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pressure off till it is thorouglilj healed. A breast collar can often be 

 used in the place of the ordinary collar, while Avaiting for the wound to 

 heal. 



XX. Siirfeit. 



Surfeit is the term applied to the breaking out of pimples on the skin. 

 It is an effort of nature to throw off some of the impurities of the blood, 

 due to plethora. When the body gets fat and the blood rich, the liver 

 and kidneys often become inactive, and that throws an extra amount of 

 work upon the sldn ; and surfeit is the effort of nature to get rid of super- 

 fluous heat and effete matter. 



A HORSE AFFLICTED WITH SURFEIT. 



Causes. — Too high living, with too little exercise. 



How to know it. — A rough, scabby surface will be found on the skin. 

 Sometimes it comes out, suddenly, all over in little blotches, that 

 may disappear in the course of a few days, or may scab over, owing to 

 the surface fever that usually accompanies it. Little or no difference, 

 otherwise, is noticed in the health, of the horse. There is sometimes a 

 great amount of itching, and sometimes none. 



What to do. — From the nature of the affection, the treatment indicated 

 is to deplete the system. The best way to do is to give a full dose of 

 purgative medicine, restrict the food, and give more exercise. The best 

 purgative for the horse is from four to seven drachms of Barbadoes aloes, 

 according to the size and age of the patient, and the time of year. Six 

 drachms is the dose for an ordinary-sized horse. Larger doses may be 

 given in the spring than in the fall. The dose must be diminished in 



