BODY OF THE HORSE, ITS EXTERNAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES 391 



XXX. Eczema. 



This is the name applied to a scabby, pimply condition of the skin. 



Causes. — Heat, either from the sun, or fever in the skin from getting 

 wet and the sun coming out hot and scalding the back, or getting wet 

 and remaining so a long time in the fall, this chills the skin, and the fever 

 is the reaction and eczema is the result. 



How to know it. — The skin is covered over the neck, back and hips, 

 and sometimes over the belly and sides, with scabs usually about the 

 size of your little finger nail, and as thick as they can stand, giving a 

 rough, pimply appearance and feel to the skin. It seems to cause no 

 inconvenience, not affecting the health at all, nor even to cause itching. 



What to do. — Treatment is unnecessary, for as soon as the horse is 

 sheltered from the sun in summer and storms in the fall, the scabs will 

 gradually come off. Grooming will assist in removing them. When 

 they are removed the hair has a rough, dirty appearance for a few days, 

 but will soon regain its smoothness and luster. 



JACK AND STALLION SORES. 



A form of eczema is often seen in jacks and stallions due to overfeeding 

 and idleness. It breaks out on the legs or any part of the body and is 

 inclined to become chronic, in fact it often defies treatment. These sores 

 sometimes itch so badly that the animal will bite or rub them till the skin 

 is destroyed, leaving them ugly, raw, suppurating surfaces. 



What to do. — Give the animal a purgative, No. 23, and repeat every two 

 weeks for two to four times. Give internally as an alterative one ounce 

 of glauber salt night and morning in soft feed for about a week in between 

 purgatives. Reduce the grain rations one-half, and mix a double handful 

 of dry bran with each feed. Locally, — Wash the sores with soap and 

 water once or twice a day, dry them with absor])ent cotton and apply a 

 little of lotion No. 7, after shaking the bottle well. The lotion may be 

 applied three to six times a day. Keep the animal from rubbing or biting 

 it if possible, for one bite or a rub will do more harm than can be cured 

 in a week. A little petrolatum may be rubbed in to the skin around the 

 sore once a day. 



EMGLISH FEEDING TABLE WITH SEPARATE PLACE FOR HAY, OATS AND WATER. 



The rack basket Is fastened under the table. Parts of dust falUng at once to the floor, (a) Oats 

 crib, (6) water bowl, (c) rack basket, (rf) halter hook. 



