208 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



SORE BACK. 



Causes. — From a bad-fitling harness ; or from the backing of 

 the harness rubbint;^ on it. 



Treatment. — In all cases remove the cause, and, if in the 

 summer time, bathe with cold water and soap; if in the winter, 

 use warm water and soap; do this twice a day. After bathing 

 each time, wipe dry and apply the white lotion. 



CHRONIC SORES ON BACK OR SHOULDERS (SIT-FAST). 



Causes. — From working and neglecting a sore shoulder or 

 back. 



S3"niptOins. — The sore spot has no tendency to heal and keeps 

 raw all the time while working. 



Treatment. — Burn the sore with caustic potash and afterward 



treat by keeping the animal from work, bathe with luke warm 



water, and, after bathing, apply the white lotion twice a day until 



it is healed. 



BROKEN BACK. 



Causes. — From an animal receiving a fall of some kind. 



Symptoms. — if the break is near the front of the bones of the 

 back it will cause instant death, but if it occurs further back it will 

 cause paralysis of the hind quarters. 



Treatment. — There is none but to destroy the animal. 



INJURIES TO THE MUSCLES OF THE BELLY. 



Causes. — Sometimes when a horse steps on a sharp piece of 

 stick it turns up and catches the muscles of the belly, or from the 

 hook of a cow, or from the kick of another horse. 



Treatment. — If it is a lacerated wound, stitch it up, and treat 

 it same as given for lacerated wounds ; if it is a punctured wound, 

 and only has a small hole in the skin, examine to see that there is 

 nothing in it, and then use the same treatment as that given for 

 punctured wounds. If the wound is severe enough to allow the 

 bowels to come out, then it is a more serious case. If the bowels 

 are out to any great extent, and are injured by the horse tramping 

 on them, it is best to destroy him at once, but if the bowels are 

 only out a little, and are not injured or blackened, throw and 

 secure the animal, and wash the bowels off with a little luke warm 

 water and shove them back into their place, then stitch up the 

 wound good and tight, afterward bathe the wound twice a day 

 with luke warm water and apply the white lotion each time after 

 bathing. If the opening is very large it is well to wrap a bandage 



