YARD, DISEASES OF. Diseases of the sex organs of both horses and mares are not uncom mon, and for the reason that stallions are given undue and exhaustive connection together with artificial surroundings in care and exercise. The trouble generally is external and internal in flammation of the yard, and inflammation of the vagina. This last in the mare is rare and is due to violence in the service. In external inflamma tion of the yard, the parts should be washed clean by syringing with warm soapy water inside and out, followed by a wash of one drachm of carbolic acid to a quart of water. If there are granulations wash the yard in the following solu tion (a pOwerful caustic and painful but neces sary : Two drachms chloride of zinc and one pint of water. Repeat this every day until the granu lations are reduced, and the parts assume a healthy character. Internal inflammation attacks geldings as well as stallions. The symptoms are
frequent desire to urinate, ineffectual or with difficulty, extension of the yard, and a orkiseharge of whitish or yellowish matter. As a first means relieve the bowels with four or five drachms of aloes. Foment the parts thoroughly with water as hot as can be borne, and give several times a day an ounce of bicarbonate of soda in water. These means not succeeding ulcers may be sus pected within the urethra. If so, the animal must be cast and the diseased parts touched with nitrate of silver, followed by injections of from one half to one drachm of sulphate of zinc to the pint of water. In any case, however, of disease of the genital organs, either in the horse or mare, the services of an experienced veterinary surgeon should be procured if possible. (See Vagina, Inflammation of.)