DISEASES OP THE HORSE 53 



Nitrate Potassi, Chlorate of Potassi, Iodide Polassi, 

 each four ounces. Mix and make into thirty-two i)o\v- 

 ders. Give one powder three times a day in drinking 

 water or in a gelatin capsule and give with capsule 

 gun. 



In most cases it is advisable to give a physic : Aloin, 

 two drams; Pulv. Gentian Eoot, one dram; Ginger, one 

 dram. Place in gelatin capsule and give with capsule 

 gun. 



MUD FEVER 



Cause: Horses driven over muddy roads during the 

 day and exposed to freezing weather at night, or driving 

 them over muddy roads, then washing the limbs and not 

 drying them properly, often produces a superficial in- 

 flammation of the legs. 



Symptoms: The legs are swollen, extremely hot and 

 tender, the horse is stiff, the hair comes off the legs easily 

 and if the cause is not removed severe complication may 

 follow, as the secretions of the skin become greatly af- 

 fected. 



Treatment: Prevention. Horses that are driven 

 over muddy, wet roads should have their legs rubbed dry 

 when stabling them for any length of time. When the 

 legs are badly swollen wash them with clean warm water 

 and castile soap and dry them well with a clean soft cloth. 

 Then apply Zinc Oxide Ointment or a lotion made from 

 Acetate of Lead, one ounce; Zinc Sulphate, one-half 

 ounce. Place in a quart of clean water and apply twice 

 daily. Either application is very beneficial in the treat- 

 ment of Mud Fever. Feed the animal wheat bran mashes, 

 steamed rolled oats, vegetables, etc., as they have- a very 

 good effect on the system which aids in relieving the in- 

 flammation of the skin. 



