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size for tender years, even if the colt is as large as he ever will be. The 

 aloes may be given in a bolus the size and shape of your finger, and 

 passed back into the throat with the right hand, while holding the mouth 

 open with the left ; or it may be given dissolved in a pint of warm water, 

 with a bottle. Feed on bran mashes for a couple of days after taking 

 the ball. After the ball has finished working, give a tablespoonful of 

 the following mixture, night and morning, in the feed : 



No. 33. 2 Ounces nitrate of ootash, 



2 Ounces rosin, 

 2 Ounces linseed meal, 

 Powder and mix. 



No local treatment is needed, except to give all the necessary grooming 

 the condition of the skin will allow. 



XXI. Dropsy. 



Causes. — Dropsy is rather the result of disease, or the result of a 

 peculiar condition of the system, than a disease itself. It depends upon 



CROW-BAIT — EFFECT OF DROPSY. 



a debilitated condition, the result of other weakening diseases, especially 

 of the kidneys, and starvation ; it sometimes comes from diseased and 

 irregular teeth. 



How to know it. — It is manifested by swelling of the legs, belly, and 

 sheath ; languor ; pallor of the visible mucous membranes ; indifference 

 to food ; emaciation with weakness etc. 



What to do. — It is of paramount importance to remove the cause the 

 first thing ; therefore examine the teeth, extract any that are decayed, rasp 



