. The horse and his diseases;. supernu-merary teeth, as has been stated by some writers, but arenatural teeth found in all colts. The germs of these teeth willbe found in the foal at birth, and developed in the jaw of theyearling ready to make their way through the gums. In anexamination of at least one hundred heads of colts that havedied under eighteen months of age, the author has found inevery instance either natural wolf teeth, or the germs fromwhich they are developed. It is a mistaken idea, that theseteeth exert any influence over the eyes. Nature never placedthem in their position for
. The horse and his diseases;. supernu-merary teeth, as has been stated by some writers, but arenatural teeth found in all colts. The germs of these teeth willbe found in the foal at birth, and developed in the jaw of theyearling ready to make their way through the gums. In anexamination of at least one hundred heads of colts that havedied under eighteen months of age, the author has found inevery instance either natural wolf teeth, or the germs fromwhich they are developed. It is a mistaken idea, that theseteeth exert any influence over the eyes. Nature never placedthem in their position for the purpose of injury. In cases wherethe eye is supposed to be affected by them, it is simply neces-sary to treat the eye for inflammation, and allow the teeth toremain. As a general rule they do not remain in the jaw longafter being cut; having performed their function, whatever itmay be, they fall out and are therefore seldom found. Theirremoval can do no harm but it is an entirely unnecessaryoperation. CARIES OF THE THE BLOODED MARE FASHION AND FOAL. CARIES OP THE TEETHThe teeth of horses, as has already been stated, are made upof three substances, the enamel, the bone, and the crusta petrosa;and in consequence of their peculiar arrangement and the inabilityof the animal toinform us of hissufferings, this dis-ease frequently be-comes much moreserious than inman. Its opera-tion, besides, isquite different,upon the teeth of horses from what it is upon the human the human subject caries is found, in a large majority ofcases, making its appearance as a dark spot between the teeth,on one side of the crown, gradually working inwards, destroy-ing the bone in its progress, and leaving the enamel a mereshell upon the outside of the tooth, while the roots generallyremain in a comparatively sound condition during the progressof decay. In the horse, however, caries is a very different thing,as far as its effects are concerned. It makes its appearanceupon some one or mor
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