The Ailments of Horses. 85 



Treatment.— Ill the early stage apply 

 a cooling lotion, such as the followmg :— 



R. — Nitrate of potash ... ... 2 ounces. 



Sal ammoniac ... ... ... Bounces. 



Common salt ... ... ... 1 ounce. 



Spirit of wine ... ... ... 4 ounces. 



Vinegar and water, each ... 4 ounces. 

 Mix, and make lotion. 



Directions. — Make several folds of linen and soak 

 it in the lotion, fastening it on with a linen Vjandage, 

 over which a flannel one must be put. 



The lotion must be applied four or five times 

 every day. 



If this treatment does no ^ood in about 



forty-eight hours, try the following lotion 



instead : — 



R. — Tincture of arnica ... ... 2 ounces. 



Warm water .., ... ... 1 pint. 



This' lotion requires the application of 

 " pressure " at the same time, so for that 

 purpose we must make some even rolls 

 of tow, dip them in the liquid, and apply 

 the same evenly on each side of the 

 sprained tendon. 



Pad any depressions after the linen 

 bandage is on, so as to get equable 

 pressure upon the sinew. Now^ ^PP^J ^ 

 hot dry flannel bandage. This must be 

 done several times daily. It is an ex- 

 cellent plan to rub the tendon with the 

 thumb and finger for about twenty 

 minutes twice a day. 



Supposing that the tendon is perma- 

 nently thickened — either through sprain 

 or rheumatism — then there is nothing 

 better than firing or blistering, or if a 

 young and useful horse, he may get his 

 veterinary surgeon to perforin an operation 

 known as " tenotomy " — the object of which 



