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important part of the management will be to prevent 

 the animal from rubbing the eyelids against the front 

 or side of the stall. This can be done by turning it 

 around in the stall and hitching a rope to the stall posts 

 on each side, only allowing the horse to stand proper- 

 ly in the stall while feeding. Inject under the eyelids, 

 twice a day with the syringe that is inclosed with the 

 LOTION a few drops of DR. HEARD'S EYE LOTION for 

 moonblindness, and continue as long as there is any 

 whiteness remaining on the front of the eye. A horse 

 with this disease should not be Avorked in the sun or 

 snow, as they are both eye irritants. No time should be 

 lost in beginning the treatment and in nearly all cases 

 the sight will remain good for years, though the animal 

 may be the subject of frequent attacks. To prevent its 

 recurrence, the animal should be kept in the best pos- 

 sible condition,.and nothing conduces more to this end 

 than DR. HEARD'S CONDITION POWDERS, given as directed. 



LAMINITIS FOUNDER FEVER IN THE FEET. 



A PICTURE of a horse suffering from an acute attack of 

 this disease is seen in (Fig. 40.) In this disease the 

 sensitive parts of the foot, which are in close connec- 

 tion with the folds seen in (Fig. 41) inside the hoof, 

 are in an inflamed condition. The sensitive parts of the 

 sole or bottom of the foot are also sometimes the seat of 

 inflammation. 



Causes. Over feeding is a frequent cause, many 

 cases occurring a day or two after a greedy horse has 

 got loose at night and going to the feed box, has over- 

 eaten itself. A frequent cause is standing in a draft 



