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Sulphate of Copper ^ pound. ' 



Sulphate of Iron ^ " 



Mix and give a teaspoonful twice a day in her feed ; feed her 



on rich food and give regular exercise, and, as a general thing, 



she will soon be all right. It is a very dangerous thing to put 



the mare to a horse while she has this disease, as the horse is apt to 



catch it. If she is, and the horse catches, it is called clap or 



gonorrhoea. 



CLAP (GONORRH(EA.) 



CilUSes. — From a horse being put to a mare that is diseased 

 in some way. 



Symptoms. — The horse's penis becomes sore and swollen, 

 and there is a slight discharge of a mattery appearance. If the 

 horse is put to the mare while in this way, he will give the disease 

 to the mare he is put to. 



Treatment. — See that the horse is put to no mares until he 



recovers from this disease. Wash the penis off with luke warm 



water and a little castile soap and dry with a soft, cotton cloth, 



then apply the following : 



Sulphate of Zinc , . .2 drams or 1 teaspoonful. 



Sugar of Lead 2 " 1 



Dissolve in a pint and a half of luke warm water and shake 



well ; saturate the penis well with the lotion by the use of a 



sponge. Bathe and apply every day for a week or so until the 



animal is all right. Also give the following powder : 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre ^ pound. 



Sulphate of Iron J " 



Ground Gentian Root ^ " 



Mix and give a teaspoonful three times a day in his feed. 



BARRENNESS IN THE MARE. 



This is when the mare will not breed. 



Causes.— From enlarged or diseased ovaries ; from a contrac- 

 tion or closure of the neck of the womb, or from the neck of the 

 womb being twisted off to one side. 



Symptoms. — The mare may be repeatedly put to the horse 

 without becoming in foal. 



Treatment.^ — In a case of this, examine the neck of the womb 

 by passing your hand into the passage to the neck of the womb, 

 and, if you find it contracted, or closed, open it by working your 

 fingers around in it until it dilates or opens. If it is a little hard 

 to dilate, saturate a sponge with extract of belladonna and carry 



