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for simple sore. If the wound is in a fleshy part, and the skin 

 peeled or torn from the flesh, it had better be clipped off", as it 

 will not unite again, but shrink and dry up ; hence, it is neither 

 advisable to let it hang, nor to attempt to sew it. Trim off" the 

 fragments of loose skin, and treat the wound with a weak solu- 

 tion of blue stone, chloride, or sulphate of zinc. (See Medicines 

 and Prescriptions, and Bleeding Wounds.) 



Stings From Bees, Hornets, etc. — Not unfrequently we hear 

 of horses losing their lives from irritation and fever, originating 

 from the stings of these insects. 



Treatment. Take acetic acid No. 8, four ounces; powdered cam- 

 phor, one ounce ; mix, and dissolve, then rub a portion of the 

 mixture into the parts most aff'ected. The poison, swelling, irri- 

 tation, etc., will be at once arrested. In an hour afterwards, anoint 

 the parts with sweet oil or lard. As acetic acid may not be at 

 hand in an emergency like this, strong table, or white wine vine- 

 gar should be used, without the camphor. Acetic acid of French 

 manufacture is eight times stronger than ordinary vinegar. 



Stifle-joint Lameness. — In the article on Hock-joint I have 

 stated that this form or situation of lameness in the horse is not 

 so common as horsemen and others suppose it to be ; neverthe- 

 less, no part or function can be declared exempt from accident and 

 disease. It is chiefl}^ however, an aff'ection of young colts kept 

 on uneven ground, and arises from the wearing away of the toe 

 of the foot, thus inducing dislocation of the stifle, or patella, 

 which slides ofi" the rounded heads of the bones at every step the 

 animal takes. 



Treatment. Remove the horse to level pasture, and have him 

 shod with a shoe having a projecting piece of iron attached to the 

 toe, which will prevent the bones from sliding out of place and 

 knuckling at every step. 



Stifle Ulceration. — This is a disease of the half-moon shaped 

 cartilages of the joint, and is a serious disease, as all joint aff'ec- 

 tions commonly are. 



Symptoms. The leg is held firmly somewhat in advance of the 

 other, and is thrown outwards at every step. The joint is en- 

 larged, and the capsular ligament very much distended, especially 

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