A treatise on the horse and his diseases .. . that they have been fed an enor-mous amount of hay or coarse food, whichthey are quite sure to eat if they can pos-sibly find room for it. Heaves are neverfound in the racing stable, where horsesare properly fed; consequently, it is but listening to the soundsreasonable to attribute the cause to over- made within the wind-feeding hay and coarse feed. pipe. Treatment. Restrict the quantity of hay and, increase the amount ofgrain fed, which will give the lungs increase of room to act. I shall give here, various receipts which experience has proved to
A treatise on the horse and his diseases .. . that they have been fed an enor-mous amount of hay or coarse food, whichthey are quite sure to eat if they can pos-sibly find room for it. Heaves are neverfound in the racing stable, where horsesare properly fed; consequently, it is but listening to the soundsreasonable to attribute the cause to over- made within the wind-feeding hay and coarse feed. pipe. Treatment. Restrict the quantity of hay and, increase the amount ofgrain fed, which will give the lungs increase of room to act. I shall give here, various receipts which experience has proved to begood. Favorite Receipts for Heaves. 1st. Assafoetida pulv. one oz.; Camphor gum pulv. one half : and divide into four powders; feed one every other night fo*a week. v 2d. Resin, two ozs; tartar emetic, two ozs.; Spanish brown, two ozs;cayenne, two ozs. Mix: and give two teaspoonfuls twice a day in thefeed. 3d. A horseman with whom I am acquainted, says, he has curedseveral cases of heaves with oil tar. He gives the ordinary case, a. 18 HIDE-BOUND. teaspoonful every night or every other night, by pouring it on to thetongue and then giving some grain which carries it into the stomach. He says he has given very bad cases two or three tablespoonfuls at adose with grand results. He reports it to be the best remedy in use, and also good for any coughor to put a horse in good condition ; in fact it is his cure all. 4th. The Condition Powders recommended for Epizootic have provedthemselves to be a most excellent remedy when fed quite freely fora few days. (See treatment of epizootic.) HIDE-BOUND. A term used to denote the adherence of the skin tothe ribs, when the horse is diseased. It usually arises from a deficiencyin the quality or quantity of food, and is commonly an attendant onlingering diseases. Treatment. Give mixed feed—cut hay, bran and corn meal; wet withjust enough water to cause the whole to keep together. The following powders should be given in the feed every
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