DISEASES AND TKEATMENT OF THE HORSE. jc 



root of the mouth over the cut and have it held firmly by winding- a 

 bandagre throug-h the mouth and over the nose, tie the animal up so 

 he cannot eat, and leave the bandage on for twenty-four hours, 

 when it can be safely taken oflf. 



PARROT MOUTH. 

 This is not a disease, but simply a deformed mouth, where 

 the upper jaw is long-er than the lower jaw, and the teeth in the 

 upper jaw projects out over the teeth in the lower jaw which g-ener- 

 ally get very long-. It is always well to examine a horse's teeth 

 before buying him for fear of his having- some trouble like this. 

 These horses should never be turned out to pasture for they cannot 

 graze as their front teeth do not come together. But in some 

 cases they make very good work horses if thev are kept in the 

 stable and fed on hay and oats. This is considered an unsound- 

 ness in horses. 



WOLF TEETH. 

 These are two small teeth found in the upper jaw in front of 

 the grinders, one on each side. These teeth have an affect on the 

 horse's eyes, causing them to run water and look dull, and, in 

 some cases, if they are very large, will interfere with the animal's 

 feeding. 



Treatment.— Sometimes the teeth are knocked out with a 

 punch, but they are best, removed by putting a twitch on the 

 horse's nose and pulling them out with a "forceps. 

 SHARP EDGES ALONG THE TEETH. 



The grinders on the upper jaw are wider than those of the 

 under jaw, and pointed to the outside, while those of the under 

 jaw are narrower than those of the upper jaw and pointed in 

 towards the tongue. You will notice these points about the teeth 

 by opening the horse's mouth and drawing his tongue out to one 

 side. From the continual grinding the outer edges of the upper 

 teeth become sharp, and will sometimes cut the cheek, while those 

 of the under side will become sharp on the inside and cut the 

 tongue. If you suspect the teeth are sharp the best way to 

 examine them is to place a twitch on the horse's nose, have an 

 assistant to hold the twitch, and hold his head up slightlv while 

 you take the tongue out with one hand and hold the^ cheek out 

 with the other, then look back and see if the cheek or tongue 

 is cut, and also if ilie edges of the teeth are very sharp, if they 

 arc, the horse's mouth needs what is called floating or filing the 



