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A horse in good health stands firmly on both forefeet, the head is alert, the eyes are wide open, and the ears constantly moving. The coat shines, the skin is loose, the pulse is about 40 to the minute, the breathing 15 to the minute, the temperature 100 degrees. The colour of the linings of the eyes ind nostrils is a salmon pink. The bowels move frequently—eight times a day—the droppings being just soft enough to split as they fall and not slimy. The urine is rather thick and light yellow in colour (a horse often mints as he urinates).

DISEASES OF THE THROAT AND LUNGS
These can nearly always be ascribed to preventable causes, such as insufficient ventilation, want of cleanliness, or bad stable management.
Catarrh or cold.—Symptoms: Loss of appetite, dull eye, staring coat, tendency to sweat and to discharge from the nostrils, slight constipation, sore throat.
Treatment: Abundant fresh air, extra clothing, bandages on the legs, carrots, green food, warm mashes, no corn.
It may be necessary to steam the horse’s head frequently, by filling a bucket with boiling water, adding hay to it, and holding the horse’s nostrils over the steam. Purgative medicines are totally inadmissible, but if the horse is constipated, 2 oz. of Epsom Salts with 1/2 an oz. of nitrate of potassium may be given.

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