38 The Ailments of Horses. 



each of these be used, 2U grains of carbolic 

 acid can be added to the mixture. 



(rive an occasional diuretic ball, and 

 plenty of oreen food. 



Poultices are needed in some cases. 



A bandage can be put on after the 

 powder has been used. 



Half an ounce of Fowler's solution of 

 arsenic, given in the food twice daily and 

 continued for three weeks at a spell, and 

 then a mild dose of physic, will be found 

 about the best means of getting rid of 

 this nasty complaint. Repeat the arsenic 

 in a few days after the purgative, and 

 continue this line of treatment for three 

 or four months. 



Keep the diseased part very clean. 



Gripes. See Colic. 



Grunting. — Some horses will make 

 this noise when an attempt is made to 

 strike them. It is often resorted to for 

 the purpose of ascertaining wiiether the 

 horse is a " roarer," though grunting 

 is not necessarily associated with any 

 respiratory defects. 



A horse may be sound, yet grunt. 



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Heart, fatty degeneration of. — This 

 is a diseased condition, and one which 

 must be regarded as a sign of " under " 

 nutrition, wiiereas fatty infiltration results 

 from " over" nutrition. 



Aged and worn-out horses are not 

 uncommonly after death observed to have 

 their hearts in this state. 



