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of the flanks and abdomen point out the ailment at 

 once. The cough that accompanies this disease is 

 short and something like a grunt. If the horse is 

 put to exertion the symptoms will be much plainer. 

 "Smart" individuals become very expert in man- 

 aging a horse affected with "heaves." They take 

 advantage that the breathing is much easier when 

 the stomach is empty, and also resort to medicines 

 that have a depressing effect. When you are ex- 

 amining a horse and suspect he has been "fixed," 

 give him all the water he will drink, and then have 

 him ridden or driven up hill or over a rough road. 

 This will bring out the symptoms of the "heaves." 



TREATMENT.— Careful attenfion paid to diet is 

 of greatest importance; always water before feed- 

 ing. Feed nice clean oats, or a little bran can be 

 added. Feed a small quantity of clean timothy hay 

 once a day, and it is a good plan to slightly dampen 

 all feed to allay the dust. Carrots or potatoes 

 chopped fine and mixed with oats or corn is a good 

 diet. Medical treatment is of a secondary con- 

 sideration. 



Arsenic is about the best remedy, and is best ad- 

 ministered in the form of the solution of arsenic 

 in hydrochloric acid (Liq. Acidi. Ars.), which can 

 be obtained from the drug store. Give a table- 

 spoonful mixed with oats and bran three times a 

 day for two weeks, then twice a day for two weeks, 

 then once a day for about four weeks. 



KNUCKLING OR COCKED ANKLES.. 



Knuckling is a partial dislocation of the fetlock 

 joint in which the relative position of the pastern 

 bone to the cannon and coronet bones is changed. 



CAUSES.— Horses with erect pasterns are more 

 apt to knuckle as they grow old, especially in the 

 hind legs. Fast work on hard race tracks or hard 

 roads are causes for knuckling. Knuckling is pro- 

 duced by disease of the suspensory ligament, or of 

 the flexor tendons whereby they are shortened. 

 Young foals are very often subject to this condition, 

 and it is largely due to the fact that before birth 

 the legs were flexed. 



