The family horse : its stabling, care and feedingA practical manual for horse-keepers . dicine may be adminis-tered, and the mouth washedout with a solution of chlorateof potash, or a wash composedof half a fluid ounce of chlora-lum, and one ounce tincture ofmyrrh in half a pint of the bars are greatly inflamed,slight scarification with a lancetmay be necessary, and if agrinder is coming with excessivetumefaction of the gum, a cross-cut directly over the tooth wiUbe beneficial. Cribbing is not a disease, butis both the consequence and thecause of a morbid condition ofthe stomach. The
The family horse : its stabling, care and feedingA practical manual for horse-keepers . dicine may be adminis-tered, and the mouth washedout with a solution of chlorateof potash, or a wash composedof half a fluid ounce of chlora-lum, and one ounce tincture ofmyrrh in half a pint of the bars are greatly inflamed,slight scarification with a lancetmay be necessary, and if agrinder is coming with excessivetumefaction of the gum, a cross-cut directly over the tooth wiUbe beneficial. Cribbing is not a disease, butis both the consequence and thecause of a morbid condition ofthe stomach. The horse rests itsupper front teeth upon the edgeof the manger or any fixed ob-ject, stretches its neck andbelches air with a peculiar grunt-ing noise. Addiction to the habit can readily be detected by theworn and rounded appearance of the upper cutting teeth. It maybe prevented by the use of the muzzle halter illustrated in figure70. At the same time it is well to give the horse chalk or asheswith its food, or sprinkle it with magnesia, to correct the acidityof the stomach. Fig. 70.—MUZZLE FOR CRIBBEK. Mange is a troublesome evil, nearly analogous to itch in humanbeings. It is caused by small mites or acari, which burrow underthe cuticle and cause intense itching with tumefaction and loss ofhair. The most effective remedy is Thymo-cresol, a preparationwhich has recently come into use as an insecticide and anti-parasiteon all kinds of live stock. AILMENTS AKi) THEIR REMEDIES. 117 Rats Tail is the rather significant name for a cutaneous affec-tion of the dock, which causes the hair of the tail to fall caused by parasites or not, the same remedy is effectivelyused for this as for mange. Lice are often communicated to horses from hen-roosts, whichare allowed near the stable. The hens and their roosts should beremoved, and the entire premises given a coat of hot whitewash oflime and carbolic acid. The Thymo-cresol may then be applied. BOTS are the larvae of a
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