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case closely for flies will attack him and he will be filled 

 with maggots. Sloughing may take place; the entire 

 sheath or patches upon the body may slough off and 

 there may be paralysis of the penis. 



Treatment: Place the animal in a clean, light, com- 

 fortable stall. If the weather is cold, blanket. The fol- 

 lowing medicine is recommended because of its particular 

 effect on the blood in this disease : Chlorate of Potash, 

 eight ounces ; Iodide of Potash, eight ounces ; Quinine 

 Sulphate, eight ounces. Make into thirty-two capsules 

 and give one capsule every six hours. Also administer 

 one ounce capsules filled with Spirits of Turpentine three 

 or four times a day. Moisten the capsules with Sweet 

 Oil and give with capsule gun. Feed hot bran mashes 

 containing two or three ounces of pure Flaxseed meal. 

 Also, feed vegetables, green grass, if possible. 



QUITTOR 



(Fistula of the Foot) 



Cause: Injuries. Horses working on rough stony 

 roads are subject to punctures, pricks, bruises, corns, 

 treads, etc., which end in pus formation which does not 

 get a pendant opening and destroys the tissues with which 

 it comes in contact. Finally it bursts, forms sinuses and 

 pipes, as commonly called, at the top of the hoof. 



Symptoms: Extreme lameness, heat, pain and swell- 

 ing will show themselves about the top of the hoof. As 

 a rule a Quittor develops slowly and is more or less pain- 

 ful during the first stages. After the sinus is formed and 

 the pus discharges, the inflammation generally subsides. 

 Its healing process is often delayed due to the diseased 

 portion of the cartilages inside the horny hoof. 



Treatment : Apply Flaxseed or hot Bran poultices to 

 relieve the inflammation and hasten the formation of 

 sinuses or pipes. Then with an ordinary syringe inject 

 the following: Silver Nitrate, ten grains; Water, one 

 ounce. Inject fifteen to twenty drops twice daily. Keep 



