Gleason's Veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming .. . s seen in sweenie. Narcotics.—Medicines which act upon the nervoussystem, diminishing its power and sensibility, and so re-lieving inflammation, irritation, and pain. A medicinecapable of doing this, also contains the properties of ananodyne, a sedative, soporific, carminative, and nauseant. There are but few medicines possessing this power overthe horse, and these are, aconite, prussic acid, veratrum,and, perhaps, lobelia. In my practice, nothing answersthe purpose so well as aconite. It is the great antiphlo-gistic. Indeed, so gr
Gleason's Veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming .. . s seen in sweenie. Narcotics.—Medicines which act upon the nervoussystem, diminishing its power and sensibility, and so re-lieving inflammation, irritation, and pain. A medicinecapable of doing this, also contains the properties of ananodyne, a sedative, soporific, carminative, and nauseant. There are but few medicines possessing this power overthe horse, and these are, aconite, prussic acid, veratrum,and, perhaps, lobelia. In my practice, nothing answersthe purpose so well as aconite. It is the great antiphlo-gistic. Indeed, so great is its power, that in bronchitis,inflammation of the lungs, feet, and bowels, or where thereis pain and fever, no remedy or remedies can compare withthis invaluable medicine in the treatment of diseases ofthe horse. (See Medicines and Prescriptions.) Nasal Gleet.—A thin, transparent discharge from thenose. (See Gleet.) Navicular Disease.—This is a disease commonlycalled coffin-joint lameness, and by some it is termedgrogginess. (See Foot Diseases.). BONE HOLDER. Necrosis.—This is a term given to a dead bone whenit is attached to a sound one. The difference betweencaries and necrosis is this: Caries is present when the bone 164 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. is impaired only, and necrosis when the bone is entirelydead, and its functions have entirely ceased. When a bonehas fallen into the condition of necrosis, its removal be-comes as necessary as the removal of any other dead or
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