BOTS. 505 



Symptoms There will be difficulty in eating; the enlarge- 

 ment increases fast; fever and emaciation follow, and if not 

 promptly treated death will ensue. 



Remedies Apply the following blister: 



Linseed oil 1 pt. 



Oil of spike 1 oz. 



Turpentine . . . . 2 oz. 



Pulverized cantharides 1 dr. 



Apply to the affected parts, heating with a hot iron, for three 

 days; then grease, wash off and apply as before until healed. 



2. Take of powdered gentian 4 drachms. 



" " phosphate of iron 2 " 



" " linseed cake 4 pounds. 



Give the whole of this quantity in the horse's feed, every 

 twenty -four hours, until relief is perceptible; then give about one- 

 fourth the quantity. 



As a constitutional remedy give the horse a small tablespoonful 

 of the seed of stramonium (Jimson weed), once a day for nine days. 

 Discontinue its use for nine days, then give for nine more. Three 

 treatments of nine days days each will generally suffice. 



Feed no corn, and the hay and oats should be perfectly sound. 

 Every effort should be made to restore the general health of the 

 horse. He may be worked regularly, but moderately. The stable 

 should be well ventilated, dry and clean. 



BOTS. 



Symptoms An unhealthy coat, and loss of flesh after turn- 

 ing out from pasture. Cannot be distinguished from those of colic, 

 unless near the time of maturity. Bots are not easily displaced. 



Remedies 1. Dissolve a lump of alum the size of a walnut 

 in a pint of water and give immediately. It may, in some cases, be 

 necessary to repeat the dose. 



2. Give one pint of milk and one of molasses, followed by a 

 dose of castor-oil (eight or ten tablespoonfuls). This is an old 

 remedy, but often efficacious. 



3. Take of raw linseed oil 1 quart. 



Molasses 1 " 



New milk 2 " 



"Warm sage-tea 2 " 



Give as follows : Fifteen minutes after giving the milk and 

 molasses, give the sage -tea, and half an hour after this, give the lin- 

 seed-oil. Lard is sometimes given in place of the oil. 



4. Mix one pint honey with one quart sweet milk, give as a 

 drench. One hour after dissolve one ounce pulverized copperas in 

 a pint of water; use likewise ; then give one quart of linseed oil. 

 This will generally prove effectual. 



