90 Tloe Ail^eotts of Horses, 



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Veins, inflamed. — Either of the large 

 veins iu tlie neck are particularly liable 

 to become inflamed, chiefly through the 

 usage of a rusty or dirty fleam during 

 the operation of bleeding. Bleeding 

 several times from the same opening is 

 another cause. Never do this. 



Symptoms. — The lips of the wound in 

 the vein look thick, red, and angry. There 

 may be swelling around ; sometimes ab- 

 scesses form. 



Treatment. — If there are any abscesses, 

 these must be fomented with warm water 

 and then opened with a clean but sharp 

 penknife or lancet. 



Having done this, wash all around the 

 wound with warm water, and then apply 

 some fly-blister along the course of the 

 swollen vein. Eub it in for about ten 

 minutes. 



Now fasten the head on the pillar-reins 

 for twentv-four hours ; at the end of this 

 time a little vaseline can be smeared on 

 the blistered part. 



G-ive green food or a laxative ball. 



Vertigo. See Megrims. 



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Warbles. See Saddle-galls. 



Warts, removal of. — These are thick- 

 enings of the horny covering (epithelium) 

 of the skin. They may be " simple " or 

 " compound." In the latter instance, a 

 number of warty growths spring from one 

 root-stock, as it were. 



Their removal is best effected by tying 



