The farmers' practical horse farriery. Containing practical rules on buying, breeding, breaking, lameness, vicious habits, managment ... treatment and cure of diseases ... &c. .. by Nash Ephraim

Author:Nash, Ephraim
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horses, Horses -- Diseases
Publisher: Auburn [N. Y.] E. Nash
Published: 1858-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

g The fore pastern and foot, consisting of the Os SufiFraginis, or the upper and larger pastern bone, with the sesamoid bones behind, articulating with the cannon and greater pastern; the Os Coronae, or lesser pastern; the Os Pedis, or coffin bone; and the Os Naviculare, or Navicular, or shuttle-bone, not seen, and articulating with the smaller pastern and coffin bones.

h The corresponding bones of the hind feet.

O The Haunch, consisting of three portions, the Ilium, the Ischium, and the Pubis.

P The Femur, or Thigh.

Q The Stifle-joint with the Patella.

R The Tibia, or proper leg bone—behind is a small bone called the fibula.

S The Tarsus, or Hock, composed of six bones. The prominent part is the Os Calcis, or point of the hock.

T The Metatarsals of the hind 'eg.

CHAPTER VII

DISEASES OF THE BRAIN, RESPIRATORY ORGANS AND AIR PASSAGES.

STAGGERS AND APOPLEXY.

A want of balance in the circulation of the blood, an unnatural quantity going to the brain, so overcomes its energies that the diseases mentioned at the head of tliis chapter follow. They differ only in degree, and may arise from different conditions. Where the annual is vigorous, well fed, and full of fluids, active congestion will be present, but when j^oorly fed, and reduced in flesh; a loss of energy of the bram may be followed by passive congestion.

Violent exercise, such as heavy loads and hard drives, tight collars, too tight curb reins, any cause that forces too much blood to the head or prevents its return by the viens, may be causes of this disease, also after long fasting; too much food unnaturally distending tjie stomach, sympathetically affecting the brain, ^^ill produce it.

STAGGERS.

Megrims is the mildest of these affections.

Symptoms.^—When the horse is drawn quickly, he will stop suddenly, shake the head and show symptoms of

giddmes?s. This may soon pass over and he may go on as if nothing had occurred. If more serious, he may fall to the ground or suddenly turn several times around first; he may lie quiet, or struggle violently. If it be a horse of full habit, well fed, three or four quarts of blood better be drawn at once.

Treatment —Cease using him for a time, give mild physic, such as physic ball, powdered aloes, 6 drachms, a little honey to make the pow^der tenacious enough to administer, physic or drench pulverized aloes, 6 drachms, syrup of bucthorn, 1 ounce, tincture ginger, 1 ounce, or cro-ton oil from 20 to 30 drops. Give an occasional laxitive ball, powdered aloes, 3 drachms, powdered sulphur, 1 do., powdered mandrake 2 do.

To be formed into a bolus with honey or mucilage. Stop hearty and dry feed, and let mashes and green feed be substituted. If not cured at first, the animal will be useless, as the diseased action wdll become fixed. Severe cold weather in winter, by determining the blood to the brain, predisposes to this disease.

APOPLEXY.

Apoplexy is a serious forx-i of the diseases we have mentioned.

The Symptoms which mark its approach are loss of appetite, dullness, stupidity,

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