532 SPLINT. 



mate, three ounces each of raw linseed oil, camphorated oil, tincture 

 of opium and one pint of alcohol. Incorporate these well in a 

 bottle and the blister is ready for use. The fomentations must be 

 perseveringly applied twice daily as above described during the 

 blistering, and for several days after the use of the blister is wnolly 

 discontinued. 



Feed your horse on mash-food, which should consist of equal 

 parts of sound bran and ground oats, with half a pint of bruised 

 naxseed-meal added, properly seasoned with salt, morning and 

 evening. Make each mash with cold water. The remainder of the 

 food should be grass. This treatment will be found as efficacious 

 as any and will leave no scar or blemish behind it, provided it is 

 used according to directions. 



3. The following is a good liniment for bone and blood- 

 spavin. Take of 



Oil of spike 1 oz. 



Oil of amber " 



Spirits of turpentine 2 " 



Nitric acid " 



The acid must be put into the bottle last. Apply thoroughly 

 and it will remove the lameness, though not probably the bunch. 

 If the horse has reached the age of four years, tit a bar of lead just 

 above the swelling and twist or wire the ends together, so that it 

 will constantly wear upon the enlargement. The two together will 

 often cure a case in six or eight weeks. 



See also Remedies under head of "Ringbones," used also for 

 Spavin. 



SPLINT. 



Symptoms A callous or bony tumor, growing upon one of 

 the splint bones, and is often, but not always, accompanied with 

 some lameness during its formation. The lameness is caused by 

 local irritation and inflammation. 



Remedies 1. Procure a probe-pointed, narrow knife, 

 shaped like a scimitar, with the cutting edge on the convex side. A 

 small opening is made in the skin about an inch below the splint, 

 and just large enough to admit the knife, which is then introduced 

 and pushed upwards with its flat side towards the skin, till it 

 reaches the tumor, when the convex edge is turned toward this, 

 and several extensive scarifications are made in the periosteum cov- 

 ering it, after which the knife is withdrawn and a fine seton-needle 

 is introduced in its place, and passed upward until it reaches above 

 the splint when it is pushed through, and the tape drawn out, and 

 properly secured with a bandage. Of course the norse must be cast 

 and properly secured before resorting to the knife. In the course 

 of ten days, or a fortnight, the tape may be withdrawn, and the 

 splint will almost invariably disappear. 



