86 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 



Cause. — If tlie saddle does not fit exactly to the shape 

 of the withers, these tumours may be formed. 



Remedies. — When first detected, it may possibly be 

 removed by cold applications. The following lotion should 

 be applied to the part afiected, with a sponge : — 

 Alum powdered . . 1 ounce, 

 Sulphuric acid . . 1 drachm. 

 Water .... 1 pint. 

 Or the following may be substituted for it : — 

 Corrosive sublimate . 2 drachms. 

 Muriatic acid . . 4 drachms, 



AYater .... 1 pint. 



It will be rendered more pungent by the addition of a 

 drachm of sulphate of copper. 



If the above, after being carefully applied, does not 

 diminish the size of the tumour ; or if it increases and 

 becomes more sensitive on being touched, then fomentations, 

 poultices, and stimulating embrocations should be resorted 

 to, so as to bring forward the tumour to a suppuration. 

 When the matter has formed, a seton should be passed 

 through the top and bottom of the tumour to allow the 

 discharge to pass freely off. After which the same treatment 

 must be pursued as we have recommended in the poll-evil. 



Fistula in the withers is frequently the cause why some 

 horses stumble on the road. If this is suspected, then the 

 saddle should be taken off ; and if the part pressed on by 

 the saddle be hot and enlarged, and the horse feels sensibly 

 the pressure, then fistula of the withers may be apprehended. 

 If taken at this time, and a lotion be diligently applied 

 with a sponge, it is almost certain to prevent the disease 

 becoming matured. 



Where this disorder has been neglected, and the ulcer has 



