American Veterinary Remedy. 



SYMPTOMS.— It always begins suddenly. When 

 feeding he is sure to stop suddenly, stamp and 

 probably look backwards. He will soon get more 

 acute pain and then he will paw, suddenly lie dowii, 

 roll and get up again. There is then an interval cf 

 ease; ho will resume feeding and appear lo be en- 

 tirely well, but in a little while the pain v/ill return 

 in a more severe form and may be continuous, 

 lie n:ay try to urinate, but this is a way the horse 

 expresses the presence of pain. It is very rare that 

 a horse's kidneys or bladder are affected, nor 

 should we, if a horse yields or sinks when pinched 

 over the loins, declare that kidney disease exists. 



TREATMENT.— Give one ounce of chloral hydrate 

 in half-pint of water, or a very good rermedy is two 

 ounces each of sulphuric ether and laudanum in 

 half-pint of linseed oil. If relief is not obtained 

 from either of the above doses, they may be re- 

 peated. Keep the body warm with blankets dipped 

 in hot water every five or ten minutes and covered 

 with a dry woolen blanket, until perspiration is in- 

 duced. 



RINGBONE. 



A ringbone is a growth of a bony tumor on the 

 ankle. Causes — Injuries, such as sprains, blows, 

 fast work on hard roads, jumping, etc. Horses 

 most disposed to this disease are those with short 

 upright pasterns, high calks in shoeing, too much 

 shortening of the toe and corresponding high heels, 

 causing too much concussion to the feet. 



SYMPTOMS.— The first symptom Is lameness, 

 more or less acute. The ankle presents more or 

 less heat and very often swelling. When in the 

 front leg the heel is first placed on the ground 

 and the ankle is kept as rigid as possible. In the 

 hind leg the toe strikes the ground first, when the 

 ringbone is high on the ankle, but the ankle is 

 maintained in a rigid position. If the bony growth 

 is under the front tendon of the hind leg, the heel 

 is brought to the ground first. They are very bad 

 and should be looked after at once. 



