. The illustrated stock doctor and live-stock encyclopedia [microform] : including horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry : with all the facts concerning the various breeds and their and all diseases to which they are prevention of any disease, and restoration of health. Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine; Livestock breeds; Bees; Animaux domestiques; Bétail; Médecine vétérinaire; Abeilles. TlIK HOUSE, HKIN UI8KAHE8, ETC. 263 It IS not oontngiouH ; l)ut filth ami wiiiit of iittcntion will jn'oducc it in noiirlv nil horses tiiiuilarly subjected to their iiit
. The illustrated stock doctor and live-stock encyclopedia [microform] : including horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry : with all the facts concerning the various breeds and their and all diseases to which they are prevention of any disease, and restoration of health. Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine; Livestock breeds; Bees; Animaux domestiques; Bétail; Médecine vétérinaire; Abeilles. TlIK HOUSE, HKIN UI8KAHE8, ETC. 263 It IS not oontngiouH ; l)ut filth ami wiiiit of iittcntion will jn'oducc it in noiirlv nil horses tiiiuilarly subjected to their iiitliienees. How to know it.—It manifestH nearly the very same Hyniptonis as thrusli, as jriven in the foUowinj^ Heetion ; but there la one Htrikin<; pecu- liuritv which (listinr cracks, and the pent-up oily secretion, now turned to a foul, 3'ellowish water, ilows out. As tiie flow of matter increases, it becomes more and more thick, sticke}', and stinkinji;; and if not attended to, tho heel and sides of tho foot l)ce()ine a mass of ulcerated excrescenses. It sometimes manifests itself by tho oozinjjf out of a thin matter through tho pores of the skin from some deep-seated disease of either tho coffin-bone or tho navicular joint — most fre- ijuoiitly the latter. The more effective treatment in this case would of course bo that directed to the healing of the primary disorder. What to do.—The treatment necessary is sim- ilar to that for scratches. In the first place, seo to it that the causes which have induced it shall no longer operate. If tho disease is secondary, it must 1)0 somewhat difficult to manage ; and the ani- mal should bo allowed to rest, taking only such ex- ercise as nature prompts, in an open pasture, ex- cept in had weather. When it is necessary to con- fine him, give him a good stable, dry litter, and pure air. Remember that rest is one of the first conditions of success ; while constant driving or any other labor will most probably defeat the ends of
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