20 Special Feeds for Sick Stock 



TREATMENT 



Do not try to feed the horse anything but cooked gruels, milk or 

 bran mashes till he has recovered and feed that very sparingly. Give the 

 following every five hours until improvement occurs. 

 (1 teaspoonful,) 1 dram gum camphar 

 (2 teaspoonsful,) 2 drams chloroform 



1 pint raw linseed oil; or give 1 pint castor oil in a thin flour or 

 starch paste every 5 hours. 



SPECIAL FEEDS FOR SICK HORSES 



Gruel and Feeds good for Horses with Digestive Troubles 

 Small quantities of green (not dead) giiass. A bran mash made as 

 follows is good: Take 3 quarts of bran with 21/2 to 3 pints of boiling 

 water poured over it in a clean recepticle and add one tablespoonful 

 of salt, allow it to cool and feed. 



Linseed Tea 

 Boil 1 pound of linseed in two gallons of water till the seed is soft. 



Oat Meal Gruel 



Add 1 pound of oat meal to 1 gallon of water and bring to a boil. 

 Allow *to cool and feed. 



Scalded Oats 



Pour boiling water over the amount to be fed. Allow it to cool and 

 feed. 



Milk 



May give as much as 2 qcarts to 3 gallons a day pure or dilluted 

 one-half with water. 



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Flour Gruel 



Place l/o pint of flour in equal parts of water and stir, add 3 to 4 

 quarts of boiling water, fill the bucket full of water and give to the 

 horse luke warm, 6 or 8 gallons a day may be given. 



