The Body of the Horse, Its External Accidents and Diseases - With Information on Diagnosis and Treatment

By A. H. Baker

"The Body of the Horse, Its External Accidents and Diseases" contains information on the diagnosis and treatment of horse ailments. It is intended to illustrate aspects of equine health and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. A concise and clear reference book perfect for equestrians and farmers. Contents include: “Caries”, “Causes”, “How to Know It”, “What to Do”, “Necrosis”, “Big Head”, “Exostosis of the Jaw”, “Broken Back”, “Sprain of the Back”, “Broken Ribs”, “Broken Tail”, “Fractures of the Skull”, “Tumours”, “Goitre”, “Inflamed Parotid Gland”, “Fistula of the Parotid Duct”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the anatomy and breeding of horses.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
• Release date: Jun 14, 2011
• ISBN: 9781446549353

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BODY OF THE HORSE, ITS EXTERNAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES.

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I. CARIES.—II. NECROSIS.—III. OSTEO POROSIS.—V. EXOSTOSIS OF THE JAW.—VI. BROKEN BACK.—VII. SPRAIN OF THE BACK.—VIII. BROKEN RIBS.—IX. BROKEN TAIL.—X. FRACTURE OF THE SKULL.—XI. TUMORS.—XII. GOITRE.—XIII. INFLAMED PAROTID GLAND.—XIV. FISTULA OF THE PAROTID DUCT.—XV. FISTULOUS WITHERS.—XVI. POLL EVIL.—XVII. INFLAMED JUGULAR VEIN.—XVIII. SADDLE GALLS.—XIX. SIT FASTS.—XX. SURFEIT.—XXI. DROPSY.—XXII. CHORDES.—XXIII. HERNIA.—XXIV. WARTS.—XXV. RAT-TAIL.—XXVI. ITCHY TAIL.—XXVII. ITCHY SKIN.—XXVIII. MELANOSIS.—XXIX. HIDE BOUND.—XXX. ECZEMA.

I. Caries.

This is molecular death or ulceration of a bone. It may affect any bone in the body. The bones most frequently affected by caries are the teeth; the lower jaw, from injury from the bit; the jaw bones, from diseased teeth; bones of the neck, from poll evil; spines of the back, from fistulous withers; bones of the tail, from docking—in fact, any bone sustaining an injury of sufficient severity to cause a sloughing of the bone substance.

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CARIES.

Of the lower jaw—The effect of being a puller.

Causes.—Wounds, either contused, lacerated, or clean cut, affecting the bone, are liable to be followed by inflammation, ulceration, and sloughing of the bone substance.

How to Know it.—A peculiar, offensive odor is the first indication that the bone is affected—an odor of decayed teeth; the discharge that comes directly from the bone is small, but there is sufficient mixed with the pus from the fleshy surface to give the whole the characteristic odor. The surface of the bone is usually rough when felt with the finger, and has a tendency to spread if neglected. The surrounding parts always swell considerably, and become, in long-standing cases, quite hard and calloused.

What to do.—Wash the part, and make an opening on the under side, if possible, to allow a free escape of the pus; scrape the diseased surface of the bone with a dull edge, and dress twice a day, with the following lotion:

Apply with a swab directly to the diseased spot on the bone. This will have the effect of arresting the caries, and promoting a healthy granulation on the surface of the bone, which will fill up the hole. Continue this lotion till all disease of the bone is certainly gone; then change to No. 7, which will heal the flesh wound, or use a little tincture of myrrh, or gum balsam. If it is cold weather, compound tincture of benzoine (Friar’s