Treatment.—Lance the membrane.
Symptoms of Toothache.—Head carried on one side, or pressed against the wall; saliva dribbles from the lips; quidding or partial mastication of the food, and allowing the morsel to fall from the mouth. Appetite capricious; sometimes spirit is displayed—then the horse is equally dejected. The tooth dies; the opposing tooth grows long. The opposite teeth become very sharp, from the horse masticating only on one side. The long tooth presses upon the gum and provokes nasal gleet.
Treatment.—Chisel off projecting tooth; file down the sharp edges of the opposite teeth, and look to the mouth frequently.
TETANUS.
Causes.—Cold rain; draughts of air; too much light; wounds.
Symptoms.—The wound often dries up. The horse grows fidgety. Upon lifting up the head, "the haw" projects over the eye. The tail is raised; the ears are pricked; the head is elevated; the limbs are stiff; the body feels hard. Any excitement may call up a fearful spasm.
Treatment.—Give a double dose of purgative medicine. Place in solitude and in quiet. Put a pailful of gruel and a thin mash within easy reach of the head. Let nobody excepting the favorite groom approach the place; and allow him to enter it only once a day.
THOROUGH-PIN.
Cause.—Excessive labor.
Symptom.—A round tumor going right through the leg, and appearing anterior to the point of the hock. It is nearly always connected with bog spavin.
Treatment.—Never attack thorough-pin and bog spavin at the same time. Relieve the thorough-pin first by means of rags, cork, and an India-rubber bandage, cut so as not to press on the bog spavin. If the corks occasion constitutional symptoms, use a truss to press upon the thorough-pin, which, being destroyed, apply a perfect bandage and wetted cloths to the bog spavin. When attempting to cure bog spavin, however, continue the remedy to the thorough-pin, or the cure of one affection may reproduce the other.
THRUSH.
Cause.—Standing in filth, when it appears in the hind feet; navicular disease, when seen in contracted feet.
Symptoms.—A foul discharge running from the cleft of the frog. This decomposes the horn. The surface of the frog becomes ragged, and the interior converted into a white powder. The affection does not generally lame; but should the horse tread on a rolling stone, it may fall as though it were shot.
Treatment.—Pare away the frog till only sound horn remains, or until the flesh is exposed. Then tack on the shoe and return to a clean stall. Apply the chloride of zinc lotion—three grains to the ounce of water—to the cleft of the frog by means of some tow, wrapped round a small bit of stick. When the stench has ceased, a little liquor of lead will perfect the cure. For contracted feet pare the frog, and every morning dress once with the chloride of zinc lotion; but do not strive to stop the thrush.
TREAD.
Cause.—Fatigue and overweight.
Symptom.—In light horses it occurs toward the end of a long journey. The hind foot is not removed when the fore foot is put to the ground. The end of the fore shoe consequently tears off a portion of the coronet from the hind foot. In cart-horses, after the horse is fatigued, the load has to be taken down a steep hill; the animal, being in the shafts, rocks to and fro; the legs cross, and the calkin of one shoe wounds the coronet of the opposite hoof.
Treatment.—Bathe the sore with the chloride of zinc lotion, one grain to the ounce of water. Continue to do this thrice daily; feed liberally. A slough will take place, and the animal be well in about a month; the only danger being the after-result of a false quarter.
TUMORS.
These are so various and of such different natures, that in every case a surgeon should be consulted.
WARTS.
Cause.—Unknown.
Symptom.—There are three kinds of warts. 1st. Some are contained in a cuticular sac, and, upon this being divided, shell out. 2d. The second are cartilaginous and vascular. These grow to some size, and are rough on the surface. They are apt to ulcerate. 3d. Consists of a cuticular case, inclosing a soft granular substance.
Treatment.—When of the first kind, slit up, and squeeze them out. The second kind, excise and apply a heated iron to stop the bleeding. The third kind are better let alone.
WATER FARCY.
Cause.—Overwork and coarse feed, succeeded by periods of stagnation. It is the warning that true farcy threatens the stable.
Symptoms.—Load less and work less.
Treatment.—Improve the diet, and never allow the horse to remain a day in the stable without exercise. Saturate the swollen limb with cold water every morning, and have it afterward thoroughly hand-rubbed until it is perfectly dry. Should lameness remain after the first day, a few punctures may be made into the limb, but only through the skin. Give the following ball every morning: Iodide of iron, one drachm; powdered cantharides, two grains; powdered arsenic, one grain; Cayenne pepper, one scruple; sulphate of iron, one drachm; treacle and linseed meal, a sufficiency. Mix. The delay even of a day in treatment is attended with danger in this disease.
WIND-GALLS.
Cause.—Hard work.
Symptoms.—Small enlargements, generally upon the hind legs and below the hocks; no lameness; two wind-galls appear above the pastern, one beneath that joint; after extraordinary labor, the round swellings disappear and the course of the flexor tendons becomes puffy. Sometimes continued irritation will cause the wind-galls to greatly enlarge, and ultimately provokes their case to change into bone. During these changes the horse is very lame.
Treatment.—Fold pieces of rags; wet them; put these on the wind-galls; place on the rags pieces of cork, and over the cork lace on an India-rubber bandage. Mind this bandage is constantly worn, save when ridden or driven by the proprietor. Rest is the only alleviation for the change of structure.
WINDY COLIC.
Causes.—Gorging on green food; but more commonly impaired digestion, consequent upon severe labor and old age.
Symptoms.—Uneasiness; pendulous head; cessation of feeding. Breathing laborious; fidgets; rocking the body; enlargement of the belly; pawing. Standing in one place; sleepy eye; heavy pulse; flatulence; the abdomen greatly enlarged. Breathing very fast; pulse very feeble; blindness; the animal walks round and round till it falls and dies.
Treatment.—Three balls of sulphuret of ammonia, two drachms, with extract of gentian and powdered quassia, of each a sufficiency, may be given, one every half hour. Next, one ounce of chloride of potash, dissolved in a pint of cold water, and mingled with sulphuric ether, two ounces, should be horned down. In an hour's time, two ounces each of sulphuric ether and of laudanum; half an ounce of camphorated spirits; one drachm of carbonate of ammonia may be administered. No good effect being produced, throw up a tobacco-smoke enema. As a last resort, procure a stick of brimstone and light it. Remain in the stable while it burns, or the sulphureous fumes may become too powerful for life to inhale them. Continue this measure for two hours; then repeat the remedies previously recommended. All being fruitless, a desperate resort may be adopted. Puncture the abdomen with a trocar; but this operation can only be named here; the reader must turn to the substance of the book for its description.
WORMS
Are of four kinds: the Tænia, the Lumbrici, the Strongulus, and the Ascarides.
The Tænia mostly affect the young.
Cause.—Starving the mare when with foal, and breeding from old animals.
Symptoms.—Checked development; large head; low crest; long legs, and swollen abdomen. Appetite ravenous; body thin; coat unhealthy; breath fetid. The colt rubs its nose against a wall, or strains it violently upward; picks and bites its own hair.
Treatment.—Give spirits of turpentine. To a foal, two drachms; to a three months' old, half an ounce; six months, one ounce; one year, one ounce and a half; two years, two ounces; three years, three ounces; four years and upwards, four ounces. Procure one pound of quassia chips; pour on them three quarts of boiling water. Cause to blend with the turpentine a proportionate quantity of the quassia infusion, by means of yolks of eggs; add one scruple of powdered camphor, and give first thing in the morning. Good food is essential afterward. Subsequently give every morning, till the coat is glossy, liquor arsenicalis, from one to eight drachms; muriated tincture of iron, from one and a half to twelve drachms; extract of belladonna, from ten grains to two drachms; ale or stout, from half a pint to a quart.
The Lumbrici prey upon the old and the weakly.
Treatment.—Tartarized antimony, two drachms; common mass, a sufficiency to make one ball. Give one every morning.
The Strongulus, during life, is generally not known to be present.
The Ascarides cause great itching posteriorly, which provokes the horse to rub its hair off against the wall.
Treatment.—Try injections of train oil for one week. Then use infusion of catechu, one ounce to one quart of water. On the eighth morning, give aloes, four drachms; calomel, one drachm. Tobacco-smoke enemas are sometimes useful, and the following ointment may be placed up the rectum night and morning: Glycerin, half an ounce; spermaceti, one ounce; melt the spermaceti, and blend; when cold, add strong mercurial ointment, three drachms; powdered camphor, three drachms.
WOUNDS.
A lacerated wound is generally accompanied by contusion, but with little hemorrhage. Shock to the system is the worst of its primary effects. The danger springs from collapse. A slough may probably follow. The slough is dangerous in proportion as it is tardy. The horse may bleed to death if the body is much debilitated.
Treatment.—Attend first to the system. Give a drink composed of sulphuric ether and laudanum, of each one ounce; water, half a pint. Repeat the medicine every quarter of an hour if necessary, or till shivering has ceased and the pulse is healthy. A poultice, made of one-fourth brewer's yeast, three-fourths of any coarse meal; or a lotion, consisting of tincture of cantharides, one ounce; chloride of zinc, two drachms; water, three pints, may be employed. When the slough has fallen, apply frequently a solution of chloride of zinc, one grain to the ounce of water; and regulate the food by the pulse.
An incised wound produces little shock. The danger is immediate, as the horse may bleed to death.
Treatment.—Do not move the horse. Dash the part with cold water, or direct upon the bleeding surface a current of wind from the bellows. When the bleeding has ceased and the surfaces are sticky, draw the edges together with divided sutures. When the sutures begin to drag, cut them across. After copious suppuration has been established, bathe frequently with the solution of chloride of zinc, one grain to the ounce of water.
An abraded wound generally is accompanied by grit or dirt forced into the denuded surface. The pain is so great, the animal may sink from irritation.
Treatment.—Cleanse, by squeezing water from a large sponge above the wound, as was directed for broken knees, and allow suppuration to remove any grit that is fixed in the flesh. Support the body, and use the chloride of zinc lotion.
A punctured wound is dangerous, as the parts injured are liable to motion. On this account those above the stifle are very hazardous. Sinuses form from the torn fascia opposing the exit of the pus; also because the small hole in the skin generally bears no proportion to the internal damage.
Treatment.—Always enlarge the external opening to afford egress to all sloughs and pus. Regulate the food by the symptoms, and use the chloride of zinc lotion.
A contused wound, when large, causes more congealed blood than can be absorbed. This corrupts, and a slough must occur or an abscess must form. Either generates weakness, produces irritation, and may lead to fatal hemorrhage. Or sinuses may form. Wherefore, such accidents are not to be judged of hastily.
Treatment.—When the contusion is slight, rub the part with iodide of lead, one drachm of the salt to an ounce of lard. When large, divide the skin, every eighth inch, the entire length of the swelling. Bathe the injury with the chloride of zinc lotion, and support the body, as the symptoms demand liberality in the matter of food.
In all wounds, gain, if possible, a large depending orifice, and cover the denuded surfaces with a rag saturated with oil of, or in solution of, tar.
The author, having now concluded his labors, cannot forbear from repeating the advice which was given to the reader at the commencement of the present Summary—always appeal to the body of the work so soon as the first danger has subsided. Many hints are therein contained which could not be embodied in anything deserving to be entitled an abbreviation. Ampler space there enables the writer to describe certain precautions and to suggest various stratagems which, of course, would be out of place in the pages where condensation was the professed characteristic. For these reasons the reader is most earnestly recommended never to depend longer upon the contents of the Summary, than the pressure of immediate danger shall render imperative.
INDEX.
- Abdomen, diseases of, 165.
- Abdominal injuries, 184, 467.
- ruptured diaphragm, 185.
- ruptured spleen, 186.
- ruptured stomach, 186.
- intro-susception, 187.
- invagination, 187.
- strangulation, 188.
- ruptured intestines, 188.
- calculus, 188.
- Abraded wounds, 425.
- Abscess of the brain, 19, 467.
- symptoms of, 20.
- Acites, 178, 468.
- symptoms of, 178.
- treatment of, 179.
- Acute dysentery, 172, 468.
- cause of, 173.
- symptoms of, 173.
- treatment of, 174.
- Acute gastritis, 147, 469.
- causes of, 147.
- treatment of, 148.
- symptoms of, 149.
- Acute laminitis, 367, 469.
- cause of, 368.
- symptoms of, 369.
- treatment for, 370.
- Albuminous urine, 218, 470.
- All kinds of treatment have been tried for tetanus, 32.
- Alphabetical summary, 465.
- Alteration in shape consequent upon tetanus, 31.
- Aphtha, 73, 470.
- treatment of, 73.
- Attention to the feeding of horses most important, 20.
- Back sinews, clap of, 302, 477.
- sprain of, 303, 507.
- Bandage for punctured abdomen, 432.
- Best treatment for megrims, 26.
- Blood spavin, 328, 470.
- Bloody urine, 215, 486.
- Bog spavin, 318, 470.
- Bots, 152, 470.
- causes of, 152.
- Brain, abscess of, 19.
- and nervous systems: their accidents and diseases, 17.
- disease of, 17.
- Breaking down, 304, 470.
- cause of, 304.
- treatment for, 305.
- Broken knees, 404, 471.
- contusion generally accompanies, 405.
- cause of, 406.
- proper mode to wash, 407.
- how to probe, 408.
- treatment for, 410.
- Broken wind, 254, 472.
- cause of, 255.
- symptoms of, 256.
- treatment for, 257.
- Bronchocele, 119, 473.
- remedies for, 119.
- Bronchitis, 125, 472.
- symptoms of, 126.
- remedies for, 127.
- Bruise of the sole, 353, 473.
- Buying a captain, 84.
- Calculi, 213, 473.
- Canker, 358, 474.
- cause of, 359.
- symptoms of, 359.
- treatment for, 361.
- Capped elbow, 324, 474.
- Capped hock, 321, 474.
- Capped knee, 321, 475.
- Cartilages, ossified, 366, 495.
- Cataract, 54, 475.
- kinds of, 54.
- preventive for, 54.
- no remedy for complete, 56.
- use of belladonna in, 56.
- no medicine can cure, 57.
- Cavities, synovial, open, 412, 494.
- Chest, the diseases of, 121.
- Choking, 110, 475.
- causes of, 111.
- different kinds of, 111.
- high, most important, 111.
- remedy for, 112.
- low, 113.
- Chronic dysentery, 175, 476.
- cause of, 175.
- symptoms of, 176.
- treatment of, 177.
- Chronic gastritis, 150, 476.
- symptoms of, 150.
- treatment of, 151.
- Chronic hepatitis, 158, 477.
- Clap of the back sinews, 302, 477.
- Cold, 84, 477.
- its causes, 84.
- symptoms of, 85.
- treatment of, 85.
- Colic, windy, 199.
- spasmodic, 194, 505.
- cause of, 194.
- symptoms of, 196.
- treatment for, 197.
- Congestion in the field, 121, 478.
- remedy for, 122.
- Congestion in the stable, 123, 478.
- remedy for, 125.
- Corns, 349, 478.
- causes of, 349.
- old and new, how to distinguish, 350.
- treatment for, 352.
- Contused wounds, 427.
- Cough, 99, 479.
- symptoms of, 99.
- treatment for, 100.
- medicines for, 101.
- Countenance of a horse with hydrophobia, 27.
- Cracked heels, 250, 479.
- cause of, 250.
- symptoms of, 252.
- treatment for, 252.
- Crib-biting, 162, 480.
- symptoms of, 163.
- treatment of, 164.
- Curb, 306, 480.
- cause of, 308.
- treatment for, 307.
- Curb-chain may injure the jaw, 72.
- Cystic calculus, 214.
- Cystitis, 209, 480.
- causes of, 211.
- symptoms of, 210.
- treatment for, 210.
- Diabetes insipidus, 217, 481.
- causes, 217.
- treatment for, 217.
- Diaphragm, spasm of, 145, 504.
- Disease of the heart, 143.
- Division of the tendons, 457.
- Division of the tendons, the necessity for, how provoked, 458.
- how to perform, 459.
- after-treatment required for, 460.
- Do not whip a runaway horse, 19.
- Dropsy of the abdomen, 178.
- Dysentery, acute, 172.
- chronic, 175.
- Enteritis, 165, 481.
- causes of, 165.
- symptoms of, 167.
- mode of making sure that it is present, 169.
- treatment of, 170.
- Excoriated angles of the mouth, 64, 481.
- causes of, 64.
- treatment for, 66.
- Expression of a horse changed by repeated attacks of megrims, 25.
- Extirpation of the eye, 59.
- Eye, fungoid tumors in, 57.
- Eyes, the diseases of, 42.
- Face of a horse with hydrophobia, 27.
- False quarter, 345, 482.
- cause of, 345.
- treatment for, 346.
- Farcy, 282, 482.
- cause of, 282.
- symptoms of, 283.
- Feeding a horse with chronic tetanus, 33.
- Feet, their diseases, 330.
- Fever in the feet, 367.
- Filled legs, 239.
- Fistulous parotid duct, 394, 482.
- its causes, 395.
- symptoms of, 396.
- treatment for, 397.
- Fistulous withers, 391, 483.
- its causes, 391.
- symptoms of, and treatment for, 392.
- Flatulent colic, 199.
- Foot, prick of, 354, 498
- pumice, 339, 499.
- Fret, 194, 505.
- Fungoid tumors in the eye, 57, 483.
- symptoms of, 57.
- horrible alternatives left by, 58.
- Gastritis, acute, 147.
- chronic, 150.
- Glanders, 274, 483.
- cause of, 274.
- symptoms of, 276.
- Gleet, nasal, 91, 491.
- Grease, 242, 484.
- prevention of, 242.
- nature of, 242.
- cause of, 244.
- symptoms of, 245.
- treatment for, 247.
- Gripes, 194, 505.
- Gutta serena, 38, 485.
- causes of, 38.
- symptoms of, 39.
- peculiarities of, 40.
- effect upon the optic nerve, 40.
- Harness horses most subject to megrims, 24.
- Hay rack, evils of its general position, 44.
- Heart, disease of, 143, 485.
- Heels, cracked, 250.
- Hematuria, 215, 485.
- symptoms of, 215.
- treatment for, 216.
- Hepatitis, chronic, 158.
- causes of, 158.
- treatment for, 160.
- Hide-bound, 231, 486.
- treatment for, 232.
- Highblowing, 94, 486.
- Horse quickly learns to recognize the voice of its owner, 19.
- How to treat a runaway horse, 19.
- Hydrophobia, 27, 486.
- symptoms of, 27.
- treatment for, 28.
- Hydrothorax, 139, 486.
- symptoms of, 140.
- treatment of, 141.
- Incised wounds, 424.
- Idiopathic tetanus, 29.
- causes of, 30.
- Impediment in the lachrymal duct, 61, 487.
- causes of, 62.
- treatment for, 62.
- Inflammation of the kidneys, 204, 492.
- of the bladder, 209, 480.
- of the vein, 398, 496.
- Influenza, 181, 487.
- probable cause of, 181.
- symptoms of, 182.
- treatment of, 183.
- Injuries, 385.
- of the abdomen, 184.
- to the jaw, 69, 488.
- the snaffle may cause, 70.
- but often does produce, 70.
- treatment for, 71.
- produced by London stables, 35.
- Jaw, injuries to the, 69, 488.
- Joints, synovial, open, 418, 494.
- Kidneys, inflammation of, 204, 492.
- Knees, broken, 404.
- Lacerated eyelid, 60, 488.
- cause of, 60.
- treatment for, 61.
- Lacerated tongue, 74, 488.
- causes of, 77.
- treatment of, 77.
- Lacerated wounds, 423.
- Lameness, 330.
- treatment for, 330.
- mode of progression when in different feet, 333.
- Laminitis, acute, 367.
- subacute, 375, 489.
- Lampas, 67.
- an imaginary disease, 67.
- Larva in the skin, 233, 489.
- cause of, 233.
- cure for, 234.
- Laryngitis, 101, 488.
- cause of, 101.
- symptoms of, 102.
- treatment of, 102.
- Lash, effect of on the eye of the horse, 43.
- Laying open the sinuses of a quittor, 462.
- how to accomplish, 462.
- intention of, 463.
- Lice, 232, 489.
- Limbs, the diseases of, 286.
- Liver, the diseases of, 145.
- London stables, 35.
- Luxation of the patella, 325, 490.
- Madness, 27.
- Mad staggers, 20.
- Mallenders and sallenders, 249, 490.
- treatment for, 249.
- Mange, 220, 490.
- causes of, 221.
- symptoms of, 223.
- treatment for, 225.
- Megrims, 24, 491.
- a form of epilepsy, 24.
- when the attacks may appear, 24.
- symptoms of, 25.
- Melanosis, 259, 491.
- symptoms of, 259.
- treatment for, 260.
- Mode of feeding a horse with chronic tetanus, 33.
- Mouth, the, its accidents and diseases, 64.
- excoriated angles of, 64.
- roof of, may be injured by the bit, 71.
- the disease of, 64.
- Nasal gleet, 91, 491.
- its causes, 91.
- its treatment, 92.
- Nasal polypus, 88, 492.
- its nature, 88.
- its treatment, 88.
- Navicular disease, 377, 492.
- seat of, 377.
- causes of, 378.
- symptoms of, 379.
- treatment for, 382.
- Nephritis, 204, 492.
- causes of, 205.
- symptoms of, 206.
- treatment for, 207.
- Nervous system, its accidents and its diseases, 17.
- Neurotomy, 451.
- its results, 451.
- manner of performing, 452.
- Nostrils, the diseases of, 84.
- their accidents and their diseases, 84.
- Occult spavin, 308, 493.
- cause of, 309.
- symptom of, 309.
- treatment for, 310.
- Open synovial joints, 418, 494.
- primary treatment for, 418.
- general treatment for, 419.
- Open synovial cavities, 412, 494.
- cause of, 412.
- nature of, 413.
- what is generally spoken of as, 415.
- treatment for, 415.
- Operation of no use in abscess of the brain, 20.
- Operations, 434, 495.
- aids to fetter the horse for, 440.
- Ophthalmia, simple, 42, 503.
- specific, 46, 506.
- Optic nerve, the effect of gutta serena upon, 41.
- Osseous deposits, 286.
- Ossified cartilages, 366, 495.
- Overreach, 349, 495.
- treatment for, 349.
- Parotid duct, fistulous, 394.
- Parrot-mouth, 66, 495.
- evils of, 67.
- no cure for, 67.
- Partial paralysis, 36, 496.
- symptom of, 36.
- the disease of fast horses, 37.
- generally past all cure, 37.
- the only hope of remedy for, 37.
- Patella, luxation of, 325, 490.
- Periosteotomy, 449.
- the intention of, 449.
- its advantages considered, 450.
- Phlebitis, 398, 496.
- experiment with regard to, 399.
- cause of, 400.
- symptoms of, 401.
- treatment for, 402.
- Phrenitis, 17, 496.
- seldom is perceived approaching, 18.
- symptoms of its approach, 18.
- remedies for the early symptoms of, 18.
- Physic of no use in abscess of the brain, 20.
- Pleurisy, 136, 497.
- symptoms of, 137.
- treatment of, 138.
- causes of, 139.
- Pneumonia, 130, 497.
- doubts concerning, 131.
- symptoms of, 131.
- treatment of, 132.
- Poll evil, 385, 498.
- its causes, 386.
- symptoms of, 387.
- treatment for, 388.
- Polypus, nasal, 88, 492.
- Prick of the foot, 354, 498.
- Profuse staling, 215, 481.
- Prurigo, 226, 499.
- symptoms of, 226.
- treatment of, 227.
- Pumice foot, 339, 499.
- causes of, 339.
- symptoms of, 340.
- treatment for, 341.
- Punctured wounds, 426.
- Purgative and quiet, best remedies for tetanus, 32.
- Purpura hemorrhagica, 265, 499.
- symptoms of, 265.
- treatment for, 266.
- Quarter, false, 345.
- Quidding, 79.
- Quiet and a strong purgative, the best remedies for tetanus, 32.
- Quittor, 354, 500.
- cause of, 355.
- symptoms of, 355.
- treatment for, 357.
- sinuses of, laying open, 462.
- Rack, hay, evil of its general position, 44.
- Rheumatism, 312, 500.
- cause of, 312.
- symptoms of, 312.
- treatment for, 313.
- Ring-bone, 298, 500.
- cause of, 298.
- symptoms of, 298.
- treatment for, 300.
- Ring-worm, 227, 501.
- symptoms of, 227.
- treatment for, 228.
- Roaring, 106, 501.
- chronic, is a serious affair, 106.
- causes and effects of, 106.
- remedy for, 109.
- Roof of the mouth may be injured by the bit, 71.
- Rupture of œsophagus, 115, 501.
- how caused, 116.
- Sallenders, 249, 490.
- Sandcrack, 342, 502.
- causes of, 342.
- symptoms of, 342.
- treatment for, 343.
- Scald mouth, 82, 502.
- causes of, 82.
- symptoms of, 83.
- treatment of, 83.
- Seedy toe, 346, 503.
- treatment for, 347.
- Shying, 42.
- Simple ophthalmia, 42, 503.
- nature of, 43.
- causes, 43.
- treatment of, 45.
- symptoms of, 45.
- Sinuses of a quittor, laying open, 462.
- Sitfast, 240, 503.
- cause of, 241.
- treatment for, 241.
- Skin, diseases of, 220.
- Sole, bruise of, 353, 498.
- Sore throat, 96, 503.
- symptoms of, 97.
- treatment for, 97.
- Spasm of the diaphragm, 145, 504.
- symptoms of, 145.
- treatment of, 146.
- Spasm of the urethra, 212, 504.
- causes of, 212.
- symptoms of, 212.
- treatment for, 213.
- Spasmodic colic, 194, 505.
- causes of, 194.
- symptoms of, 196.
- treatment for, 197.
- Spavin, 286, 505.
- cause of, 287.
- symptoms of, 288.
- treatment for, 293.
- how to examine for, 291.
- occult, 308, 493.
- Specific diseases, varieties of, 254.
- Specific ophthalmia, 46, 506.
- eyes supposed most subject to, 47.
- small stables the cause of, 47.
- symptoms of, 48.
- contrasted with simple ophthalmia, 49.
- treatment for, 50.
- preventive for, 51.
- terminations of, 51.
- Splint, 294, 506.
- cause of, 294.
- symptoms of, 296.
- treatment of, 297.
- Sprain of the back sinews, 303, 507.
- cause of, 303.
- treatment for, 304.
- Staggers, 20, 507.
- treatment for, 22.
- origin of, 20.
- sleepy, 22.
- Strain of the flexor tendon, 300, 508.
- Strangles, 267, 508.
- cause of, 268.
- symptoms of, 268.
- treatment for, 269.
- a bad kind of, 272.
- Stringhalt, 33, 509.
- symptom of, 33.
- cause of, 35.
- Stomach, the, diseases of, 145.
- Stricture of œsophagus, 116, 501.
- its effects, 117.
- Subacute laminitis, 375, 489.
- W. Percival's account of, 375.
- treatment for, 376.
- Summary, alphabetical, 465.
- Surfeit, 229, 509.
- treatment for, 230.
- a severe kind of, 230.
- treatment for, 230.
- Swollen legs, 239, 509.
- symptoms of, 239.
- treatment for, 240.
- Synovial cavities, open, 412, 494.
- joints, open, 418, 494.
- Tapping the chest, 141.
- Teeth, disease of, 78, 509.
- symptoms of their disease, 80.
- treatment of, 81.
- Tendons, division of, 457.
- Tetanus, 28, 510.
- Thorough-pin, 319, 510.
- Throat, its accidents and diseases, 96.
- sore, 96, 503.
- the diseases of, 96.
- Thrush, 363, 510.
- cause of, 363.
- treatment for, 364.
- Toe, seedy, 346, 503.
- Toothache, 80.
- Tooth, components of, 79.
- Tracheotomy, 443.
- how to perform, 445.
- Traumatic tetanus, 29.
- causes of, 29.
- test for, 30.
- Tread, 348, 511.
- causes of, in light and heavy horses, 348.
- treatment for, 348.
- True cause of stringhalt, 35.
- Tumors, 237, 511.
- natures of, 238.
- Tushes, a cause of sickness, 78.
- Tympanitis, 199.
- Universal spasm is tetanus, 30.
- Urethra, spasm of, 504.
- Urethral calculus, 215.
- Urinary organs, diseases of, 204.
- Vein, inflammation of the, 398, 496.
- Warts, 235, 511.
- kinds of, 236.
- treatment for, 236.
- Water, certain death, after over-gorging, 21.
- Water farcy, 262, 512.
- cause of, 262.
- symptoms of, 263.
- treatment for, 264.
- Wheezing, 94, 486.
- Wind-galls, 315, 512.
- symptoms of, 316.
- treatment for, 317.
- Windy colic, 199, 512.
- causes of, 199.
- symptoms of, 200.
- treatment for, 201.
- Withers, fistulous, 391.
- Worms, 190, 513.
- cause of, 190.
- symptoms of, 191.
- treatment for, 192.
- Wounds, 423, 514.
- lacerated, 423.
- their treatment, 427.
- incised, 424.
- their treatment, 428.
- abraded, 425.
- their treatment, 430.
- punctured, 426.
- their treatment, 430.
- contused, 427.
- their treatment, 431.