44 LIST OF SPECIFICS AND REMEDIES. 



DISEASES OP THE DIGESTIVE OKGANS, 



DENTITION OR DIFFICULT TEETHING. 



The cutting or shedding of the teeth, and espe- 

 cially of the tushes, is sometimes attended with 

 considerable disorder of the body. The animal 

 either will not eat his food, or he has pain and 

 difficulty in chewing it ; the body grows thin ; 

 bowels are out of order ; humors may break out 

 in the skin, and there may be cough and slight 

 fever present. The gum is hot, painful and 

 swelled. 



TREATMENT. Give the Specific for Fever, No. 1, 

 five drops two or three times per day. This soon 

 relieves the feverish irritation, and the tooth usu- 

 ally makes its way quietly to the surface. Nick- 

 ing the gum directly over the tooth in the form of 

 a cross is sometimes beneficial. If the teeth are 

 very slow in coming, showing an evident defi- 

 ciency of bony deposit, an oyster-shell burned to 

 lime, and broken or ground in his feed, will pro 

 mote the growth and production of bone and be 

 of service. 



DISEASED OR IRREGULAR TEETH. 



Sometimes the teeth of a horse present irregu- 

 larities. Some of the teeth are too long, or be- 

 come ragged. As a consequence, the tongue or 

 cheeks are wounded, and the horse eats imper- 



