Fistula, Poll Evil and Quittors 81 



Oil of sassafras, 2 ounces 

 Turpentine, 4 ounces 

 Raw oil, 4 ounces 

 Croton oil, i/o ounce. 



Apply from 2 to 5 times 12 hours apart. Omit then till the swelling 

 begins to come back, if more swelling appears, rub vaseline over the 

 part to protect and app y the liniment as often as the swelling starts 

 to reappear. This treatment, if taken at the start of the case cures 

 from 30 to 40 per cent of the cases. 



If the above liniment fails the horse will probably have the poll- 

 evil, fistula, or quittor from 8 months to 3 years. Many cases even- 

 tually get well of their own accord. Sometimes an operation where by 

 all the fibrous tissue is removed is successful in old cases. 



There is a poly bacterin on the market for fistula cases for sale by 

 drug houses, (see last pages of this book). If treatment is undertaken a 

 purchase is sometimes beneficial. It is injected under the skin. Such 

 products can sometimes be purchased through the local druggist. 



In fistula cases of poll-evil, quittors and fistula of withers one 

 treatment is to search out all the tubes with a probe after they break, and 

 fill them with as much blue stone as they wi 1 hold. 



Then clip all the hair where the drug will run down on it and put 

 on a good coat of vaseline to prevent the hair from being removed. In 

 5 to 10 days remove the fibrous tissue from the cavity and make the 

 opening outward at the lowest part of the cavity and keep it open so the 

 pus will have opportunity to drain out. 



Cleanse the cavity the first 3 or 4 days with a weak solution of 

 carbolic acid water and wash daily with white lotion (only) after 

 10 days made as follows. 



Lead Acetate, 1 ounce ; 



Zinc Sulphate, 6 drams 

 Water, 1 pint. 



The drainage opening must be kept from healing by placing a small 

 tube or coarse string in it and working it every 2 or 3 days. Tie the 

 horses head to keep him from gnawing the wound after the drug is 

 placed in, wash it with white lotion from the time the tubes are removed. 



