DISEASES OF THE HORSE.
Fig. 75.
- Caries of the lower jaw
- Fistula of the parotid duct
- Bony excrescence or exostosis of the lower jaw
- Swelling by pressure of the bridle
- Poll-evil
- Inflamed parotid gland
- Inflamed jugular vein
- Fungus tumor, produced by pressure of the collar
- Fistula in the withers
- Saddle-gall
- Tumor of the elbow
- Induration of the knee
- Clap of the back sinews
- Malanders
- Splint
- Ring-bone
- A tread upon the coronet
- Quittor
- Sand-crack
- Contracted or ring foot of a foundered horse
- Capped hock
- Malanders
- Spavin
- Curb
- Swelled sinews
- Thick leg
- Grease
- A crack in front of the foot, called cow-crack
- Quarter-crack
- Ventral hernia
- Rat-tail
VETERINARY MEDICINES.
INTERNALLY ADMINISTERED.
Medicines that Act on the Stomach and Intestines or their Contents.
Cathartics.—Agents that cause purgation: aloes, calomel, Epsom salts, common salt and sulphur, croton, linseed, and castor oils, injections and mashes.
Anthelmintics.—Agents that destroy or expel worms: nearly all cathartics, tartarated antimony, and sulphide of iron.