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2. Medicinal. — Exercise freely. If 

 bowels are confined, we must give a physic 

 ball. Warm water can be applied to inner 

 side of the thigh, &c., if needed. 



By bandaging the leg the swelling 

 can not be kept at the upper part. 



A diuretic ball may be given on 

 alternate days. 



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Madness. See Eabies. 



Mallenders. See Eczema. 



Mange. — This is a parasitical skin 

 disease, appearing upon the limbs, body, 

 or both. It is very troublesome when a 

 number of horses are affected at the same 

 time, being a contagious disease, and in 

 the Shetland Isles is scheduled as such. 

 In every instance it is due to the trans- 

 plantation of the parasite on to the skin. 

 A pregnant female acarus or the ova 

 (eggs) are equally fertile in producing 

 the skin irritation which we recognize as 

 " mange." 



Three distinct varieties of these vermin 

 attack the horse, the commonest bearing 

 the technical name of Sarcoptes equi. 

 The two others are known as Dernia- 

 todectes and Syrnhrotes eqiii. 



The first-named attacks the neck, 

 mane, chest, back, and tail. If the para- 

 sites are allowed to continue their 

 ravages they will denude the body of its 

 hairy covering. 



Although always the result of infection 

 — directly or indirectly — we believe that 

 neglected or badly fed animals are pre- 



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