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with soft soap and warm water, reapplying every 

 fourth day, till disease is cured. In some cases it 

 is advisable to clip off the whole of hair, and dress 

 from head to foot with liniment. 



The recurrent nature of mange renders it ex- 

 pedient to keep an animal free from its associates 

 for several months. 



Cats, sometimes, convey the disease to the horse, 

 and the attendant may also contract itch. 



Megrims (Vertigo) 



Vertigo occasionally affects the horse. The 

 animal is seized with a temporary loss of conscious- 

 ness, probably whilst at work, and if the attack is 

 a severe one it will probably fall to the ground. 

 Many horses have to be cast off through this 

 failing, being unfit for responsible service. The 

 attacks come on at irregular intervals, and the 

 causes are obscure. 



Mortification (see Gangrene) 



Moulting 



Most fowls moult or cast their feathers during 

 Autumn, or else at the close of the Summer. 

 Winter layers generally begin to moult in the 

 Summer. In the moulting season it is a good plan 

 to keep the cock and hen birds separate, which 

 favours better plumage. 



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