186 COMMON DISEASES. 



one ounce of saltpetre may be given, dissolved in drinking water, 

 or as a drench three times daily. Ordinarily the shoes should be 

 removed. The toe, if long, should be shortened, but the sole 

 should not be thinned or otherwise interfered with. If the 

 horse is compelled to stand he may stand more comfortably 

 with shoes that are high in the center and rocking backward to- 

 ward thin, flat heels. If the pain is extreme, and not controlled 

 by the resting upon soft bedding and continuous application 

 of cold water, then some preparation of opium should be given — 

 as a matter of humanity if for no other reason. The dose of 

 laudanum is about one ounce, and may be repeated two or three 

 times a day, if necessary to control the extreme pain. 



