88 The Ailments of Horses, 



This being done, dress the sore with 

 the powder as follows — 



DlreeUiuts. — Insert some of t.he powder well into 

 the depths of the cieft, and the.i put a pledget of 

 tow in, so as to keep the part dry. 



Do this twice daily. It will soon cure 

 it. Don't forget that 'cleanliness is 

 essential to success, so that you must 

 keep the feet cleaner and the stable 

 likewise. 



Straw bedding is preferable to any- 

 thing else while thrush is present. 



Thrush of the mouth. — Foals, and 

 less frequently, we think, adult horses, 

 are occasionally affected with inflam- 

 mation of the membrane lining the 

 mouth. In the former it is common 

 when still sucking. 



It would apjiear to be due to deranged 

 digestion, but some authorities think that 

 it is the result of a parasite. For the 

 present purpose it makes little difference 

 which of these views is the correct one. 



Symptoms. — The foal will be seen to 

 have some difficulty in sucking, which 

 leads us to examine the mouth. We 

 then find reddened patches on the cheeks 

 and roof of the latter, with, perhaps, 

 small blisters, or collections of grey 

 material, the handling of which gives the 

 hand a nasty smell. 



In adult horses, blisters are seen upon 

 the tongue, inside the cheeks, roof of the 

 mouth, &c. These burst and leave a 



