WABTS.] 



MODEHN VETEKINARY PRACTTCi:. 



[niDE«BOUN]». 



Let thoao bo well worked toi^jetlicr, ami ap- 

 plied inoruiiig ami night. Tliia will stinuilaU' 

 the parts, and make them quickly heal. The 

 washing, morninp; and night, niuat bo continued 

 about an hour previous to applying tho oint- 

 ment ; whicli will give the parts time to dry. 

 Sliould a percept i bio foulness in tho subject 

 justify the measure, take away a proper 

 cjuantity of blood, according to the size of the 

 animal ; and, occasionally, put an ounce of 

 nitre in his water, for a fortnight ; or, give 

 half a dozen of diuretic bulls, as follows : — 



Powdered resin 3 oz. 



Linseed meal 1 ,, 



Soft soap to form the mass. 



Divide into six, and give one every morning 

 the first thing. Should these remedies appear 

 not to assist the cure, and the cracks not heal 

 so fast as desired, then proceed to stronger 

 means. 



Cape aloes ....... 8 dtaclinis. 



Calomel 2 „ 



Form into a mass, with linseed meal and soft 

 soap, and divide into two balls. Give at 

 intervals of about five days, according to the 

 strength of the horse. 



SALLENDERS 



Are situated upon the fore part of the hock, 

 and are to the hind legs what mallenders are 

 to the fore legs. They originate in the same 

 cause, and are cured by the same means. 



WARTS 

 Are troublesome things on account of the itch- 

 ing sensation with which they are attended. 

 They are, also, extremely offensive to the eye 

 of the owner, especially if they bleed much, 

 besides making it highly disagreeable to ride a 

 horse in such a state. The only means to re- 

 move them is, either by ligature, or the knife. 

 In many cases it is necessary to have the 

 horse cast. Some warts are situated in such 

 places, that one has not an opportunity of pro- 

 perly getting at them, without incurring con- 

 siderable danger. If it be the intention to re- 

 move them by ligature, take of 



Arsenic 1 diaclim. 



Tlog's lard . ^ 1 „ 



Mix, and apply to that part of the ligature 

 embracing the wart, once a day ; or apply, in 

 the same manner, butter of antimony, anoint- 



ing the part witli tho feather-end of a i)en. 

 The Uiost ellectual manner, however, iy to 

 remove them with tho knife; and immediately, 

 but slightly, cauterise tho part. This has 

 been found to answer better than any other 

 application. 



HIDE-BOUND. 



This disease has been attributed to many 

 causes, and appears in a want of llexibility of 

 the skin, which is pervaded by a general stiff- 

 ness, that seems to form an entire adhesion to 

 the flesh, without the least partial separation 

 or distinction. There is plainly perceived 

 underneath the hair, a kind of dusty scurf, 

 that raises it up in different parts, and gives it 

 another hue, the coat, in many places, forming 

 an appearance of two or three colours, and 

 showing at once that the insensible perspira- 

 tion, which should always be going on, is 

 either retarded, or wholly stopped. 



The horse exhibits a general languor, dull- 

 ness, heaviness and weakness. His excrement 

 is dark, foul, and very offensive. He sweats 

 much upon every moderate exertion, and his 

 coat stares, the hair turning different ways, 

 the eflluvium of which is highly disagreeable, 

 and affords evident proof of weakness and de- 

 debility. 



The probable cause of all this is most ap- 

 parent in bad food, and want of that proper 

 care which the animal requires in the stable. 

 These are the principal causes of this disease • 

 still there are others, all centring in poverty ; 

 such as allowing him to feed on the long, lank 

 grass, which is found in low swampy lands in 

 the autumn, and musty hay, or bad oats, which 

 may in some degree allay hunger, but not 

 gratify the appetite ; for being in itself desti- 

 tute of the quality of superior food, it does 

 not sufficiently contribute to the generating of 

 blood, or stimulating the system. 



The sources for the supply of chyle being 

 thus obstructed, tho lymphatics are deprived 

 of their due proportion of nourishing fluiJ, and 

 become, not only in some measure contracted, 

 but in a great degree inactive. This, with the 

 want of external care and dressing, contribute 

 to an almost universal obstruction of the cuta- 

 neous pores. 



Although we have called hide-hound a disease, 

 yet, under judicious management, it is scarce!/ 



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