie f
fatally within two days even in a few hours after
the first symptoms were observed, though an
earlier stage was doubtless in such cases overlooked.
But in general, the average duration of the disease is
from five to fifteen days, and some have continued
from three to six weeks and have recovered, while
others have died from repeated relapses.

TREATMENT. — The best treatment of this disease
is to prevent it by proper care and attention to the
surroundings of the herd But so soon as a single
case has been noticed in a herd the most energetic
measures should be taken to prevent the disease ex-
tending, To this end the herd should at once be
placed in a wide roomy well sheltered lot, or under
a shelter if the weather is cold, where they can be
kept comfortable and free from severe exposure to
cold or wet or great heat, and where they can have
good clean litter and a good supply of pure water.
Their feed should be diminished in quantity, and
should be given regularly, and be if possible of a
more light and relaxing nature than they have been
accustomed to. Care should also be taken that the
food is perfectly sweet and sound. The herd should
be carefully watched, and any animal that shows the
first symptom of the disease should be carejully
separated from the herd, and given proper food and
medicine. Animals properly treated in the earlier

Hoa DISEASE. 263

stage will, in almost every case, be saved, while those
only treated in the more advanced stages will be
doubtless less fortunate. The only food allowed,
should be good, sweet milk or bran mashes, and to
the very sick, only the former. They should be
treated gently and kindly, as violence or fright in-
crease the violence of the disease, and easily aggra-
vates a slight attack.

THE MEDICINE FOR THE EARLIER SYMPTOMS, and

for the ordinary stage, is the SPECIFIC A A FOR
FEVER, INFLAMMATION, &c. , of which the full dose
for a large hog is ten drops, or half as much for
shotes. It may be given three times per day in or-
dinary cases ; or, if the animal is very sick, once in
three hours. As preventive or with only slight symp-
toms, one dose per day is sufficient.

BUT WHERE A NUMBER OF HOGS are to be treated,
put one teaspoonful or sixty drops of Specific A A
into a new or perfectly clean pint bottle half full of
pure water, and after shaking well, give each hog a
large spoonful at a dose.

IT is SUFFICIENT that the medicine be put into the
mouth bo as to thoroughly wet the tongue. If the pig
will drink, give it in a little sweet milk. — (Fluid can-
not be turned down a hog's throat without strangling
it, as the fluid runs directly into the wind-pipe, if the
head is held back.) But as sick swine generally lie
quietly on the side, the medicine may be given with
the Meclicator, or with a spoon be poured quietly
within the partly opened mouth.

254 HOG DISEASE.

As a preventive, give the well or slightly ailing
ones a dose in a little milk every day, for two or
three days.

The SPECIFIC A A, should be continued in the
earlier stages and all through the disease, except
when there is ERYSIPELAS, or very rapid sink-
ing, or paralysis soon coming on, when the SPECIFIC
I I, should be given in place of the A A, or, the two
may be given in alternation, at intervals of three
hours; that is, first A A, next the I I, then the A A,
again and so on — And this is the treatment for the
worst or more advanced cases.

When the disease has localized upon the AIR-PAS-
SAGES or LUNGS as manifested by the frequent cough,
heaving of flanks and great difficulty of breathing,
the SPECIFIC E E, for Pneumonia, will be better than
the SPECIFIC I I, and may be given alternately with
the A A, in the same manner as the above.

If the disease falls more upon the BOWELS manifest-
ed by bloating, great tenderness, and evident pain,
arched back, and frequent offensive or bloody liquid
dung, — give the SPECIFIC F F, in alternation, with
the SPECIEIC I I, in the more advanced cases, or
with the SPECIFIC A A, in the recent ones.

For a paralytic condition, or partial loss of power
in the hind legs, or for any weakness or want of thrift,
remaining after the acute disease has subsided, give
the SPECIFIC J J, morning and night, ten drops.

STBANGLES OB QUINZY,-— ANGINA. 258

Brain Fever, Frenzy, Inflammation
of the Brain.

UNDER this head are included inflammation of the
parts within the skull, the brain and membranes in-
vesting it, It occurs chiefly in pigs which are full of
blood, exceedingly fat, and fed upon the most stimu-
lating food.

SYMPTOMS. — Dullness and depression, less lively
than usual, and seldom moving from one place to
another. As the disease advances the white of the
eye becomes covered with red streaks, the pulse is
increased in frequency, the breathing quickened, the
strength reduced and the animal runs about from one
place to another, evidently unconscious and deprived
of the power of seeing, Death soon results, usually
with convulsions.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A,
a dose of ten drops, every two or three hours, accord-
ing to the urgency of the disease.

Strangles or Quinzy,— Angina.

This disease is as dangerous as it is common, and
usually comes on very suddenly. It mostly occurs
from sudden changes of weather, want of drinking wa-
ter in times of great heat, or the use of cold or snow-
water. It occurs chiefly in hot, imperfectly ventila-
ted, unclean sties. Fat hogs are more subject to it
than others, and healthy pigs are said to be affected
from diseased ones.

2">C SNIFFLES, OR COMMON COLD, &o.

SYMPTOMS. — It begins with swelling of the glands
undertime throat; in proportion to the extent of this
swelling the breathing becomes more difficult and
heaving, and the swallowing more painful and ob-
structed, the pulse is quickened, and a high degree
of fever results ; the swelling, at first hard and pain-
ful when touched, becomes soft, red, and more ex-
tended, and mortification is not an unusual result ;
the mouth is hot, saliva flows from it, and the tongue
hangs out red and swollen ; the eyes are red,
the appetite gone, the teeth are grated, the weakness
increases, frequent moans are expressed, and unless
relieved, the swelling increases so as to arrest the
breathing, and the animal dies.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, \vill
generally be found sufficient, and should be given in
doses of ten drops every two hours during the height
of the disease, and then at longer intervals as the
animal improves.

In extreme or severe cases, or of a very malignant
type with strong tendency to mortification or putridity,
the SPECIFIC for QUINZY, C C, may be given in al-
ternation \vith that for FEVER, A A, at the intervals
mentioned.

Sniffles, or Common Cold.
Clioryza, or Cold in the Head.

This disorder is induced by the same causes as
produce it in dogs or sheep — cold, wet weather,
changes of weather, exposure, etc..

INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS, <fec. 267

SYMPTOMS. — Discharge from the nostrils of thin
watery fluid, which gradually increases in quantity,
and may be mixed with blood, followed by cough,
sneezing, difficult swallowing, obstructed breathing,
general weakness, loss of appetite, swelling of the
nostrils, and contraction of one side of the snout It
is liable to lead to disease of the lungs, finally ending
in consumption.

TREATMENT — The SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER, C C,
will be found efficient. Give a dose of ten drops two
or three times per day. In case of much heat or
fever a dose or two of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A,
may be interposed or alternated with the former,
every three or four hours.

Inflammation of the Lungs, or
Rising of the Lights.

This disease may be caused in the hog by the
same influences which produces it in other animals,
but is very liable to be engendered by the impure
air of a sty, when dung and dirty litter are allowed to
accumulate and decay ; and is more liable to occur
in some conditions of the atmosphere than others.

SYMPTOMS. — Shivering of the body, red eyes, hot
breath, head stretched forward, quick panting breath-
ing, full, accelerated pulse, frequent or almost con-
stant cough, with discharge of phlegm, sweating in
various parts of the body, and tongue thrust from the
mouth. All these symptoms increase, and the pig
dies.

208 ENTEEITIS, OK INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A,
every three hours a dose of ten drops. Should the
disease not yield in the course of forty-eight hours,
alternate it with the SPECIFIC for INFLAMED LUNGS,
E E, at the same intervals, and continue the two in
alternation until cured.

Colic, or G-ripes.

This disease is of occasional occurence in hogs,
and is of some moment, as it may terminate in in-
flammation of the bowels, and result fatally.

SYMPTOMS. — Restlessness, rolling on the ground,
loud cries of pain, and other symptoms indicative of
suffering.

TREATMENT. — Give first the SPECIFIC for COLIC,
F F, and if not cured repeat the dose in two hours.
If it does not yield, and especially if there is much
heat, alternate the SPECIFIC A A, for FEVER, with
that for COLIC, F F, dose of ten drops at intervals of
an hour or two, until relieved.

Enteritis, or Inflammation of the
Bowels,

It may be produced by the same causes which in-
duce it in other animals. It may be known by the
following :

SYMPTOMS. — The usual manifestations of pain in
the bowels as in colic, except that the pain is here
continuous, and is aggravated by rubbing the belly
or by moving from one place to another; great pain
when the belly is touched, frequent looking towards
the belly, and squealing with the pain ; other symp-
toms not differing from that manifested by the dog
or sheep.

MEABLEB, 259

TREATMENT. — Give the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, a
dose of ten drops every two hours, and continue the
treatment until the disease is cured. Sometimes
when there is extreme pain a dose or two of the
SPECIFIC for COLIC, F F, may be interposed with
benefit

Diarrhoea, or Purging,

The symptoms are e%o well known as to require no
particular description. It may arise from bad food,
cold or exposure.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for DIARRHCEA, F F,
will be found quite sufficient Give a dose of ten
drops two or three times per clay.

Measles

The so-called measles of pigs, or that condition of
the skin whence this term is derived, is only the local
manifestation of a disease which affects the whole
body. The causes are but imperfectly known.

SYMPTOMS. --The earlier symptoms are those of
fever, namely, hot dry skin, quick pulse, loss of ap-
petite, hot and dry muzzle, swollen eyelids, red eyes,
watery running from the nostrils, short, dry cough,
etc. Then there are red risings on the skin in vari-
ous parts of the body, but especially between the
fore legs, and betvteen the hind-legs, and in some
cases the skin over these parts sloughs or separates
in large pieces, leaving angry sore> behind, or k
simply peels off without leaving any ulcers.

TREATMENT. — In the earlier stage during the fever,
and before the eruption has developed itself, give the
SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, a dose of ten drops every
three or four hours, and the disease will be arrested.

260 MANGE.

After the eruption has come out, alternate the
SPECIFIC for FEVER with that for ERUPTIONS, I I, in
doses of ten drops, at intervals of four hours, until
cured.

Mange.

This disease, consisting of an eruption of pimples
and violent itching, is well known, and its successful
treatment requires the use of the SPECIFIC for ERUP-
TIONS, I I, internally, a dose of ten drops morning
and night, and the use of the Arsenical Lotion (see
page 28,) every day.

The skin should be well washed and dried before
applying the lotion.

DlSTEXPEB.

PART V.

DISEASES OF THE DOG.

CHAPTER I.
GENERAL DISEASES.

Distemper.

THIS is one of the most common diseases of the
dog, and one that leaves in its train often very serious
results. The earlier symptoms are very insidious.
There is dullness; loss of appetite, flesh, and strength
may be remarked, while purging and vomiting
are not uncommon. To this are added a short husky
cough, watery eyes, increased redness of the vessels
of the eye, sensibility of the eye to light, increased
frequency of the pulse. As the disease advances,
the animal shivers with the cold, dislikes to be dis-
turbed, seeks warmth, and courts solitude; the
bowels are confined ; the membrane of the eye
covered with a fine net-work of bright red vessels ;
a thick discharge of matter flows from the eyes ; the
nostrils are covered with a glassy yellowish fluid ; the
cough is increased in frequency, and comes on in
fits, which terminates in the discharge of a yellow,
frothy fluid from the stomach ; the skin is hot.

A later stage is marked by an increase of all the
foregoing symptoms. The body wastes, the shiver-
ing is constant, the eyes are filled with a thick mat-
ter, which glues the eyelids together in the morning ;
tenacious matter clogs the nostrils and obstructs the
breathing. This causes much uneasiness and
frequent but unsuccessful attempts to overcome the
cause of annoyance. The discharge from the nostrils
becomes bloody and offensive ; the breath is fetid ;
the lips are covered with ulcers ; short cries express
pain; and the animal, becoming weaker and worse
in every respect, at last dies, a severe diarrhoea being
the usual harbinger of that end.

Distemper frequently results in chorea, or St.
Vitus' dance, paralysis, disease of the brain, ulcers
on the eyes and opacity, inflammation of the lungs,
or in numerous other ailments.

TREATMENT. — The earlier stages, before the dis-
charge is established, are best controlled by the
SPECIFIC for FEVER A A, of which give a dose of
three or five drops, according to the size of the dog,
morning, noon and night.

After the catarrhal stage has come on, give three
or five drops of the SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER, C C,
four times per day. This will in general carry the
animal safely and speedily through this ordeal.
Should other diseases declare themselves they should
be treated accordingly.

Should a general or partial paralysis occur, or in-
ability to use one or several limbs, the SPECIFIC, J J,
should be given, three or five drops, three times per
day until recovered. See Paralysis,

GONOBUHEA, GLEET. 263

Inflammation of the Bladder,

Cystitis.

This disease, which is a very dangerous and painful
one, may be caused by stones in the bladder, injuries,
fall upon the bladder when it is full of water, or sim-
ilar accidents.

SYMPTOMS. — Hot, dry skin, pain in the back and
flanks, thirst, no appetite, restlessness and signs of
pain, frequent attempts to pass water, in which either
one or only a few drops are passed a! a time ; the
water may be clear, or thick and mixed with blood.

TREATMENT. — Give first two or three doses of the
SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, at intervals of two hours,
then give the SPECIFIC for INFLAMED KIDNEYS and
BLADDER, H H, a dose of three or five drops, ac-
cording to the size of the dog, until entirely relieved,
at intervals of two or three hours.

Gonorrhea, G-leet.

This disease, which is essentially an inflammation
of the urethra, generally arises from taking the dis-
ease by connection with other animals that has it, or
from repeated acts of sexual connection, which in-
duces irritation, followed by a gleety discharge; or
it may arise in a modified form from uncleanliness.

SYMPTOMS. — Discharge from the internal surface
of the sheath and urethra, or canal through which
the water flows, consisting of matter having a yellow-
ish or greenish color, glueing together the parts or
hair about them ; the surface looks red and angry,
and is attended with swelling and pain ; there is
frequent desire to pass water ; sometimes the swell-
ing and pain are but slight.

264 INFLAMMATION OP THE EYE, OPHTHALMIA.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for INFLAMED
URETHRA, H H, a dose of three or five drops, ac-
cording to the size of the dog, four times per day.

In the old cases a dose of the SPECIFIC for DIS-
TEMPER, given nightly, will be of decided benefit.

Inflammation of tlie Eye, Oplithal-
mia.

It may arise from a variety of causes, such as con-
gestion of the brain ; exposure to heat and cold ;
over-exertion ; blows or other injuries \ over-salted
food, etc.

SYMPTOMS. — The white of the eye is covered with
red streaks ; the clear portion in front (pupil) is dim;
water runs down the face ; the light can not be en-
dured, and the eyelid is closed. An ulcer may ap-
pear afterwards in the front of the eye, and it may
go on until it penetrates through the outer coating of
the eye (cornea), and the fluids of the eye thus es-
cape. In some cases proud flesh springs up from
these ulcers.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC A A, for INFLAMMA-
TION, should be given, a dose of two drops only, two
or three times per day. This in general will be suf-
ficient for all forms of Ophthalmia ; but if the case
is of some standing, or if ulcers or degenerations
have taken place, two drops of the SPECIFIC for
ULCERS, 1 1, may be given every night, and that for
INFLAMMATIONS in the morning, with the best pos-
sible results.

A wash of HAMAMELIS diluted one half with soft
water, will promptly relieve, and also accelerate the
cure.

INFLAMMATION OF THE EAB. 265

Canker in the Ear.

This disease consists of an inflammation of the in-
ternal ear, followed by ulceration and the formation
of matter. It is usually the consequence of some in-
jury, but may also result from excess of food and
want of exercise, or from frequent and sudden ex«
posure, as in case of dogs taught to go in the water,
among whom it is quite common ; fat dogs are more
subject to it than others.

SYMPTOMS. — The dog manifests pain by shaking
his head, scratching his ears, or whining. The internal
ear looks red, afterwards may ulcerate ; a discharge
occurs, and a blackish fluid will be found at the bot-
tom of the ear, sometimes in considerable quantity;
there is high fever, which, with the continuance of
the discharge, may wear out the dog.

TREATMENT. — Wash the ear frequently with warm
water, to carefully remove the discharge ; afterwards
apply some diluted MARVEL.

Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER A A, three or four
drops alternately with that for ULCERATIONS, I I.
The same does four times per day ; it may be suc-
cessful.

Inflammation of the Ear.

This sometimes occurs from insects having made
their way into the ear, sometimes from Rheumatism.
The dog complains, shakes his head, scratches his
ear, howls, is restless and unquiet, and veeks for aid.

208 FBACTTTBES.

TREATMENT. — The ear should be carefully ex-
amined in the light of the sun, and if insects are dis-
covered they should be removed, or destroyed by
means of oil applied to the place, and afterwards
washed out with warm water.

Give also the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, five,
drops two or three times per day, to allay the irrita-
tion.

Chest-Founder Kennel Lameness.

This is a rheumatic complaint not unfrequent
among dogs, and is usually the result of exposure to
cold and damp, especially when the animal is warm,
or has been over-heated.

SYMPTOMS. — The animal is lame and stiff especially
in the fore-legs ; the pain may be so severe that he
can not move them, There is pain when the
shoulders and sides are pressed upon. There is fever,
hot skin, quick pulse, rapid breathing, and loss of
appetite.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A,
should be given at first, a dose of three or five drops,
four times per day, while the fever and heat are vio-
lent, after which the SPECIFIC for FOUNDER, B B> may
be alternated with it at the same intervals until the
animal is cured.

Fractures.

Simple fractures of the leg are very readily cured
in young and vigorous dogs it may be readily
known by the distortion of the limb, by the ends of
the bone grating upon each other, lameness, etc.

SOHT? FEET. 2Q7

TREATMENT is very simple. Extend the limb and
put the bones in place, and apply splints with a iirm
bandage, wetting the limb with the MARVEL. Examine
them from time to time to see that they are kept in
place. After three or four weeks they may be re-
moved, and the animal trusted to use its limbs. Give
the SPECIFIC for Injuries, B B, night and morning for
a few days ; three or five drops according to the size
of the animal.

Sore Feet.

These may be occasioned by injuries, long travel-
ing over rough or frozen ground, or La very dry
weather.

SYMPTOMS. — The foot is swelled, and small hard,
painful lumps are felt in it; there is much pain, and
the animal cannot bear its weight upon them. The
skin becomes red, and the nails fall off. There is
usually considerable fever and no desire to eat.

TREATMENT. — Bathe the feet three or four times
per day in the MARVEL, or in Arnica, (See page 27,)
and give morning and night a dose of three or five
drops of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A.

If matter forms, a poultice may be applied, and the
abscess afterwards opened.

263 CATABBH on Co^, BBONCHITIS.

CHAPTER II.
DISEASES OF THE. AIR-PASSAGES.

Ozena, or Running from tlie Nose.

THIS disease is very common in old dogs, and
especially in pugs. It is known by a constant dis-
charge from the nostrils, which is bad-smelling, like
matter, attended with cough, snorting, attempts to
sneeze, obstructed nostrils, and difficulty of breath-
ing. If neglected it may injure or even destroy the
sense of smell.

TREATMENT — The SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER,
NASAL DISCHARGES, C C, is perfectly appropriate
for such cases. Give a dose of two or five drops,
according to the size of the dog, two or three times
per day.

Catarrh, or Cold, Bronchitis.

It occurs most commonly in the variable weather
of winter, and early spring, and is induced from
causes similar to those which induce it in the
human system.

SYMPTOMS. — Theie is cough; running from the
eyes, which become r«d ; then watery discharge
from one or both nostrils; dullness and sleepiness;
poor appetite ; sneezing ; quick, heavy breathing ;
weakness and wasting.

INFLAMMATION OF THE CHEST, &c. 269

If the disease is not checked, Bronchitis, or cold
in the chest comes on, known by a mattery dis-
charge from the nose, which may be stuffed up, with
difficulty of breathing ; the breathing is quick, at-
tended with rattling in the windpipe ; the cough be-
comes more frequent and severe

TREATMENT. — Give three or five drops of the
SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A, three or four times per
day, to allay the heat and feverish excitement, after
which a few doses of the SPECIFIC for COUGHS AND
COLDS, E E, will complete the cure.

Inflammation of the Chest, Pneu-
monia or Pleurisy.

Inflammation of the chest usually involves both
the pleura or lining membrane of the chest, and the
substance of the lungs, so that they may be advan-
tageously treated. It is usually the result of cold
and exposure after being heated j it may also be
produced by wounds.

SYMPTOMS.— Shivering chill, followed by heat and
thirst ; the sides are painful when pressed upon ;
stitches are observed ; the dog sits upon his
haunches, with the fore -legs separated from each
other, and the head held forward ; the breath hot ;
cough short and painful ; breathing frequent,
labored and heaving ; pulse full and quick ; tongue
hangs out of the mouth ; eyes thrust forward and
red ; finally drowsiness and death. Sometimes the

270 INFLAMMATION OP THE CHEST, &o.

effusion of water in the chest is very abundant, when
the legs swell, and breathing becomes difficult,
labored and suffocating.

TREATMENT. — Give first three or five drops, ac-
cording to the size of the dog, of the SPECIFIC for
FEVER A A, and repeat the dose every two hours
for the first twenty-four hours.

Then alternate the SPECIFIC for INFLAMED LUNGS,
E E, with that for Fever at intervals of two or three
hours, until the animal is cured.

SALIVATION. 271

CHAPTER III.
DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS

Salivation.

MERCURY, in its various forms, is sometimes given
to dogs by ignorant persons, or by chemists and dog-
fanciers, for some real or suppose'd disease ; or it is
applied to them externally as an ointment for mange,
in either case resulting in salivation, with the follow-
ing

SYMPTOMS. — Loss of appetite ; sore, swollen gums,
which are blueish, easily bleed, and generally ulcer-
ate ; loosened teeth, which may even fall out ; con-
stant dribbling of slaver from the mouth ; offensive
breath : swelled glands ; extreme weakness ; hair
falls off, and frequently purging, attended with
straining.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A,
a dose each morning and noon, and a teaspoonful of
THE MARVEL at night, especially if there is ulcera-
tion of the mouth or throat. If not improved after
three or fo\ir days substitute SPECIFIC I I, three or
five drops, morning and night, which continue until
cured.

272 COLIC.

Diseases of the Teeth.

The teeth are more frequently affected in the dog
than in other domestic animals. This may
be the result of a variety of causes, among which
are the following: Eating or gnawing bones by
means of which the teeth may be broken or ground
down to the quick ; healthy, well-fed dogs only pick
their bones ; rich, sweetened food, which has an in-
jurious effect upon the teeth; mercury, frequently
given to dogs, which produces salivation, loosening,
and eventually falling out of the teeth. Teaching
dogs to carry or chase hard substances, stones, etc.,
frequently results in diseased teeth, as they are thus
rubbed down to the* gum, and the stump produces
much mischief.

SYMPTOMS. — If the dog has a bad breath, seems to
be in pain when he eats, does not thrive, or mani-
fest his usual spirit, the mouth should be examined.
One or more teeth will be found worn down to the
gum ; the fang produces irritation, and may result
in an abscess ; the sides of the mouth are raw and
ulcerated, and slaver dribbles from it.

TREATMENT. — Extraction is the sole remedy for
loose, irregular, or decayed teeth.

Colic.

Colic is not unfrequent in the dog. It is often
connected with constipation, and may result from
bad food, sudden change of food, exposure to cold
or from worms. It is common in puppies.

CONSTIPATION, OR BOUND BOWELS. 273

SYMPTOMS. — The clog has sudden pain in the
bowels ; it comes on in fits, is worse at one time than
another. The dog is restless, frequently changing
his position ; he extends himself and then draws
himself in, turns his head towards his sides, throws
himself down, rolls about, moans or whines, when
the pain is severe, with a short, rough voice.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for COLIC, F F,
should be given, a dose from three to five drops, ac-
cording to the size of the clog, and repeated every
half-hour or hour as the urgency of the case de-
mands.

Should it not promptly relieve, the SPECIFIC for
FEVER, A A, or that for CONSTIPATION, J J, may be
given alternately with that for COLIC.

Constipation, or Bound Bowels.

Constipation is more frequently observed than
diarrhea in a clog. It may be the result of a want
of proper exercise, improper food, or some disorder
of the liver or other part of the digestive system. It
is manifested by frequent unavailing efforts to evac-
uate, attended with groaning, trembling, or other
manifestations of pain. It may result in mange or
even inflammation unless relieved.

TREATMENT — Give the SPECIFIC for CONSTIPA-
TION, J J, three to five drops, according to the size
of the animal, three times per day.

Should this course not relieve, an injection of
warm soap and water should be given, and repeated
if necessary until the result is accomplished.

274 INFLAMMATION OP THE BOWELS.

Diarrhea.

Excess of food, bad food, exposure to cold and
wet, as well as a bilious condition, may induce diar-
rhea in the dog. If slight it will cure itself. It usually
manifests itself by sickness, vomiting, thirst, dis-
charges more frequent and thinner than usual, If
it continues, the animal becomes thin, weak, does
not eat his food and his breath becomes offensive.

TREATMENT. — The SPECIFIC for DIARRHEA, F F,
will be found effectual. Give three or four drops, ac-
cording to the size of the dog three times per day.

Dysentery.

It is not unfrequently a termination of diarrhea, or
it may be produced by similar causes.

SYMPTOMS. — Thirst, heat, purging of fluid mixed
with small pieces of dung, attended with severe
straining and pain ; often the discharges are of mucus
mixed with blood. There is loss of strength and
appetite, with rapid wasting.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for DYSENTERY,
F F, two to five drops every one, two or three hours,
according to the urgency of the case.

Inflammation of the Bowels.

Neglected or improperly treated colic, exposure to
cold and damp after fatigue, or stones in the bowels
may produce this disease.

SYMPTOMS. — The belly is hot, painful and con-
tracted ; it is very painful on contact or pressure;
the dog moves slowly with fear and trembling ; he
cries or howls with pain • does not eat; but is very

INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVEB, <Src 2"5

thirsty ; looks around at his belly ; his bowels are very
confined ; dung is hai d and in small pieces ; cold
legs ; the tail is kept down close between the legs.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER and
INFLAMMATION, A A, three or five drops, according
to the size of the dog, and repeat it every hour or
two hours, according to the urgency of the case.
Sometimes a dose of the SPECIFIC for COLIC, F F,
may be interposed, or given alternately with that for
FEVER, with advantage.

Inflammation of the Liver, Jaun-
dice.

This disease is occasionally found in dogs, more
particularly in fat ones. It may be the result of ex-
cess of food and deficient exercise, or exposure to
cold or moisture.

SYMPTOMS. — The dog is dull, sleepy, shrinks from
notice, and becomes thin ; eats little and is thirsty.
The skin, gums, lips, and parts of the skin not cov-
ered with hair are yellow ; the urine is yellowish and
dung dark-colored, hence the name Jaundice or yel-
lows. He is sometimes hot, at others cold ; he vomits
a yellow fluid, which may afterwards become green-
ish, and have streaks of blood in it. These symptoms
all increase until the dog becomes thin as a skeleton,
and at last dies quite worn out.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for FEVER, A A,
alternately with that for JAUNDICE, J J, a dose of
three to five drops, according to the size of the dog,
every three or four hours, as the urgency of the case
may demand.

Old cases of liver complaint simply require a dose
of the SPECIFIC for JAUNDICE, J J, morning and night.

276 WORMS.

Worms.

No animal is so subject or so frequently tormented
by worms as the dog. This is doubtless owing to his
highly artificial life and the great variety of food given
him. There are three varieties : The first is red, resem-
bling the earth-worm, and is common in puppies; the
second is ihetenia or tape-worm, which is sometimes of
great length, flatjn joints.and occupies the small intes-
tines ; the third is the ascarides or pin-worm , half
an inch to an inch in length, thread-like, pointed,
and housing in the lower part of the bowels.

SYMPTOMS. — All worm symptoms are questionable
except finding them in the discharges. Their exis-
tence may be inferred if the dog has a short, dry
cough, bad breath, greedy appetite, rough coat,
bound bowels or purging, turns of griping, wasting,
or fits.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for WORMS,
D D, two to five drops, according to the size of the
dog, two or three times per day. Its continuance
will not fail to eradicate them from the system.

KPILEPS? , OB FITS. 27 J

CHAPTER IV.

DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Epilepsy, or Fits.

The dog is occasionally subject to true epilepsy,
and not unfrequently to fits or convulsions arising
from transient causes ; such as teething in puppies,
worms, want of exercise, and then too violent exer-
cise. They are liable also to come on during dis-
temper or after it, or from disease of the brain.
Small pet dogs are more subject to fits than others,
as their nervous system is more excitable and their
lives more artificial.

SYMPTOMS. — The fit generally comes on sud-
denly, the animal staggers, falls down, remains ly-
ing for an instant, and then is violently convulsed ;
the legs become stiff, the face distorted, the eyes
roll about, the tongue is thrust out, the jaws nearly
closed or firmly clenched. The convulsion be-
comes gradually less, and after some twitches they
cease, and the animal in a short time appears well
again.

In true epilepsy the fits recur again at diminish-
ing intervals, and excitements may easily reproduce
them.

275 CHOREA, ST. VITUS' DANCE.

TREATMENT.— Give, on an attack from whatever
cause, from two to five drops, according to the size
of the animal, of the SPECIFIC for CONVULSIONS,
A A, and repeat it once after the paroxysm is over.
This will be sufficient for fits arising from any tran-
sient cause ; but if the dog is subject to them he
must have the SPECIFIC J J for PARALYSIS, alter-
nately with that for CONVULSIONS, A A, a dose
every day or two, and continued for some time to
effect a radical cure.

Chorea, St. Vitiis' Dance.

This is a frequent result of severe distemper, es-
pecially in the case of young dogs, and it may also
arise from worms or some disorder of the stomach.

SYMPTOMS. — The disease manifests itself by
twitches, or involuntary jerks of various parts, as the
leg, shoulder, face, neck, or even eyelids. Some-
times it is confined to a single limb or two, or the
whole body may be affected The animal has no
control over them, and they are manifested even
during sleep. He wastes, eats, and sleeps badly
and may become palsied ; at last he becomes inca-
pable of any service, staggers, has convulsions, and
is at last worn out.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for CONVUL-
SIONS, A A, each morning, and that for PARALYSIS,
J J, each night, two to five drops, according to the
size of the animal, and follow the treatment perse-
veringly.

BABIES, CANINE MADNESS. £79

Palsy, Paralysis.

This is not an unfrequent affection in the dog,
especially those that are well fed, as pet dogs. It
arises from disease of the brain or spinal cord, and
is sometimes also the result of disease of the bowels
or stomach.

SYMPTOMS — It may occur in one side or part of
the animal, and is most frequent in the hind-legs,
\vhich appear as if the animal had no power over
them ; he staggers, falls, or lies on the ground,
dragging his hind-legs after him, unable to stand
upon them.

TREATMENT. — Give the SPECIFIC for PARALYSIS,
J J, two to five drops, according to the size of the
clog, three times per day.

In case it comes on suddenly in well fed dogs,
from an over-feed or gorging the animal, give a
spoonful of castor oil and an injection of warm soap
and water, followed with the prescription above.

Rabies, Canine Madness.

Much has been said upon the subject of Rabies,
or Canine Madness, and from the general horror in
which the disease is justly held, some consideration
of it is proper, even if we do not possess the means
of cure. The causes of the disease are involved in
obscurity, yet it may be spontaneous or communica-
tive. The former has been attributed to want of
care, deficient water in hot weather, intense heat or
cold, an inability to satisfy the venereal appetite If

230 BABIES. CANINE MADNESS.

communicated, it is from the saliva of the affected
clog, in whicn case the disease seldom breaks out
before the ninth day, often later. Two principal
forms of this disease have been distinguished :
rabies proper, and dumb madness.

SYMPTOMS of Rabies proper : — First change no-
ticed is in the dog's gait in walking, either more
lively and irritable than usual, or more dull and sad ;
peculiar restlessness ; does not remain in one place ;
often quits his home and roams to a distance ; he
recognizes and obeys his master at the commence-
ment, and even through the entire disease, gener-
ally no appetite from the commencement; some
will take soup, but never solid food; they Often,
however, devour strange things, as wood, leather,
straw, or even filth ; they drink in all stages of the
disease as long as they can swallow; there is al-
ways a peculiar change of voice, niore shrill or more
grave, always slightly hoarse and disagreeable ; tha
bark is peculiar, not in distinct emisions, as in
health, but an emission of voice ending in a howl ;
the desire to bite is not constant, but comes occa-
sionally in fits, and varying degrees ; during the fits
he bites every thing, cats, other dogs, human beings,
even his own master, or inanimate objects, and fre-
quently snaps at the air. At first he is but little
changed in appearance ; but soon the eyes become
red ; they open and shut alternately ; later, they are
dull, as if covered with dust ; sometimes the skin
wrinkles on the forehead, or the head swells ; rapid

BABIES, CANINE MADNESS. 281

emaciation ; he becomes finally very weak, and
drags his hind quarters ; while at first he is strong,
carries his tail as usual, and differs not in gait from
a healthy dog.

The other form of madness is manifested by loss
fof appetite, drink, voice, and manifestation of the
passion for biting as in the first instance, modified
thus • The lower jaw droops, apparently paralyzed
from the commencement ; he can not swallow any
liquid ; saliva constantly flows from his mouth ; the
tongue often hangs from between the teeth ; he
bites less than in the first form ; still, as there are
times when irritated that he may close his mouth,
the danger from biting is the same.

There are some popular errors which are cor-
rected by the following statements, thus : Dogs
may become mad at any season of the year. Fe-
male and altered dogs may become mad by com-
munication, though the disease originates probably
with entire animals. Mad dogs drink in all stages
of the disease, if the soreness of the throat, or paral-
ysis of the jaws, or flow of saliva, does not prevent
them; they have even been known to swim in
water. Mad dogs do not always carry the tail be-
tween the legs, but otherwise, during the commence-
ment of the disease; it is, however, common in
many other diseases, and in all dogs when pursued
or frightened. Mad dogs do not always run in a
straight line, unless pursued ; they change their di-
rection like other dogs, and run to objects which

282 BABIES, CANINE MADNESS.

attract them. Other clogs do not avoid them, but if
a stranger, it will be attacked by well dogs Sound
animals have no repugnance to the saliva of a mad
dog, but will even eat meat which is covered with it.

TREATMENT. — All the means hitherto discovered
to arrest the disease have proved unreliable BEL-
LADONNA and the SPECIFIC for CONVULSIONS may
do something, and had best be administered in all
doubtful cases j but if an animal is indisputably
rabid it should be killed at once. The excision of
the gland or ligament under the tongue is only muti-
lating the animal to no purpose.

If a dog is suspected or has been bitten, or ex-
posed to contagion, give him the SPECIFIC for CON-
VULSIONS, A A, three or four drops, according to
his size, three times per day, and inject a dose of
the same medicine into the wound at the same time.
Only a small proportion of the animals or persons
bitten by animals supposed to be rabid ever beccme
mad.

SMALL Pox.

CHAPTER V.
% DISEASES OF THE SXIN.

Small Pox.

THIS disease is most common in puppies before
the sixth month, and is most severe in hot weather,
or when dogs are kept very warm. A very cold at-
mosphere prevents its coming to the surface, in which
case the animal is likely to die from congestion. It is
strictly contagious, and is communicated from one
dog to another very rapidly.

SYMPTOMS. — First there is a severe fever and per-
ceptible oppression of the breath, after which the
skin on the belly, groins, and between the forelegs,
becomes red, and then covered with small, round
pimples, distinct or clustered in groups. The pimples
gradually increase until the fifth day, when the top
of each contains a clear fluid, which by degrees be-
comes yellow, the tops of the pustule then become
flat, and by degrees hollowed, and either break and
discharge their contents, or dry and form scabs.
These by degrees fall or are rubbed off, leaving the
skin covered with brown spots or small sores, which
remain, removing the hair and leaving the skin bare.
When the pustules break, the breath and all the ex-
cretions have a bad smell, and inflammation of the
lungs is apt to set in.

284 MANGE,

TREATMENT. — Keep the dog cool during the fever-
ish stage in a well-aired room, and not by the fire;
thus the pock will be much less ; and give every
three hours from two to five drops of the SPECIFIC
for FEVER, A A., according to the size of the do'g.

After the feverish symptoms have abated, and the
pock have come out, give from two to five drops,
according to the size of the animal, of the SPECIFIC
for ERUPTIONS, I I, three or four times per day,
until the cure is complete.

Vermin, Lice.

Lice often cover the body of the dog, especially
crowding upon his head, around the eyes and lips.
There need be no fear of their presence, as they will
not live upon the human being.

TREATMENT. — Mayhew advises to place the dog in
a room where grease is not of much moment, and to
completely saturate him with castor oil, rubbing it
well into the hair on every part. In this state he
should be allowed to remain twelve hours, after
which the oil should be removed with the yoke of
eggs and water. A pint of oil will be required for a
moderate-sized dog with long hair, and four times as
much for a large Newfoundland dog.

Mange.

Mange is quite common in dogs, especially those
that are over-fed, indolent, and have not particular
attention paid them. It is induced by confinement
in a close or dirty kennel, certain kinds of food, in-
dolence, too much food and too little exercise, star-

MANGE. 285

vation; or it may be taken by a healthy dog from a
mangy one, or transmitted from a mother to her
puppies.

SYMPTOMS. — It may be either dry or moist : the
skin is itchy ; the dog always rubbing himself, so
that the skin is bare and red in different places ;
along the back small-reddish pimples arise, which
are afterwards covered with branny scales. In the
moist form there is swelling, redness of the skin,
and then secretion of thick puriform mucus, finally
formation of matter and thick scabs. The dog be-
comes thin, low-spirited, and finally dies, unless
relieved.

TREATMENT.— Give the SPECIFIC for MANGE, I I,
three or five drops, according to the size of the
dog, night and morning.

Apply the Arsenical Lotion (See page 28)
thoroughly night and morning.

286 DOSES AND METHODS OF PEEPAEINQ, &o.

DISEASES OF POULTRY

Doses and Methods of Preparing the
Specifics for Use.

ONE DROP or PART of a DROP is quite sufficient as
a dose for an ordinary fowl One drop of any specific
put into a teaspoonful of water, or milk, and this put
into a teacup so as to be thoroughly mixed, is a suffi-
cient dose for FIVE FOWLS of full size or ten chickens.

WHERE a FLOCK or several fowls are to be treated,
drop ten drops of the proper specific into a cup, to
which add ten teaspoonsful of water, milk, or
curdled milk, and after stirring it thoroughly with a
perfectly clean spoon, mix this with the meal, grain,
or bread, or whatever food is given them. If the '
quantity of fluid should not be sufficient to prop-
erly moisten the food, more can be added without
detriment, provided the mass be thoroughly stirred
and mixed before wetting the food. This would be
enough for fifty fowls, Some will get more and some
less, of course ; but ench will probably get enough to
answer a curative purpose, and none will get so
much as to be injurious.

If a bird is so ill as not to eat or drink, and the
Specific must be given by hand, the mouth may be
gently opened and two or three drops of the mixture

DOSES AND METHODS OF PREPARING, &c. 287

made in the proportion of one drop of the Specific
to a teaspoonful of water may be turned down, or the
fluid may be turned on soft food and thus given at
the intervals mentioned under each separate disease.
Bread soaked in milk or water, cooked cracked
wheat, or curdled milk, is in general the best food
for sick or ailing fowls.

288 COLD AND CANZEBED MOUTH AND THBOAT.

DISEASES OP FOWLS.

Cold and Cankered Month, and
Throat.

The more common results of a cold in fowls is a
peculiar condition of the head and eyes, which at
first appear red and irritated about the eyes and
mouth, which by degrees become swelled, and then
the nose, mouth and throat become ulcerated or filled
up with canker. Sometimes the eyes seem affected
with inflammation and partial blindness and there is
difficult breathing or rattling of mucus or canker in
the throat. At times the entire head is swelled, and
the nose and throat are filled with thick cheesy
mucus or canker, or pustules appear on the sides of
the head, the wattles and ear lobes. As the pustules
break or fall off, scales form on the surface. In its
more advanced stages the disease is often termed
" ROUP."

The SPECIFIC, A A, is required at first in the more
inflammatory stages. But after the - CANKER has
fully formed the SPECIFIC, C C, is the proper rem-
edy. The medicine should be given four times per
day, or every say four hours, or for slight attacks
morning and night. A wash of salt and vinegar ap-
plied to the ulcerated or cankered surface with a suit-
able swab, is sometimes recommended. But if the
disease is cured by the proper specific the ulcer and
canker will disappear.

BUMBLE FOOT. 289

Apoplexy and Paralysis.

May arise as a result of overfeeding or too rapid
change of condition. An unsteady gait and drooping
wing is the warning. If it progresses there may be
entire loss of power or unconsciousness. A dose of
SPECIFIC, A A, will afford prompt relief.

Black Rot

is known by a blackening of the comb and swelling
of the feet and legs. The SPECIFIC, C C, given three
times per day is the proper remedy, and given eai ly
may avert the disease.

Bronchitis

Is known by the frequent coughing, and if observed,
a more frequent respiration than in health, and
generally a well marked rattling in the throat may be
noticed. In the more advanced stage there is dis-
charge as in catarrh, or a slight discharge as it gets
well.

The SPECIFIC A. A. will promptly cure. Give
two or three times per day.

Bumble Foot

Occurs mostly in the large breeds of fowls, and is
supposed to be caused by bruising the foot when
alighting on a hard surface, or in resting on a small
or uneven perch. There is a swelling or corn in the
bottom of the foot which softens, becomes ulcerated,
forming a putrid surface or sore. Remove the Dutrid

J-JO CHOLEBA.

or decayed matter carefully, and dip the foot in a
•solution of (blue vitriol) sulphate of copper, made by
dissolving one-fourth ounce of blue vitriol in a quart
of water; i his may be repeated two or three times,
and give also internally the SPECIFIC. J J, or if the
foot is hot and s.welled and not yet maturated, the
SPECIFIC, A A, may dissipate the swelling without
its maturating The bird should be kept on the
straw and not suffered to rest on the perch.

Canker or Ulceration.

This disease differs from roup in there being no
discharge from the nostril. Ulcerations are found in
the mouth involving the tongue and throat. The
fowls should have only soft feed, and be kept in
warm, dry, clean quarters, and should have the
SPECIFIC, C C, three times per day.

Cliolera

Usually makes its appearance, as a diarrhea, with
frequent greenish droppings, and violent thirst, and
extreme weakness and rapid failing of strength; the
birds staggering or falling about, and often attacks of
cramps. There is generally also an anxious look in
the face. The disease is sometimes rapidly fatal
death occurring in one or two days.

It is generally admitted to be caused by confining
too many birds in clo>e limited quarters, insufficient
shade, stale, unhealthy drinking water, exposure to
the hot sun, feeding on grass-runs covered with drop-

CONSUMPTION. 291

pings, and the want also of a regular supply of fresh
green food. The disease rarely or never occurs where
fowls have a liberal range. cle"an runs, .good water,
and green food daily.

TREATMENT — The flock should at once be re-
moved from their unhealthy surroundings and be
•given a clear, ample range, and should only be al-
lowed a wholesome food of boiled milk thickened with
flour, or soft bread soaked in boiled milk, or other
suitable food, and should have the SPECIFIC, F F,
every three hours in urgent cases, or three times per
day to those who are yet able to eat.

Catarrh.

A catarrh is usually the result of a common cold,
and is known by the discharge of mucus from the
nose. If neglected, it may end in " ROUP." The bird
should be removed to a warm, comfortable place,
and given the SPECIFIC C.C. three times per day,
with bread soaked in milk as food.

Consumption

is sometimes observed in fowls, manifested by
cough, wasting of flesh, and great weakness, not-
withstanding good feed. It may arise from breeding
too much " in and in," but most commonly results
from a neglected cold, and bad surroundings. The
proper treatment is give the bird good care and feed
and the use of SPECIFIC E E, three times per day.

292 CROP BOUND.

Cramp.

Chickens are sometimes subject to this disease,
especially in damp, cold weather. The toes are first
seen to be bent under, and by degrees they walk on
he knuckles or outside of the foot, and the birds
ften squat on the hock. If it is the result of a cold
and the chickens are feverish, as is generally the
case, remove them to a comfortable place and give
them the SPECIFIC, A A, three times per day. If it
fails after a day or two try the SPECIFIC J J. If the
toes are badly cramped they may be washed in warm
water and gently opened and kneaded by the fingers
and afterwards be wiped dry.

Crop Bound.

We should distinguish whether the over-distention
of the crop is from excessive drinking, and caused
by a peculiar feverish condition, or from the bird
gorging itself with grain, tough meat or bone too
large to be digested. When the crop is so distended
with hard food or other substance, the outlet is
narrowed or entirely closed so that mechanical manip-
ulation may be necessary to cause its passage.
While in the case of distention by fluid the distention
will disappear and the unnatural craving for drink
will yield to a few doses of the SPECIFIC A A, given
at intervals of a few hours.

Where the crop is distended with hard food, and
is not passing off and help is required, pour some
milk warm water down the throat, and then holding

DlAEBHEA AND DYSENTERY, &C. 293

the head downward quietly manipulate or knead
the distended crop wfth the hand so as to sof-
ten the mass. After the mass has thus been
carefully softened pour down a large teaspoon-
ful of castor or sweet oil, and the mass will
be gradually worked off. Food should not be
allowed for some time. Give also the SPECIFIC,
J J, for indigestion two or three times a day, which
may be continued to entire recovery. In many cases
the use of the SPECIFIC J J, will be successful with-
out the use of any other means.

Debility Drooping

Occasionally, without apparent cause, except from
long continued fright, long journeys, exhibition, or
other unnatural condition, the bird droops, mopes
about, becomes debilitated, and may die without ap-
parent disease Give first the SPECIFIC, A A, for
fright or excitement morning and night for three or
four days, and then the SPECIFIC, J J, for indigestion
and debility for some days in the same manner, and
the two may be thus used alternately if needful.

Diarrhea and Dysentery (Scouring)

Is not uncommon among fowls, caused usually by
improper food or sudden changes of weather or severe
exposure. In diarrhea the droppings are only too
frequent, watery, scJding or excessive, with conse-
quent drooping and wasting of flesh ; while, if this
condition is unchecked, the discharges become

294 ERUPTIONS, OB SCALY LEGS.

bloody, or mingled with blood and mucus, forming
a real dysentery. This latter "form of the disease is
said to be contagious and requires that the diseased
birds should be separated from the flock and the dead
ones buried deeply far away from the yards or pens
of the flock. The treatment is the same, the SPECIFIC
F F, should be given three or four times per day.
The food should be boiled milk thickened with flour,
and well cooked in the worst cases, or good bread
softened in scalded milk. Of course the birds should
have a clean, dry, and well littered and sheltered
place

Egg Bound.

Sometimes hens are unable to drop the egg from
its unusual size. This is usually manifested by the
hens coming off the nest and moping around with
the wings down and in evident distress. A large
spoonful of castor or olive oil often relieves, to which
should be added a dose of SPECIFIC G G. Should
this fail after an hour, bathe the vent with warm
water, and then with a feather dipped in oil lubricate
or freely oil the passage or viaduct, taking care not
to break the egg. Should the egg passage be rup-
tured or protruded, the SPECIFIC I I, may be given
one or two doses to promote the healing.

Eruptions, or Scaly Legs.

Fowls are at times subject to eruptions, some-
times like a whitish bran-like scurf over the head
and body ; or a rough scurf on the legs and toes

FBATHEB EATING. 29">

like scales. These eruptions are usually the result
of confinement in insufficient, damp, wet or muddy
runs, and they may in extreme cases be infectious,
or be communicated from one fowl to another.
The internal use of SPECIFIC I I, given morning and
night will insure a cure, if the birds are given good
wholesome food, and have a clean run of grass and
suitable shelter. If the eruptions are unsightly a
little plain sweet oil applied with a feather will effect
their removal, but the cure must be by the use of
the specific given in the feed.

Feather Eating.

This unnatural appetite, mostly observed in the
hen, is the expression of some chemical want in the
system, which, not satisfied in the food or drink of
the fowl, manifests itself in picking and eating the
feathers. Whatever supplies this want will relieve
the expression of it, or, in other words, cure the
habit. To this end the birds should have good feed,
•end a grass run if possible. If not, fine grass should
be chopped up and given them, as also green food.
Bones should be burned in the fire then pounded
small, and put within their reach. This will supply
the carbonate of lime, should that be wanting, and
an occasional feed of wet up bran will supply the
.silex, should the desire arise from deprivation of
that. Some animal food, well peppered, may also be
used advantageously. Give also the SPECIFIC J J,
morning and night. These hints and measures will
be sufficient to ensure the breeder or fancier against
loss from this source.

296 GAPES, OB THBOAT WOEMS.

Fractures.

Broken wings or legs in fowls may be set without
much trouble, if the fractured ends of bones are
brought together and secured . The leg or thigh may
be held straight with the broken ends neatly in posi-
tion, and a rag, or even paper wet in white of egg,
carefully wrapped around it several times. 1 he
white of egg hardens as it dries, and furnishes a suffi-
cient protection until the callus is formed. Broken
wings are best secured by tying the feathers firmly
together about an inch from the end, after having
put the fractured ends neatly in p'ace.

Frost Bites

If the comb or wattles are frost bitten they should
be at first rubbed with snow or icy cold water, until
the natural color and suppleness is restored and
then an application of the WITCH HAZEL OIL, or if
you have not that, the MARVEL OF HEALING in fluid
will do. Two or three applications of either will suf-
fice, the oil being every way preferable.

Gapes, or Throat Worms.

This disease is so called from the peculiar action
of the chickens who are affected with it. It is caused
by the presence of a pale reddish worm, some three-
quarters of an inch in length, which infests the
mouth and throat, and of which from two to a dozen
are found in a chicken, each usually doubled up.
These worms are a species of ascarus or pin worms

Wo&ic«. 297

and have been bred like other <tst#r*s *iut strvngyfa
in damp earth, and hence are found among chickens
which are bred in damp moist soils, and are rarely
ever known when the birds have ;\ clean, high or
gravelly yard. The spawn of these worms are de-
posited by myriads in the moist unclean soil.
thence transplanted to the crop with the \\\\\ be
come developed in the throat of the chick. This is
the most recent position of scientific knowledge on
this subject.

The best method of cure is to remove, where pos-
sible, the chickens to a dryer locality, and to give
them the SPECIFIC FOR WORMS D D, morning and
night. To remove the worms from the throat, make
a loop of one or two horse hairs, which thrust down
the throat, and with a slight twist draw it out, bring-
ing the worms with it. This may be repeated until
the -throat is cleared, or a quill feather, stripped to
within an inch or two of its end, may be dipped in a
mixture of glycerine or oil, and petroleum, made in
the proportion of three parts of oil or glycerine to
one part of petroleum Dip the feather in the mix-
ture, and in like manner pass it into and well down
the throat, and with a twist bring it out with the
worms adhering. The used feathers and remaining
oil should be burned to destroy the larvae of the
worms, and fresh feathers used freely, so as not to
spread the worms or their larvae. The ends of the
fingers dipped in petroleum and applied to the body
along under the wings of brooding hens, where

29S LEO WEAKNESS.

chickens are affected, will drive off the lice, and also
aid in exterminating the gapes in the chickens. It
should be applied once in four or six days.

Gout or Rheumatism

May be distinguished by the birds being lame
walking with difficulty, and sitting about, and on
examination the legs or thighs will be found hot and
feverish ; or in cases of longer standing there will be
evident stiffness of the joints and weakness of the
legs, and in some cases contraction of the toes, which
indicate cramps. The bird should be kept in a com-
fortable dry place, and the SPECIFIC B B, given it
three times a day. It is produced by exposure to
cold and wet, or to sudden change of temperature.

Leg Weakness.

In large breeds of fowls, and especially when
being bred " in and in,r so that the stamina of the
system is lowered there is a diffident growth of bony
matter, and the birds are weak, squatting around or
walking on their hocks. It may be remedied by
giving the SPECIFIC} J, morning and night, and bones
or oyster shells should be burned in the fire, and then
pounded small, and the dust occasionally mixed with
the food or placed where the fowls have access to it.
This will increase the deposit of ossific matter and
impart strength to the legs.

LICE. 299

Giddiness,

Which is liable to occur in over fed birds, if suffered
to continue may result in apoplexy. A dose or
two of the SPECIFIC A A, will equalize the circula-
tion and remove the difficulty and danger.

Lice.

This is liable to be a terrible pest when large
flocks are overcrowded, or have insufficient space,
unless extra care is taken in cleanliness and thorough
ventilation. The entire quarters, henhouse, roosts.
and yard fences should be thoroughly cleaned and
whitewashed, and all the waste straw, chaff, and
manure removed, two or three times per season,
certainly spring and fall After having removed and
burned the waste straw and litter, the henhouse and
roost should be thoroughly fumigated with sulphur.
In order to do this effectuilly after cleaning out all
the rubbish, take an old iron pot or other suii-
able iron or earthen vessel, and place in
the bottom of it a half pound or pound of sul-
phur, either powdered or roll, and on this lay a
red hot iron. After having placed it in the position
best calculated to fumigate the building or roost,
and close the doors and openings as far as possible.
Be careful not to inhale the fumes yourself and see
that no poor chicken or other animal, is inclosed so
as to be suffocated, the lice beirg the only objects
intended for the fumigation. This being done, and
a new coat of whitewash, covering everything, and

300 LIVER DISFASE.

fresh straw or hay for the nests, will make all sweet
and wholesome again. When sifted coal ashes, or
wood ashes, can be had and mixed with the sand, in
which the birds wallow, lice will not trouble them,
and the more so if some flour of sulphur is occa-
sionally thrown into the mass. For an individual bird
troubled with these vermin, a little petroleum ap-
plied along under the wings once a week will re-
move the pests.

Indigestion—Loss of Appetite.

If, as sometimes happens in consequence of over-
feeding, or the use of too highly seasoned food, fowls
loose their appetite, and the digestion and thrift is
impaired a change to soft, well cooked food, and
the use, night and morning, of the SPECIFIC J J, will
soon correct the difficulty.

Liver Disease.

This is a more formidable complaint, mostly ob-
served in cold damp localities, and rarely when the
surroundings are dry and pure. Artificial enlarge-
ment of the liver is produced in geese by confining
them in dark cellars ; and fowls that have indiges-
tion from overfeeding in similar conditions, will have
liver disease with enlargement of that organ, a dull,
stupid appearance and a yellowish tint about the head
and comb. It may be cured by giving the SPECIFIC
J J, morning and night, or in obstinate cases giving
the SPECIFIC C C, in like manner. The bird should
have soft or cooked food and a dry situation.

MOULTING. 801

Moulting.

We should take into consideration the great drain
upon the system of fowls in Moulting. Not only are
the ordinary wastes of the body to be maintained,
but the old summer coat of feathers is to be dis-
carded and an entirely new one to be produced
involving in its growth all the essential elements of
which the feathers are composed. If these substances
— lime, carbon, sulphur, silex, etc., are not .to
be had in the food provided for them or are imper-
fectly produced or eliminated, the work drags and
the organism suffers, and waste of flesh, poverty of
the system, or illness is the result Hence it is a
wise precaution, during the season of Moulting, to
allow the flock a more generous supply of food, and
of better quality than usual, and to exercise more
than ordinary care in housing and shelter. Fowls
that have fair feed and a reasonable range will
rarely require special care, but those confined
are more apt to suffer. Any stimulating food is of
advantage. Hemp seed is very beneficial, and iron
is invaluable. An acetate of iron may be readily made
by putting some nails or other bits of iron in cider.
This, after standing a day or two, may be used in
mixing the feed. More cider may be added as re-
quired, and so the cider and iron may be kept and
used during the entire Moulting season. The SPECIFIC
J J, is the proper remedy, and should also be
given two or three times per week, or even more fre-
quently if the birds are suffering much.

302 PIP an CHIEF.

A little care and attention in this respect will
shorten the period of Moulting, and bring the birds
out in better health and vigor and better plumage.

Pip or Cliirp.

Young chickens are affected by a peculiar form
of disease termed Pip or Chirp, from the short
spasmodic chirups which they make during the com-
plaint. The chickens mope about uttering this pecu-
liar cry, and seek refuge in solitary places, as it is
the instinct of animals and birds to pick at, maim or
destroy the sick or maimed among them. The
chicken is hot and feverish although trembling vio-
lently, and they are extremely tender on being
handled, and soon a dark colored, dry horny scale
will be found at the end of the tongue, and the beak
may turn yellow at the base ; the appe'ite fails and
the plume ge becomes ruffled, and they gradually sink
and die. It is doubtless caused by exposure to wet
weather, as the light down is easily saturated, and is
long in drying. The SPECIFIC A A, may be given at
first, one or two doses, and afterwards the SPLCIFIC
J J, three times per day. The removal of the scale
at the end of the tongue is of no consequence. That
is not the cause of the disease but the result, and
the tongue will come all right so soon as the chick
is restored in his circulation and digestion. Of course
the birds should be well housed and fed on soft
food.

Rou*. 3*#

Kemp.

Almost all forms of chronic catarrh in fowls go
by the name of Roup. It usually begins as a severe
cold, caused by exposure to cold, wet and damp.
There is discharge from the nostrils, at first of thin
mucus, and which soon becomes opaque and even
offensive, and the entire cavity of the nose may be-
come filled up ; froth and mucus fill the inner angle
of the eye, the lids are swelled and often the eye
ball quite concealed, and in severe cases the entire
face is considerably swelled. It is said to be con-
tagious, but is probably only so in extremely viru-
lent cases. But *the fact that a flock of fowls are
exposed to similar disease making conditions, and
that many are taken nearly at the same time, would
countenance the idea of its contagious character.
The causes of the disease should be avoided by
providing shelter for chickens during the cold, chilly
fall nights, and not permitting them to wander around
without feed in the cold raw mornings. A plentiful
supply of nourishing food and comfortable shelter
when sudden cold changes of weather occur, will do
much to prevent the appearance of this disease, and
the consequent loss. The iron and cider with the
food will be useful, and. onions cut up fine and
mixed in the soft feed, is also an invaluable agent
for fowls affected with any form of Roup. The
SPECIFIC A A, is the proper remedy, two or three
doses at first during the inflammatory stage. Then
the SPECIFIC C C for CATARRH and INFLUENZA is

304 SOFT EGGS.

the proper remedy, and may be relied upon for a
cure. Give it as often as three, or even four times,
per day, in extreme cases. Of course the severe
cases should be well housed, have warm and dry
lodgings, free from exposure of open windows and
cold drafts of air, as the bird is liable to new chill
from fresh exposure. Washing the head and syring
ing out the nose, and washing the throat with salt
and vinegar, or even with water and castile soap, is
rarely necessary and lealiy of very little conse-
quence. As the catarrh passes off the secretions
will become healthy and natural, and all these dis-
charges disappear.

Rump-Ail, or Wry Tail.

These are conditions arising from faulty organiza-
tion or insufficient keep, and have for symptoms
constipation, drooping head, ruffled feathers, or the
tail carried to one side. In some cases a swelling
appears upon the rump which may suppurate and
form an abscess, which had better be opened if mat-
ter has formed. The SPECIFIC J J is the proper
remedy, and may be given two or three times per
day. Where such conditions appear at all fre-
quently in a breed of fowls, it indicates an inherent
weakness, and the breed had better be changed or
crossed with more vigorous stock.

Soft Eggs

May be a sign of over-feeding, but is more common-
ly from the want of material of which to form the
shell — lime, starch, sulphur, etc. The flock should
have an occasional feed of mashed potatoes and
lime, old mortar, burnt oyster shells, pounded up,
should be placed in reach. An occasional dose of
SPECIFIC J J will be beneficial.

INDEX.

PAGE.

Abortion in the cow, 217

Abscess, 38

Abscess of the poll, 39

Advantages ot treating animals with Homoeopathy, x

Air-passages, disease of, 89

Air-passages, inflammation of, in the cow, 193

" « « dog, 268

" " " hog, 257

" " " horse, 114

" " " sheep, 239

Alternation oi Remedies, 31

Albugo, 73

AHopecia, or falling off of the hair, 40

Amaurosis, 74

Animals very susceptible to Homoeopathy, x

Anasarca in the horse, 41

Aims fistula in, 43

Antichor, 41

Anthrai -gloss, 210

" fever, 227

Angina in hogs, 255

Aphthae, 229-231

Appetite, loss of, in fowls, 300

Appetite, loss of, in the horse, 123

Apoplexy, 77-237

Apoplexy in fowls, 289

Arnica Montana, 27

Arsenical Lotion, » 28

306 INDEX.

PAGE.

Ascites or dropsy, 41

Back-galled, 66

Belly, dropsy of, in the horse, 41

Black Hot in fowls, 289

Biting,Crib 123

Bladder, inflammation of, in the dog, 263

" " " cattle, 224

" " " horse, 140

Blain, or black tongue, 210

Blast, : 231

Blindness from Amaurosis, 74

" Cataract, :. 76

« Moon, 71

" Opacity of the Cornea, 73

" Specksonthe " 73

Bloody flux, 205

Bloody urine, 141

Blown in the cow, 202

" « sheep, 231

Bots, 136

Bound bowels in the dog, 273

" " " horse, 136

Bowels, inflammation of, in the dog, ^ 274

" " hog, ". 253

" " " horse, 129

" " " sheep, 232

" looseness of, in the calf, *204

« " " cow, 203

" " " dog, 274

" « " hog, 259

. « «< « horse 133

" " '< fowls, 293

Brain, diseases of, in the horse, 73

Brain fever in the hog, 255

" " horse, 82

Bran poultice, 28

Broken wind, : 107

Bronchial tubes, inflammation oi the, 186

INDEX. 307

PAGE.

Bronchia, inflammation of, in the cow, 189

" " " horse, 109

Bronchitis in cattle, 189

" in the dog, 268

" in the horse, 109

" in fowls, 289

Bruised wounds, 70

Bull-burnt, 225

Burns and scalds, , 56

Bumble-foot in fowls, 289

Calendula Officinalis (lotion), 27

Calf, casting the, 217

" hoose in the, 186

" skit in the, 204

Calving, dropping after, 213

" flooding after, 228

Canadian horse disease, 94

Cankered mouth in fowls, 288-290

Canker, 161

Canker in the ear, 265

Capped elbow, 56

Capped hock, 58

Carrot-poultice, 28

Castration, 5g

Cataract, 74

Care of sick animals, 35

Catarrh in the cow, 186

" <» dog, 268

" " fowls 291

•« « horse 91

" epidemic, 91

Catarrhal fever, 91

Cattle, diseases of, 174

Chest, diseases of the, in cattle, 190-193

" « inthedog, ' 263

« « " horse, 114

. " ^ « « sheep, 2b9

«" founder « dog, 263

308 INDEX.

Chest, founder in the horse,

Chest, inflammation of the, in the dog,

Chest, tumor of,

Chili in the horse,

Chorea,

Choryza in cattle,

Choryza in hogs,

Cholera, hog

" in fowls,

Clap

Cleansing after calving

Consumption in fowls

Cold, common, in the cow

" « « dog

« " " fowls

" " ". hog

" " " horse

Colic in cattle

" in the dog

" " hog

t{ " horse

Congestion to the head in the horse

Constipation in the dog

" " cattle

" " horse ..

Contusions

Convulsions 77-181

Cornea, opacity of 73

Corns 152

Cold in the head 185

Costiveiiess, (See Constipation) 136-201-273

Cough, in the cows 188

" " horse 105

Cows, diseases of, (See Cattle,) 174

Cracked heels. (See Grease) 47

Crack, quarter 151

Crack, sand 151

Crib biting 123

INDEX. 803

PAGE'

Cramp in fowls , 292

Cropbound 292

Cud, loss of 200

Curb 59

Cut, speedy 66

Cystitis. (See inflammation of the Bladder. ) 140-224-263

Dance, St. Vitus 27*8

Dental fistula 44

Dentition in the horse 120

Diabetes 143

Diaphragm, spasm of the 106

Diarrhea in the calf 204

" " cattle 203

" " dog 274

" " hog 259

" « horse 133

" " sheep 233

Diet or feed of sick animals 36

Difficult teethingin the horse 120

Digestion, disease of, in cattle 200

" disease of, in the dog 271

« hog 258

" " horse 120

" " sheep 227

Dislocations 64

Distemper in the dog 261

" " horse 167

Diuresis 143

Dizziness or staggers in sheep 234

Docking 60

Doses, how much to give 29-286

Dropping after calving 213

Dropsy in the horse 41

Dropsy in sheep 232

Drooping in fowls 293

Drum-belly 129

Dysentery in cattle 205

" in the dog 274

310 INDEX.

PAGE.

Dysentery in the horse 134

« " sheep 233

" " fowls 293

Ear, canker in the 265

" inflammation of 265

Egg bound 294

Elbow, capped 58

Elbow swelling at point of 54

Encephalitis in sheep 238

Encysted tumors 54

Enteritis in the dog 274

« " hog 258

" horse 129

-•' sheep 232

Epidemic Catarrh in the horse 91

Epilepsy, in cattle 181

" in the dog 277

" " horse 19

Erruptions or scaly legs 294

Epizootic, vesicular, in cattle 177

Evil, poll 39

Evil, quarter, in cattle 174

Eye, cataract in the 74

'< curious mechanism of 77

" diseases of , in the horse 73

" inflammation in cattle 181

" " in the dog 264

" " in the horse 75

11 opacity of 73

" pink 102

" specks in the 73

Eyelids, tumors at edge of 54

Exanthemes 41

Face, palsy of 81

Falling off of the hair 40

Farcy 169

Feather eating 295

Feet, diseases of, in the horse 146

INDEX. 311

PAGE.

Feet, fever in the 146

" inflammation in the 146

" sore in the dog 267

Feet, tumors of the 54

Fetlock, sprains of the 65

Fever, in cattle 174

" anthrax 227

•« in the horse 165

" idiopathic 165

" symptomatic 166

" brain, in the hog 255

" brain, in the horse 82

" milk in cows 213

" puerperal 213

Fistulas 43

Fistulous withers 44-69

Fits in cattle 181

" " dog 276

" "horse 80

'< "sheep 234

Flesh wounds. (See wounds) 70

Flooding after calving 220

Flux 134

Flux Moody. * 205-233

Fog in sheep k 231

Foof, diseases of, in the horse

" " in the sheep 229

" foul in the, in cattle 182

<• <• " insheep 240

Foot and mouth disease in sheep : . . . 229

" prick in the 154

Foot rot in cattle 182

Foot rot insheep. 240

Foul in the foot 182

Founder in sheep 241

" in. tlie horse 146

*« " chest, in the dog 26«>

Fo\vls, diseases oi' 2-C-3

312 INDEX.

F1ML

Fractures 61-266

•' in fowls 296

Frenzy in the hog 255

Frost bites in fowls. . . .' 296

Fungus 47

Gapes or throat worms in chickens 296

Galled Back, or saddle-galls 66

Garget, in cows 221

Giddiness in fowls 299

Gid, in sheep 234

Glanders 169

Gleet. (See Gonorrhea.)

Gleet,nasal 113

Gloss, Anthrax, or black tongue 210

Gonorrhea in the bull and dog 225-263

Gout or Bheumatism in chickens 298

Grapes 46

Grease, or scratches 45

Gripes. (See Colic.)
Grubs. (See Bots.)

Gutta Serena 74

Hcemorrhagica purpura 172

Hair, falling off of 40

Haw, curious mechanism of 77

Haunch, strain of the 68

Haunch-bone, fracture of 62

Head, congestion of the, in the horse 80

Head, swelling of 54

Heaves 107

Heels, cracked. (See Grease.)

Hematuria 141

Hepitatis, in the dog ^ . 275

" in cattle 208

" in the horse 134

Hidebound, in the cow 184

" " horse 48-124

Hock, capped 58

Hog cholera 247

INDEX. 313

PAGE.

Hog, diseases of the 247

Homoeopathic medicines, form of

Hoose, in the calf

" " cow '.

Hoove in cattle

" sheep

Horse, diseases of the

Hydatids in sheep 234

Indigestion in fowls

" in the horse

Induration of the skin

Inflammation of the air-passages in the cow

« ft tt « fog

« " " « hog

" " " " horse

" « " " sheep

" " bladder " dog

« " « " cattle '..

« « " " horse

" " bowels " dog

« " " «' hog

« « « " horse

" «• « «« sheep ,

a " brain " hog

« <• « " horse

« «< « " sheep

«< " bronchial tubes, " cow

« " « " horse

« «« chest " cow

tt tt tt tt ^g

ft tt tt ft hog

«< « " « horse

44 " ear in dogs

" " " sheep

" " eye cows

" 0 " " dog

r « " " horse

« « feet "

814 LSTDZX.

PAOB.

" " larynx "

110

" " liver dog

275

" " « cattle

208

" " lungs cattle

191

« « «< dog

269

" " " hog . . . . ,

257

" " " horse

114

« « " sheep

239

" " lymphatics

171

" " peritoneum

131

11 " pleura in the cow

193

" " « " horse

114

" " spleen

211

" t( udder in the cow

221

Influenza in the horse

91

Introduction

IX

Injuries! ,

56

Injection?

37

Irregular teeth in horses

121

" in cattle

207

Itch in horses

48

" in sheep

244

Jaundice in the dog ,

275

" " horse

134

«• " cattle

207

Jaw, lock. (See Tetanus.)

Joint Murrain

174

Kennel Lameness

263

Kidneys, inflammation of 139-225

Laminitis 140

Lampas 122

Laryngitis 110

Larynx, inflammation of, in the horse 110

Legs, diseases of, ' • " 146

Leg weakness in fowls % 298

Legs fractured 62

Legs swelled 50

315

PAGE.

Licein the dog 284

Lice in fowls 299

Lights. (See Lungs.) 191-257

Liver disease in fowls » 300

Liver, disease of, in the horse * 134

Liver, inflammation of, in the dog » 27o

Liver, inflammation of, in cattle 208

Lockjaw, or Tetanus 84

Looseness of the Bowels. (See Diarrhea.) . . 133, 174, 204, 233, 259

Loin-bound. ( See Bheumatism) in horses 164

" " incattle 175

Loins, strain of the 67

Loss of appetite. . .* 123-300

Loss of the cud. . . * 200

Lotions, how to prepare them 27-28

Looseness 133

Lumbago » * 180

Lungs, diseases of, cattle 193

Lungs, inflammation of, in cattle 191

" " the hog 257

" " the horse 114

« " the sheep 239

Luxation of the Patella 64

Lymphatics 171

Madness. (See Babies) in the dog 279

Mad Staggers 82

Malanders 61

Mange in cattle 183

" " the dog 284

« " the hog 260

" "the horse 48

" "thesheep 244

Marvel of healing 27

Measles 259

Medicines, List of 13

Megrims 80

Mouiugitis spinal 99

Midriff, Spasm of 106

316

PAOB.

Milk-Fever in the cow 213

Moulting 301

Moon Blindness 75

Murrain, Lung, in cattle 193

" in sheep 227

Murrain, joint, in cattle 174

Murrain, pulmonary, in cattle 193

Navicular Joint disease 149

Nasal gleet 113

Neck fistula in 43

Nephritis 139-225

Nervous System, diseases of, in the dog 277

" " " horse 73

" " " sheep i 237

Nose, diseases of the 89

Nose, discharge from the, in the dog 268

Ointment, Sulphur, directions for making 28

Opacity of the Cornea 73

Ophthalmia in cattle 181

" the dog 264

" the horse 75

Other medicines not to be taken 37

Over-reach 160

Over-fed, in cattle 202

Ozena 268

Palsy. (See Paralysis.)

Paralysis in the dog 279

" the horse 81

1 ' in fowls 289

Patella, luxation of 64

Peritoneum, inflammation of 131

Peritonitis •. 131

Pharyngitis 187

Phrenitis 82

Pimples 42

Pig, diseases of. (See Hog.)

Pip or chirp 302

Pink-eye . 102

INDEX. 317

PAGE.

Pleura, inflammation of, in the cow 193

" " " dog 269

" " " horse 114

Pleurisy. (See Pleura, inflammation of.) 114-190

Pleuro-pneumonia, or Lung Murrain, in cattle 193

" " history of 114

" " in horses, causes of 114

Pleuro pneumonia, symptons and stages in cattle 193

" treatment of 198

" success of treatment 114

" in the horse 114

" symptoms and treatment 115

Pneumonia in cattle 191

" the dog 269

" the hog 257

" the sheep 23S

Poll-evil 3£

Poultry, diseases of 286

Poultices 2S

Pock in sheep 245

Pox, Small 28£

Prick in the foot Io4

Puerperal Fever 21J

Pulmonary Murrain 19J

Pulse, directions for feeling 31

Purging in the hog 25i

" horse 13<

" sheep 23J

Purpura Hemorrhagica 17'

Quarter Crack 15:

Quarter Evil 17^

Quinsy 112-251

Quitter 151

Rabies 271

Red Colic. (See Dysentery.) 12!

Red Water 222-225

Remedy, how to choose 3$

Remedy, how to give 32

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PAGE.

Remedies, alternation of 81

Repetitions, how often 30

Retention of urine 142

Respiration, diseases of the organs of 185

Rheumatism in the cow 179

" back of cattle 179

" horse 164

" in fowls 298

Ribs, fracture of 62

Ringbone 160

Rising of the Lights (Pneumonia) in hogs 257

Roaring. (See Heaves.)

Rot Foot in the cow 182

" " sheep 240

Rot in sheep 245

Roup in fowls 803

Rump-ail, etc 304

Saddle-galls 66

St. Vitus Dance 278

Salanders 51

Salivation 271

Salivary fistula 44

Sand crack 151

Scab in sheep 242

Scalds 56

Scanty urine in horses , 142

" cattle 224

Scouring in cattle 203

" the horse 133

fowls 293

Scratches 45

Scrotum, swelling of 64

Sheath, swelling ot 64

Sheep, diseases of the 227

Shoulder, strain of the 67

Sitfast. (See Saddle-galls.) 66

Skin, diseases of, in the dog 283

Skin, diseases of, in the horse 38

31

PAGl

Skit in the calf 2C

Slinking of cows 21

Small-pox 2*

Sniffles 2i

Sore feet 2(

" teats 25

" throat in the cow li

11 " horse.... 1]

Sof t eggs 3(

Spasms 1

Spasm of the diaphragm 1(

Spavin 1£

Specific, how to give it J

Specific Remedies, List of

Specks in the eye

Speedy cut , (

Spinal Meningitis t

Spleen, Inflammation of . . , , 21

Spots in the eye

Splint li

Sprains (

Sprains of the fetlock. I

Spring halt lj

Stomach Staggers 1!

Strain of the back, tendons (

" the haunch. I

" shoulder <

Staggers, mad I

" in sheep 2;

" stomach 1!

Stale, inability to , I1

Staling too profuse 1'

Stifle i

Stings of bee or insects '

Strains I

Strangles 1<

" inthohog 2i

Sturdy 2!

320 INDEX.

PAGE.

Sulphur Ointment 28

Surfeit 52

Sweating 62

Swelled legs in the horse 50

Swellings 53

Swelling of the teats in the mare 51

Swine, diseases of 247

Symptomatic fever in the horse 166

Teats, sore 221

Teeth diseases of, in the dog 272

" " horse 121

" irregular 121, 207

Teething difficult 120

Tendons, sprain of the back 69

Tetanus, or Lockjaw 84

Tetters 52

Thick wind 107

Thoroughpin 156

Throat, Sore, in cattle 187

« horses 112

Throat, worms in chickens 296

Thrush in the horse 161

" sheep 231

Tongue, black 210

Tread. (See Over-reach) 160

Tumors 53

Turnip Poultice, directions for 28

Turnsick 234

Tympanitis, or drum-belly 129

Udder, inflammation of, in the cow 221

Ulcers 38

Ulcerated mouth in fowls 290

Urine, bloody 141

" retention of 142, 224

" scanty 142, 224

Urinary Organs, diseases of, in the cow 213

" « " horse 139

Varioes 70

INDEX. 32^

PAGE.

Venous fistula 43

Vermin 55, 284

Vertigo 80

Vesicular Epizootic 177

Warbles. (See Saddle-galls) 66

Warts 55

Water, red 222, 228

Weed 171

Whistles 107

Wind-broken -. 107

" galls 156

« thick 107

Wind colic. (See Colic) 129

Withers, fistulous 44, 60

Worms in the dog 276

" « horse 136

Worms in the throat of chickens 296

Wounds 70

«« bruised • 70

" fever from 71

" flesh 70

Wry-tail 304

Yellows 134, 207

LIST OF HUMPHREYS1 VETERINARY SPECIFICS,

AND PRICES OF SINGLE BOTTLES.

A. A.— Cures Fevers, Congestions, and Inflamma-

tions, as of the Lungs or Pleura (Pleuro-pneunio-
nia), Inflammation of the Head, Brain, Eyes,
Liver or Belly ; Sore Throat or Quinsy ; Blind or
Belly Staggers ; Hot Skin, Quick Pulse ; Spinal
Meningitis ; Milk Fever in Cows 75

B. B. — Cures Diseases of the Tendons, Ligaments

or Joints ; Founder, Curb, Spavin, Strains, Injuries,
Overwork, Rheumatism, Splint, Stifle 75

C. C. — Cures Diseases of the Glands, Distemper in

Horses or Sheep ; Nasal Gleet ; Farcy and Glanders;
Discharges from the Nose ; Farcy Buds ; Swelled
Glands ; Scab in Sheep ; Distemper in Dogs 75

D. D. — Cures Worm Diseases, and eradicates them

from the System, either Bots or Grubs; Long,
Round, Pin, or Tape-worm ; Colic, or Emaciation
from Worms 75

E. £1. — Cures all Diseases of the Air Passages, as

Coughs, Influenza, Heaves, Broken "Wind or Whis-
tles; Thick Wind; Inflamed Lungs, or Pleura
(Pneumonia), with quick panting, hard or difficult
breathing 75

P. P. — Cures Colic, Spasmodic, Wind or Inflammatory
Colic ; Belly-ache, Gripes ; Hoven or Wind Blown ;
Diarrhea or Dysentery; Liquid or Bloody Dis-
charges 75

G. G. — Prevents Miscarriage, Abortion, or Casting of
Foal in Mares, Cows or Sheep ; arrests Hemor-
rhages or Flooding, Throws off the After- Birth or
Placenta, if retained 75

H. H. — Cures all Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder
or Urinary passages, as Inflammation, or Scanty,
Difficult, Painful, Suppressed, or Bloody Urina/-
tion ; Kidney Colic 75

1. 1. — Cures all Cutaneous Diseases or Eruptions,
Mange, Farcy, Grease, Thrush, Erysipelas, Swell-
ings, Abscesses, Fistulas, Ulcers, Unhealthy Skin,
Rough Coat 75

J. J. — Cures Diseases cf Digestion, Loss of Appetite,
and " Off his Feed ;" Results of Over-feed ; Jaun-
dice or Yellows ; Ill-condition, Staring Coat, also

Paralysis, Stomach Staggers ' «76

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KIT0 For List of Cases, see next page.isa

CUKES
No VIALS.

1. EV. ver, Congestion, Inflammations 25

2. Worm Fever, Worm Colic or disease 25

3. Colic, Crying and Wakefulness of Infants 25

4. Diarrhea of Children and Adults 25

5. Dysentery, Gripings, Bilious Colic 25

6. Cholera, Cholera Morbus, ]$ausea, Vomiting 25

7. Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Bronchitis 25

8. Toothache, Faceache, Neuralgia 25

9. Headache, Sick Headache, Vertigo 25

10. Dyspepsia. Deranged Stomach, Costiyeness

11. Suppressed Menses, Scanty or Delaying 25

12. Leucorj hoea, Bearing Down, Profuse Menses

13. C roii p, Hoarse Cough, Difficult Breathing 25

14. Salt liheum, Eruptions, Erysipelas

15. Rheumatism, Pain in Back, Side or Limbs

16. Fever and Ague, Intermittent Fever 5O

17. Piles, Internal or External, Blind or Bleeding 50

18. Opthalmia, Weak or Inflamed Eyes 50

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20. \Vhoopiiig Cough, Spasmodic Cough 5O

21. A s thin a, Oppressed, Difficult Breathing 5O

23. Ear Discharges, Hardness of Hearing 5O

23. Scrofula, Swellings and Ulcers 5O

24. General Debility, or Physical Weakness 5O

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26. Sea-Sickness, Nausea, Vomiting 5O

27. Urinary Diseases, Graval, Renal Calculi 5O

28. Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness, Involuntary

Discharges $1 OO

One Package containing 5 $1 Vials of Pellets, and a $2

Vial of Powder (necessary in serious cases) 5 OO

29. Sore Mouth, or Canker 5O

30. Urinary Incontinence, Wetting the Bed 50

31. Painful Menses, Pruritus 5O

32. Change of Liife, Disease of the Heart 1 OO

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35. Chronic Congestions, Headaches 5O

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