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HIDE-BOUND. 



LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS 

 MADE WITHIN THE WIND- 

 PIPE. 



generally found that they have been fed 

 an enormous amount of hay or coarse 

 food, which they are quite sure to eat if 

 they can possibly find room for it. 



Heaves are never found in racing sta- 

 bles, where the horses are properly fed ; 

 consequently, it is but reasonable to at- 

 tribute the cause to overfeeding with hay 

 and coarse feed. 



Treatment. Restrict the quantity of 

 hay, and increase the amount of grain 

 fed, which will give the lungs increase of 

 room to act. 



1 shall give here various receipts which 

 experience has proved to be good. 



w A . Favorite Receipts for Heaves. 



1st Assaf^tida pulv. one oz. ; Camphor gum pulv. one half oz. Mix, 

 and divide mto four powders; feed one every other night for a week. 



2d. Resm, two ozs., tartar emetic, two ozs. ; Spanish brown, two ozs. 

 cayenne, two ozs. Mix, and give two teaspoonfuls, twice a day, in the 



3d. A horseman with whom I am acquainted, says he has cured 

 several cases of heaves with oil tar. He gives the ordinary case a 

 teaspoonful every night or every other night, by pouring it on to the 

 tongue and then givmg some grain which carries it into the stomach. 



He says he has given very bad cases two or three tablespoonfuls at a 

 dose with grand results. 



He reports it to be the best remedy in use, and also good for any cough, 

 or to put a horse in good condition ; in fact it is his "cure all." 



4th. The Condition Powders recommended for Epizootic have proved 

 themselves to be a most excellent remedy when fed quite freely for 

 a few days. (See treatment for epizootic.) 



HIDE-BOUND. A term used to denote the adherence of the skin to 

 the ribs, when the horse is diseased. It usually arises from a deficiency 

 in the quality or quantity of food, and is commonly an attendant on 

 lingering diseases. 



^ Treatment. Give mixed feed-cut hay, bran and corn meal, wet with 

 just enough water to cause the whole to keep to "-ether 



The following powders should be given in the" feed,' every night, for 

 two weeks : ./ » > 



Powdered gentian root three drachms, powdered sulphate of iron, two 

 drarlims. Mix, and give for one dose. 

 H^TS ON FOOD. 1st. The foundation of many diseases is laid in 



