The management and treatment of the horse in the stable, field, and ...

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the shoes, if the pain in the legs is considerable, put
them in warm water, use arnica lotion, one part in ten
of water. In the worst cases great relief is given by
putting on a patten shoe and thus raising the heel of
the foot. There are some cases that do better with car-
bonate of ammonia, and pulverised ginger, one drachm each
every six hours. It is necessary to watch its effects, and
it must be discontinued after a certain point is gained.
After a few doses the salivary glands become acted upon,
and no doubt the glandular system throughout the body
is more or less stimulated by it. It is a beautiful stimu-
lant to the nerves of the stomach and chest, it does not
nauseate, but will produce a nice pultaceous state of the
bowels, and cleanses all the membranes. If continued
too long or given in too large doses it will produce purg-
ing. I believe we can accomplish everything with it
that we can with calomel, except nausea and salivation.
Where fever runs very high, pulse 80 or 92, give extract
of belladonna one drachm twice a day. If the patient is
under my own care, I prefer giving ten-drop doses in one
table-spoonful of water every hour, but this canuot always
be done with all patients ; then large doses morning and
night are given. If the patient has sore throat, the medi-
cine should not be given in a drink form. In cases where
the animal has a thick coat, clipping will have a magical
effect. As to diet, one quart of cold water every hour,
linseed tea, malt mashes, swede turnip, carrot, oat straw
with the oats in it, plenty of wild mint, if it can be got,
fresh grass, or a little sweet hay. Give anything so that
you can keep the animal feeding. It will be gathered
from what I advance that it is to the secret processes of