DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE KORSE. 135 



Treatment. — Give the animal a pint of raw linseed oil to 

 loosen up the bowels, and keep them loosened up well by feeding 

 soft feed with lots of boiled flax seed. If in the spring of the year, 

 feed her mostly on fresh grass. Bathe the outside of the vulva 

 with warm water, and tap the lips of the vulva with a sharp knite 

 in a few places where they are swollen ; this will let the water run 

 out and bring down the swelling. Each time after bathing, three 

 times a day, apply the white lotion. 



INJURIES TO THE HIPS DURING FOALING. 



Symptoms. — The mare will be stiff, and there will be a falling 

 away of the muscles on the affected side. 



Treatment. — Bathe the muscles of the hip where it is fallen 

 away, with warm water and salt every second day ; rub the parts 

 dry with a cloth and apply the acid liniment. Continue this 

 treatment every second day until the s'iffness disappears, and the 

 muscles gain their natural size. During the treatment let her run 

 out to pasture as she needs gentle exercise. In this case, it 

 generally takes some time for complete recovery. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE MILK BAG (GARGET). 



This is inflammation of the glands which secrete the milk; it 

 is not so common in mares as it is in cows. 



Causes. — It is cau>ed from getting cold, by lying on the cold, 

 damp ground in the fall or spring, or from the foal not sucking 

 properly, or from an injury of any kind. 



Symptoms. — The bag will be hard, hot and tender, and 

 swollen some, she will be noticed not to be feeding, seems feverish 

 and her bag is very sore when handled, and the milk is thin, 

 watery looking, and mixed with curdy looking milk which will 

 come out in jerks when you are milking her. 

 Treatment. — Give as a drench : 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Nitrate of Potash, or Siltpetre 1 teaspoonful. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 5 di'ops. 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench, but 

 if the bowels seem costive, mix in a pint of linseed oil instead of 

 water. Bathe the bag well with warm water and vinegar, if the 

 weather is warm, and apply the white linmient; weaken the 

 liniment down half strength with water; after applying the 

 liniment oil the bag all over with goose oil. Do this three or four 

 times a day, and if the animal is in much pain do it oftener. See 

 that the bag is kept well milked out, either by the foal or by the 



