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limb will bear friction let it be well rubbed with the hands, and this re- 

 peated often. Bathe with cold water and rub dry. If the lameness and 

 swelling continue take two parts of alcohol and one of Kendall's Spavin 

 Cure, mix, and bathe the leg with the mixture, and rub well. Then take 

 iodide of potassium, one drachm, pulv. gentian, one drachm, pulv. ginger, 

 one drachm, sulphate of iron, one drachm, linseed meal, two ozs. ; make 

 into a ball and give at one dose, repeating every day for several days. 



Prepare the above balls as they are wanted each day, because the 

 iodide of potassium should be kept in a vial until it is wanted for use. 

 Always begin the treatment as soon as possible. 



WIND GALLS. Soft swellings or enlargements just above the fetlock 

 joints, which are caused by over- exertion or by sprains. They are of a 

 similar nature to blood spavin and may be treated in the same way; or 

 place exactly on the wind galls pieces of cork covered with cloth large 

 enough to press them down, and wet with Kendall's Spavin Cure, and 

 keep the corks pressed on the galls by the use of a rubber bandage, only 

 removing it when the horse is used and when it is necessary to wet 

 the compress. 



Apply only a little of Kendall's Spavin Cure to the compress, and be 

 careful not to have it so tight as to cause strangulation of the leg, but 

 only as tight as can be without causing strangulation. Remove the 

 compress as soon as there are any signs of soreness, and bathe, once or 

 twice a day, with the Kendall's Spavin Cure, until all soreness has 

 subsided. Care should be exercised in the use of the compress, or sores 

 may be produced. (See directions for the treatment of bone spavin.) 



WORMS. There are several kinds of worms which infest the horse, 



some of which produce a vast 



amount of mischief. 



TENIA. {Tape Worm.) These 

 trouble the young mostly and are 

 usually caused by starving the 

 mare when with foal, and by 

 breeding from old animals. The 

 dam and sire should be in perfect 



The horse rubs his nose violeBtly againBt a ^^^^^^ ^^ ^ valuable COlt is de- 

 wall when there is irritation Irom worms, sired. Gentle work is always 



better for the mare than to remain without work. 

 Symptoms. When tape-worm is present there is checked development, 



large abdomen, large head, long legs, ravenous appetite, unhealthy coat, 



thin body, fetid breath. The colt picks and bites its own hair, rubs its 



nose against a wall, or strains it violently upwards. 

 Treatment. Give spirits of turpentine. For a colt three months old 



give from one fourth to one half ounce ; six months old one half to one 



