Live stock : a cyclopedia for the farmer and stock owner including the breeding, care, feeding and management of horses, cattle, swine, sheep and poultry with a special department on dairying : being also a complete stock doctor : with one thousand explanatory engravings . hair from; conse-quently it is incurable. It is called rat tail, from its resemblance to thecaudal extremity of a rat. Sometimes a rat tail is not so bad but that itwill pass for a light tail, and sometimes there are only half a dozen hairs,nearly ruining the appearance of an otherwise good looking horse. XXVI. Itchy Tail. T
Live stock : a cyclopedia for the farmer and stock owner including the breeding, care, feeding and management of horses, cattle, swine, sheep and poultry with a special department on dairying : being also a complete stock doctor : with one thousand explanatory engravings . hair from; conse-quently it is incurable. It is called rat tail, from its resemblance to thecaudal extremity of a rat. Sometimes a rat tail is not so bad but that itwill pass for a light tail, and sometimes there are only half a dozen hairs,nearly ruining the appearance of an otherwise good looking horse. XXVI. Itchy Tail. This is an itchy condition of the tail at its origin or dock. Causes-—It is caused either by filth, surfeit, worms in the rectum,mange, or some other parasitic disease. How to know it-—The horse is continually rubbing his tail againstposts, the fence, or anything he can reach, till he rubs off nearly aH thehair from the dock. What to do-—Wash it well with soap and water once a day, and satu-rate the hair with a strong lotion of salt each time. If that does not cure,give injections of salt and water, and apply lotion No. 24, to the tailthree times a day. If that does not effect a cure, give the horse a purg-ing ball. No. 23 ; and use lotion No. 32 on the BODY OF THE HORSE, ITS EXTERNAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES. 389 XXVn. Itchy Skin. This is scientifically known as prurigo. It is an itchy condition of theskin all over the bod}^ which some-times makes the horse almost frantic,rubbing, scratching and biting himselfcontinually. Causes.—It is one form of surfeitwhen not due to mange or hen lice,and is caused by a heated, surfeitedcondition of the body, which mani-fests itself in this manner. What to do.—Give the horse a pur-gative. No. 23, and when he has fin- showing signs of purging, give a tablespoonful of the followiug, in bran mashes morn-ing and night. No. 37. 4 Ounces Epsom salts, 2 Ounces nitrate of potash4 Ounces hn^ed meal,Mix. Wash him all over
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