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ting the horfe into a very warm liable ; placing a 

 horfe in cold water when he is hot, &c. As foon as 

 the difeafe is perceived, which it may be by the 

 horfe's impatience of flanding on the affected legs, 

 immediately draw blood from the neck, and like- 

 wife very freely from the foot, by paring the toe to the 

 quick. The horfe fhould be then treated altogether 

 as directed in fever, and the feet themfelves kept 

 conftantly in warm water, which will encourage an 

 oozing of blood from the toe: but, fliould the dif- 

 eafe ftill proceed, to prevent permanent lamenefs, 

 fae (hould have his feet pared, and be turned to grafs. 



GANGRENE, or MORTIFICATION. 



When an extenlive wound is made, particularly if 

 it is much torn, fome part of it ufually gangrenes, 

 as it is called, or mortifies: if it is extenfive, the 

 conftitution fuffers; that is, the horfe becomes very 

 weak, and, unlefs ftrength is given to fupport the fe- 

 paration of the living from the dead parts, the ani- 

 mal dies. Gangrejie is known by the dark colour of 

 the part, the peculiar offenlive fmeil, and black thin 

 difcharge. 



Gangrene is always to be confidered as a weakened 

 (late of the part, and as fuch the whole affecled por- 

 tion muft be llrengthened into aftion ; and if this is 

 extenfive, the body in general muft be ftrengthened 



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