The Aihneats of Horses, 57 



The seller of a horse affected with 

 megrims is rendered liable for any 

 injury arising from such. 



Mud fever. — This term is applied to 

 an affection of the skin denoted by a 

 scurfy eruption, especially about the 

 limbs and belly, subsequently upon other 

 parts of the body, due to the irritating 

 effects of mud upon it. It commonly 

 results from bad grooming, mud being 

 allowed to accumulate upon the skin. 



Horses thus affected are hide-bound 

 and unthrifty in appearance. 



Treatment.— Add half an ounce of 

 Fowler's solution of arsenic to the animal's 

 drinking-water every night, and in the 

 morning a powder composed of half a 

 drachm of iodide of potash and 2 drachms 

 of powdered nitre. 



Each night give two tablespoonfuls of 

 linseed oil in a small bran mash. 



Allow linseed, carrots, crushed oats, 

 and bran for food. 



Muscles, sprained. — Any muscle 

 during severe exertion is liable to be 

 over-stretched, but perhaps their tendons 

 are those commonly strained, consequently 

 the flexors of the fore or hind limbs are 

 often found to be hot, thickened, and 

 painful, with the horse resting the limb. 

 Sometimes the muscles under the loins 

 are injured, in hunters, especially during 

 the " drop." It may happen that the 

 horse is unable to rise on the morning 

 following the hunt. 



In addition to this, there is a high 

 degree of constitutional disturbance. 



