114 WOEMS. 



A horse once found to be subject to this disease 

 should be very carefully fed and watered. 



WORMS 



are indicated by a state of the coat called " hide-bound" 

 and " staring," with loss of condition, and indisposition 

 to work ; by a slimy mucus covering the dung balls ; 

 also occasionally by the adherence of the parasites round 

 the anus, and thin evacuation in the faeces. 



They cling so pertinaciously to the internals, that 

 they will eat through the coat of the stomach, and are 

 never likely to be removed by a single dose of any 

 medicine. Spirit of turpentine is highly recommended 

 as a cure, but if given it must be diluted largely — one 

 part turpentine to four parts oil. 



Practical exDcrience of various remedies for worms 



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justifies me in recommending one grain of arsenic and 

 twenty grains of kamela twice daily (each dose mixed 

 in a handful of wet bran, and given with oats or other 

 feeding) for eighteen days, and a purge the nine- 

 teenth morning. 



The horse may get moderate work during the ad- 

 ministration of the powders. 



Common salt is also considered a good remedy : 

 about a tablespoonful daily mixed with the food. 



To guard against these pests, avoid the use of Egyp- 

 tian beans ; but as " bots" are mostly taken in at grass 



Mayhew, and is said to have originated with Mr Woodj-er, Y.S., at 

 Paddington. Professor Dick is also reputed to be very successful 

 in the treatment of this disease, by the use of small and repeated 

 doses of iodine or iodide of potassium. 



