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or three times a day, and after bathing- apply the eye wash. The 

 cartilage will generally return to its natural size in a few days. 

 If this fails to remove the enlargement, place a twitch on the 

 animal's nose to keep him quiet, take a small pincers and catch 

 hold of the cartilage and draw it out of the eye some, then take a 

 scissors and cut it off. This is a very simple thing to do, for 

 it will not bleed and does not hurt the animal very much, for it is 

 only a piece of cartilage. After you cut the cartilage off treat the 

 €ye the same way as mentioned above, and in a few days you will 

 hardly be able to tell there was anything wrong with the eye. 



INJURIES TO THE EYELIDS. 



This is where the eyelid becomes torn or bruised. 



Causes. — It may be caused in various ways. 



Treatment — If the eyelids are torn, draw the edges of it 

 together by putting a few stitches in it with a needle that is used 

 for sewing up wounds, and use the carriage trimmers' twine. It 

 is not always necessary to throw the animal for this, but just put 

 a twitch on his nose, but if the animal is very wild it is best 

 to throw him down ; bathe the wound with new milk or warm 

 water three or four times a day; after bathing apply the eye wash, 

 in a few days the stitches will come out and the wound may open 

 up some and look worse, but keep on treating- it and it will heal 

 up in a short time. In some cases, where the eyelid is torn and 

 the eye injured, the eye will fall out on the cheek, this may be 

 caused in a runaway. Wash the eye off and set it back to its 

 place and sew up and dress the wound as mentioned above. 



INJURIES TO THE DUCTS OF THE EYE 



WHICH CARRY THE TEARS DOWN TO THE NO: E. 



When this tube becomes injured the tears will flow out over 

 the cheek. It is recommended to take a small syringe and inject 

 this tube or passage with warm water. The best way to inject 

 this is from below by putting the point of the syringe in the small 

 hole found in the bottom part of the nose and force the water up 

 through this until it runs out at the corner of the eye, this will clear 

 the passage out, and sometimes effect a complete cure, but if the 

 case is of long standing it is best to leave it alone, for the 

 horse mieht be able to work for years. 



