HORSES: THEIR POINTS AND MANAGEMENT 



belladonna, and two drachms of Barbados aloes (the latter 

 dissolved in warm water) ; mix ; pnt the affected part in cold 

 bran poultices, keeping them cool by frequently douching 

 with cold water. Having done this, administer the following 

 draught every six hours. 



Recipe. — Tincture of aconite B.P., 20 drops ; tincture of 

 belladonna, 2 drachms ; sweet spirit of nitre, i| ounces ; con- 

 centrated liquid acetate of ammonia, 3 drachms ; bicarbonate 

 of potash, ^ ounce ; w^ater, | pint ; mix, and give the whole 

 as directed above. Continue this treatment until the animal 

 has sufficiently recovered ; subsequently give the patient mild 

 exercise and tonics. Use shoes with thick heels, and keep the 

 heels long. The horse should be allowed to lie as much as 

 possible. Make a deep, short, straw bed. If there is no 

 improvement after the use of cold water for forty-eight hours, 

 begin to use warm (not too hot) water. Avoid annoying the 

 animal. Give green food, bran mashes, gruel, and cold water. 

 Add half an ounce of powdered nitre to this latter, once 

 daily. When recovery has taken place, use leather soles. Give 

 the medicine at the stated intervals, and see that none of it is 

 wasted. Keep the bed dry, and the place clean. Clothe body, 

 and bandage limbs. 



FOOT, PUNCTURED OR PRICKED. 



The sensitive structures within the hoof are occasionally 

 injured during shoeing, through misdirected nails. A picked 

 up nail may produce the same injury. The extent of the 

 injury will depend upon the situation of the puncture. If this 

 is only shght, healing may take place without the formation of 

 matter. The danger of a puncture cannot be correctly esti- 



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