208 NAVIX ox THE HORSE. 



Treatment. — In the first stage of the disease, in which in- 

 flammation is present, a roller or bandage of flannel should be 

 so aj^plied around the hough as to cover the afi'ected part 

 several folds thick. This is to be kept constantly wet with a 

 solution of four ounces of tincture of arnica to one quart of 

 cold water. 



If the disease is not treated until the stage of chronic en- 

 largement has taken place, or if the above treatment fails to 

 entirely reduce the swelling, put a blister on one side of the 

 leg, covering most of the swollen j^art, and after it is well, 

 blister the other side, and when this is well, blister again 

 in the same place where the first was applied, and so on, 

 chanirino- the blister until the cure is efi'ected. 



Or, keeping a bandage on for a long time, and keeping it 

 wet with the following solution, will cure it : 



Take — Muriate of ammonia \ pouna. 



Tincture of poison hemlock 8 ounces. 



Cold water 1 gallon. 



Mix, and keep in a well-stopped jug. 



The application of the tincture of iodine, twice a day, lo an 

 enlarged hough, will cure it. I seldom use any thing else in 

 this and similar swellings, after the inflammation has been 

 subdued. 



FISTULA, OR FISTULOUS WITHERS. 



Fistula is an abscess occurring about the withers of the 

 liorse. It usually appears at one side of the withers, generally 

 forward at about the place where the collar rests ; sometimes 

 as far back as where the front part of the saddle rests, or at 

 any point between these places ; and it may even appear as 

 low down on the side of the shoulder as the upper edge of the 

 shoulder-blade. 



Si/mjjtoms. — The first indication of the formation of a fistu- 



