The illustrated horse doctor : $b being an accurate and detailed account of the various diseases to which the equine race are subjectedMayhew, Edward
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The illustrated horse doctor : $b being an accurate and detailed account of the various diseases to which the equine race are subjected
Mayhew, Edward
Horses -- Diseases
Pursue these measures for the first day and night. On no account be
tempted to bleed a second time, for fear of that weakness which generates
hydrothorax. When the pulse and pain are amended, should the cough remain,
introduce the steaming apparatus twice described under the headings of
the two previous articles. The bowels are generally costive; be not
alarmed; with the departure of the disorder they will relax. Place
lukewarm water within the easy reach of the horse; but before the symptoms
abate, introduce nothing of a more stimulating nature. When the disorder
lessens, hay-tea may be allowed; as improvement increases, the diet may
be gradually augmented after the manner described, when considering the
treatment of pneumonia. Such care is essential, because any violent
disorder in a confined part of the body has a tendency to involve other
structures, and the danger of this increases as the inflammation is
removed from the surface.
The tranquilizing of the respiration, the softness of the pulse and the
return of the appetite will announce the departure of pleurisy. When these
longed-for indications are remarked, blister the throat and chest; should
any seeds of the malady appear to be not entirely removed, repeat the
blister to the throat and chest. Should the bowels not be relieved, throw
up copious enemas of blood-warm gruel; nothing more must be attempted.
Aloes or salts are poisons during pleurisy; wait patiently, and in time
the establishment of health will restore all the natural functions, or if
they are very confined, a bundle or two of cut grass may be presented with
the usual food.
A yellow, transparent discharge from the nostrils, occasionally streaked
with blood, and more or less otherwise discolored; a horrible anxiety
of countenance, which seems to appeal mutely to every human being the
saddened eye rests upon; quickened breathing, a more rapid but a sinking
pulse, and a leaden state of the nasal membranes declare the probability
of a fatal termination. Pleurisy, however, mostly ends in hydrothorax, for
the character of which the reader is referred to the succeeding pages.
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