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of the horse, particularly stomach worms, but these 

 troubles are quite insignificant and readily yield to 

 treatment with vermifuges. 



Ring Worm. The general symptom of this 

 trouble is the formation of circular scabby patches 

 where the fungus becomes established and where 

 the hair falls off. Finally the spot becomes quite 

 bald and a disagreeable odor is emitted from it. 

 This trouble may be best treated by washing the 

 affected spots thoroughly with soap and hot water 

 after which they may be painted with iodine or 

 some other strong antiseptic. 



Wounds. Wounds in norses require consider- 

 able attention since they may lead to tetanus or 

 blood poisoning. If properly cleansed on the other 

 hand they heal rapidly without persisting as a 

 running sore. In the treatment of wounds suitable 

 antiseptics should be freely used. For this purpose 

 bichloride of mercury, one part to one thousand 

 parts of water, two to five per cent, solution of 

 carbolic acid, two to four per cent, solution of 

 boric acid, two to five per cent, solution of creo- 

 lin or lysol, are to be recommended. If pow- 

 dered antiseptics are preferred iodoform may 

 be used. It is desirable that wounds be attended 

 to at. once not only on account of the danger of 

 infection, but also because they are likely to be 

 rubbed by the harness in working and thus become 

 sores irritating to the horse. All such worry causes 

 loss in weight and requires an additional amount of 

 feed to balance it. 



Azoturia. In mild cases of this disease the trou- 

 ble may appear as a lameness in one leg, the mem- 

 branes of the eye and of the nose are of a dark brown 

 color and some tenderness is shown when the last 

 ribs are touched. The nostrils may become dilated, 



