. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 1014 DISEASES AND THEIE TREATMENT. foot mange. Attention is drawn to a horse with this disease by his rubbing his fore legs, or striking con
. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 1014 DISEASES AND THEIE TREATMENT. foot mange. Attention is drawn to a horse with this disease by his rubbing his fore legs, or striking constantly with the hind ones during the night. The seat of the disease, and the ready detec- tion of numerous parasites in clusters where crusts or scabs form about the horse's heels, sufSce to enable us to diagnose the malady. Treatment.—Without cleanliness, all medicinal remedies are useless. The heels should be washed with soap and water every day, and the general comfort of the animal attended to. If the patient is in high condition, a dose of purgative medicine must be given, and the animal restricted to a cooling diet, as carrots, bran, etc.; or, if in sum- mer, gi-een food is preferable. The following lotion may be aj^plied daily, which, in mild cases, will generally suffice:— 30 grams chloride of zinc, 1 pint water. In cases of long standuig, the hair must be cut ofl", and the parts softened with linseed meal poultices; to which may be added charcoal, yeast, or bleach- ing powder. After removing the poultices, dust the parts over with oxide of zinc powder, or apply the following ointment every morning, to be washed off at night:— 1 scruple acetate of lead, 4 drachms soft soap, 4 drachms lard. As in other skin diseases, small of Fowler's solution of arsenic is generally attended with beneficial results. TlTMOR ON THE SHOULDER. Very often, in consequence of continued chafing of the collar, which may be neglected, serious inflammation is caused, some- times
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