HORSES: THEIR POINTS AND MANAGEMENT 



ENEMAS. 



If the clyster is given with a view of emptying the lower 

 end of the gut, the amount of fluid to be injected varies from 

 a couple of quarts to several gallons. Tepid water, to which 

 soft soap and a little salt have been added, makes a useful 

 enema for this purpose. Various substances are used, such as 

 Epsom salts, oil, etc. As a tonic to the lower end of the bowel 

 (e.g., for piles) inject about one pint of cold water every morning. 

 Nutrient enemas are composed of flour gruel, brandy, eggs, 

 etc. The bowel must be cleared out before making use of this 

 form of clyster. Salt and water, or turpentine, water and 

 soap are the agents commonly employed to remove worms, 

 bot larvae, etc., from the rectum. Special syringes are sold 

 for horses, and should hold at least three pints when full. 

 Most of the newer enema syringes have pump action, so that a 

 continuous stream is poured into the lower end of the bowel. 



POULTICING AND FOMENTING. 



A poultice can either be applied duectly to the part, or 

 indirectly, in accordance with the effect it is desired to produce ; 

 likewise, it may be used either hot or cold. 



Bran, Unseed, oatmeal, mashed turnips, potatoes, swedes, 

 and hops, are the substances usually used for this purpose. 

 If a hot poultice is required then the material should be boiled 

 with a sufficiency of water. 



When a poultice has to be applied to the feet, bran is gener- 

 ally used ; the material being put in a piece of stout sackcloth, 

 and then tied around the lower part of the leg. 



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