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generally a white, greasy discharge from the heels of the horse, accompanied with a hot and 

 tender swollen skin, which cracks open and sometimes sloughs off, leaving a sore that is diffi 

 cult to heal. . 



Treatment. Wash the parts with Castile soap and warm water, then rinse with clear 

 warm water and wipe dry. Apply at once a solution of 30 grs. of chloride of zinc and one 

 pint of water. After about ten minutes apply a liberal quantity of glycerine to the parts. 

 If the case is very obstinate and does not yield to this treatment, increase the quantity of 

 zinc to 40 or 45 grs., and apply as before. Feed the animal liberally, giving part green food. 



Another remedy that has proved very effectual in some cases is to wash the parts as 

 before, and wet them three times a day with the following mixture: Sulphate of copper, 

 2 oz. ; hot water, 1 pint ; carbolic acid, % oz. After a few days of the above treatment, apply 

 the following twice or three times a day: Tincture of aloes comp., 4 oz. ; glycerine, 3 oz. ; 

 tannic acid, 2 dr. ; tincture of opium, 2 oz. 



Grease takes many different types, and requires treatment accordingly. In cases that do 

 not yield to local treatment, it may be well to give some simple alterative, such as 2 dr. of 

 pure cream of tartar, 2 dr. of powdered saltpetre, and 4 dr. of flowers of sulphur. Such a 

 dose may be mixed with the food every evening during the week, and continue every other 

 week as long as may be necessary. At the same time some one of the above-mentioned 

 remedies for treatment of the heels should be adopted, or the following: &quot;Wash the heels as 

 previously recommended, and apply twice or three times a day this mixture: 2 oz. of crude 

 carbolic acid, 2 oz. of glycerine, and 15 oz. of raw linseed oil. 



Gripes. (See Colic.) 



HeaTCS. This disease greatly lessens the value and usefulness of a horse, and is due to 

 the rupture or enlargement of the air-cells of the lungs. It is either preceded or accom 

 panied by a cough, which is quite characteristic, being very short and followed by wheezing. 

 When driven quickly for a short time, a horse with this disease breathes with difficulty, the 

 inspirations being very short and rapid. This disease is hereditary, and no animal having it 

 should ever be used for breeding purposes. Narrow-chested horses are more liable to it than 

 those with broad, deep chests, since the latter admit of more room for the expansion of the 

 lungs in breathing. Horses that devour large quantities of coarse food, are worked hard 

 with their stomachs distended with it, and are greedy feeders, are very liable to have the 

 heaves. 



This disease cannot be cured, since it is impossible for any medical skill to repair the 

 ruptured or enlarged cells of the lungs, but considerable may be done to palliate the evil. 

 Attention to the quality of the food is of great importance. Instead of large quantities of 

 food being given that require much room, such as coarse hay, etc., that which is nutritious 

 and requires but small compass should be fed, such as a liberal supply of oats and a small 

 amount of hay. Chaff is considered objectionable, as it is rapidly eaten, and thus distends 

 the stomach too much. Carrots, potatoes, and other green food are useful in such cases. It 

 is a good plan to wet the oats and also the little hay that is given. A half pound of flax-seed 

 on which a gallon of boiling water has been turned and permitted to stand over night is also 

 good to give frequently, mixing both the tea and seeds with the food. Bran mashes are 

 excellent. The following, given in tablespoonful-doses daily, is good: Powdered licorice, 3 

 oz. ; powdered nitrate of potash, 4 oz.; Barbadoes tar, 1 lb.; mix thoroughly. 



Hematuria (Bloody Urine). The cause of this cannot always be determined, but 

 it generally proceeds from some great strain or a severe blow. Sometimes pure blood is 

 discharged, at other times it is more or less mixed with the urine. Perfect rest and cooling 

 food are the very best remedies. 



