Notes on Diseases of the Horse: Cause, Symptoms and Treatment — John Shaqi
Notes on Diseases of the Horse: Cause, Symptoms and TreatmentKorinek, Charles James
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Notes on Diseases of the Horse: Cause, Symptoms and Treatment
Korinek, Charles James
Horses -- Diseases
TREATMENT.—Place the horse in a clean, comfortable, well ventilated
stall, exclude drafts, blanket if the weather is chilly. Also, hand
rub the legs and bandage them. Inhalations from steam of hot water and
Turpentine are beneficial. Also administer Chlorate of Potassi, two
ounces; Nitrate of Potash, two ounces; Tannic Acid, one ounce. Mix this
with a pint of black-strap molasses and give about one tablespoonful
well back on the tongue with a wooden paddle every six hours. In severe
attacks of Bronchitis it is well to apply a liniment consisting of
Turpentine, Aqua-Ammonia Fort., and raw Linseed Oil, each four ounces;
mix well and apply to the throat and down the windpipe once or twice a
day. The animal should be fed on soft food, such as hot bran mashes,
grass, carrots, kale, apples or steamed rolled oats. After the acute
symptoms of the disease disappear, give Pulverized Gentian Root,
one ounce; Nux Vomica, two ounces; Nitrate of Potash, three ounces;
Pulverized Fenugreek Seed, six ounces. Mix and give one tablespoonful
three times a day in the feed or in a gelatin capsule and administer with
a capsule gun.
CAPPED KNEE.
CAUSE.—Bruises from pawing or striking objects with the knee, falling on
the ground, etc., are perhaps the most common causes.
SYMPTOMS.—It may be a simple bruise, or it may be a severe wound. There
is always swelling, heat and pain present. The joint becomes stiff and
interferes with the movement of the leg. Under careful treatment the
swelling and enlargement disappear.
TREATMENT.—Relieve the inflammation and clean the wound by fomenting
with hot water, to which add a few drops of Carbolic Acid. If the wound
is very large, trim off the ragged edges with a pair of scissors and
apply the following: Boracic Acid, two ounces; Iodoform, one ounce;
Tannic Acid, one ounce. Powder finely, mix and apply two or three times a
day. If the skin is not broken, apply cold water or ice packs until the
inflammation has subsided; then use the following: Tincture of Iodine,
one ounce; Camphor, two ounces, and Gasolene, eight ounces. Apply with
nail or toothbrush every forty-eight hours until the enlargement has
disappeared.
CAPPED HOCK.
CAUSE.—Some horses have the habit of rubbing or striking their hocks
against the partition of their stalls. May also be produced by kicks from
other horses, or hocks may be bruised by the singletree.
SYMPTOMS.—An enlargement at the point of the hock, which may run up along
the tendons and muscles of the leg. Repeated injuries cause the hock to
enlarge and become flabby, and in some cases it contains a bloody serum
or pus.
TREATMENT.—Do not attempt to lance the puffy swelling on the point of
the hock, as you may produce an open joint, which is very difficult to
treat, and chances are that you would lose the animal.
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