Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . FiG. 394.—Mouth of theMare at Thirteen Years. MOW TO TELL THE AGE. 129. Fig. 395.—At Fourteen Years Old. ated, causing much enlargement of the jaw. He first removed the tooth, then divided the skin at the lower edge of the jaw, and with a drill made a hole through the bone. Through this hole he put a seton to keep the parts open until a healthy healing process should be produced. A strong preparation of carbolic acid was put upon the seton, and dressed once a day, which finally effected
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . FiG. 394.—Mouth of theMare at Thirteen Years. MOW TO TELL THE AGE. 129. Fig. 395.—At Fourteen Years Old. ated, causing much enlargement of the jaw. He first removed the tooth, then divided the skin at the lower edge of the jaw, and with a drill made a hole through the bone. Through this hole he put a seton to keep the parts open until a healthy healing process should be produced. A strong preparation of carbolic acid was put upon the seton, and dressed once a day, which finally effected a perfect cure. When the horse, without any apparent cause, is running down, munching, or eating his food but slowly, especially if there is any lateral action of the jaw, examine the mouth carefully to see whether there is any noticeable cause oftrouble in the teeth. If roughand irregular, they should berasped down. The method ofdoing this is now so well under-stood as to scarcely need ex-planation. The rasping down of all ir-regularities should be carefullydone, and if there is a decayedtooth it should be removed bya veterinary surgeon who is conversant with the simple
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