A complete system of farriery, and veterinary medicine : containi[n]g a compendium of the veterinary art, or an accurate description of the diseases of horses, and their mode of treatment; the anatomy and physiology of the foot, and the principles and practice of shoeing. With observations on stable management, feeding, exercise, and condition / by James White ... newly arranged by the publishers, in which are introduced the late and important treatises upon the glanders, farcy, staggers, inflammation of the lungs and bowels, the prevention and treatment of lameness, and precautions to be observed in purchasing horses. By the same author. Illustrated by eighteen elegant plates.

  • White, James, -1825
Date:
1832
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Credit: A complete system of farriery, and veterinary medicine : containi[n]g a compendium of the veterinary art, or an accurate description of the diseases of horses, and their mode of treatment; the anatomy and physiology of the foot, and the principles and practice of shoeing. With observations on stable management, feeding, exercise, and condition / by James White ... newly arranged by the publishers, in which are introduced the late and important treatises upon the glanders, farcy, staggers, inflammation of the lungs and bowels, the prevention and treatment of lameness, and precautions to be observed in purchasing horses. By the same author. Illustrated by eighteen elegant plates. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [33] Strangles. This disease generally attacks young horses between the third and fifth years of their age, and censists in an inflamma- tion of the membrane of the throat and nose, and swelling ot the «lands under the throat, accompanied with cough, and a discharge of white thick matter from the nostrils; sometimes there are likewise a soreness of the throat, and difficulty m swallowing. The inflamed glands commonly suppurate m a short time, and burst, discharging a large quantity ol matter. When this has taken place, the cough and other symptoms gen- erally go off, the sore gradually heals, and the horse speedily recovers. In some cases the stragles assume a more iovmida- ble appearance, are attended with a considerable degree ol le- ver, and the throat is sometimes so much inflamed, that tne horse is incapable of swallowing either food or water; but how- ever violent the attack may be, I have always found that, by adopting a proper mode of treatment, every unpleasant symp- tom may be easily removed, and a speedy recovery effected. It is not a very uncommon circumstance for the strangles to at- tack young horses while at grass; and then they are frequently not perceived until nature has nearly effected a cure. The approach of strangles may be known by a dullness ol countenance, watery eyes, cough, and a slight degree of swel- ling in the glands under the jaw. As soon as they discovered, let the hair be carefully clipped off from the inflamed glands and contigious parts of the throat; let a large poultice be then applied to the throat, in doing which it is necessary to take care that it is so secured as to be constantly in contact with the throat; for unless this is attended to, the poultice will be but of little service. I have generally found, that by rubbing a small quantity of some stimulating ointment on the inflamed glands, previous to the application of each poultice, suppuration has been considerably promoted: for this purpose the following formula will be found useful: Camphor, 2 dr. Oil of origanum, * r- Spermaceti ointment, 2 oz. mix. When matter is completely formed in the glands, which may be known by the tumor becoming larger, and by the skin feeling tense and somewhat elastic, an opening should be made with a lancet, and its contents evacuated: this plan is certainly prefer- able to that of waiting until it bursts spontaneously, as the anm- mal is instantly relieved by it, and the cure more speedily ef- fected To evacuate the matter perfectly, it is necessary to use