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right side. Pain is of a continuous nature. Give a purgative 

 such as one quart of raw linseed oil or one ounce of aloes or 

 tablespoonful of ginger; also give rectal injections of one-half 

 pail soapy water. 



Bots. — The larval stage of the hot fly, cannot be removed by 

 medicine without injury to the horse. They pass out normally 

 in the spring: and summer to develop into flies. Prevent by rub- 

 bing with cloth saturated with kerosene over eg-gs on hair of legs 

 and side. 



Stomach worms. — Large and long, causing an unthrifty con- 

 dition, depraved appetite, sometimes colic. Give one teaspoon- 

 ful daily for one week of a mixture of equal parts of copper 

 sulphate and iron sulphate or one ounce turpentine in a little 

 raw linseed oil on an empty stomach for two or three mornings. 



Pin worms are located in rectum. Give rectal injections every 

 other day of four quarts of warm w^ater in which one ounce of 

 iron sulphate has been dissolved. 



Constipation. — For mature horses give one quart raw linseed 

 oil or one ounce aloes. For mature cows two pounds Epsom 

 salts and tablespoonful ginger or one quart raw linseed oil. For 

 calves two to four ounces castor oil. For colts two to four 

 ounces castor oil ; sheep one-quarter pound Epsom salts ; lambs 

 one-half to one tablespoonful castor oil ; large pigs four ounces 

 castor oil. The salts and oil can be repeated in twenty-four 

 hours, the aloes in thirty-six. 



Diarrhoea. — Opposite of constipation. Is caused by a sudden 

 change of feed, spoiled or musty feed, infection. For mature 

 horses and cows give one pint castor oil and two ounces lauda- 

 num followed with tablespoonful of iron sulphate three times 

 daily. For calves, colts, sheep, and swine give two to four ounces 

 castor oil and one tablespoonful laudanum followed by one 

 teaspoon ful iron sulphate. 



Chill. — Caused from exposure, infection or the starting of a 

 contagious disease ; provide plenty of blankets and make animal 

 comfortable, give internally thirty drops tincture of aconite and 

 one teaspoonful F. E. belladonna. Repeat in one hour, if 

 necessary, or give one tablespoonful of ginger or one ounce tr. 

 arnica. If chill continues call veterinarian. Many diseases are 

 ushered in by a chill and by breaking it up early the severity of 

 the attack will be lessened. 



Fever. — Is not a disease but a s^anptom of a disease in which 

 there is a disturbance in the heat of the body, with cold extremi- 

 ties, as ears and legs. A chill often ends with a fever. Make 



