196 HORSE SENSE. 



PROPENSITY TO USE DRUGS WITH OUR HORSES. 



One of the most unaccountable traits in the makeup of many men 

 is ihe propensity to drug animals, and to be deluded by the bostful pre- 

 tensions of ignorant vendors of nostrums, warranted to cure all ills, 

 restore shattered constitutions and be a perfect substitute for good^ 

 wholesome food and proper, humane treatment. 



MEDICINES RIGHT AND PROPER IN THEIR PLACE. 



No one will deny that medicine in the hands of one competent to- 

 make a correct diagnosis and skillfully administer the same (when the 

 horse is sick) is a powerful agent for relieving a majority of all the ills 

 to which the horse is subject. 



DRUGS HIGHLY INJURIOUS, WHEN NOT SKILLFULLY 

 HANDLED. 



The point we are trying to make is that medicine not skillfully 

 handled is highly injurious, even dangerous, and, with the exception of a 

 few simple remedies, should be given only by a skilled veterinarian. 



IT IS FOLLY TO EXPERIMENT WITH DRUGS ON THE 

 HORSE. 



A most inexcusable folly is that of experimenting with drugs on the 

 horse every time he shows some trifling ailment. Yet this is not a very- 

 uncommon practice in dealing with the sick horse. If the animal dies 

 under the treatment, as it does sometimes, the owner consoles himself 

 f with the reflection that he tried everything he could hear of, and did his 

 best to save the horse. If, by some happy circumstance, the horse over- 

 comes both the disease and the bungling treatment, the owner pats him- 

 self on the back and believes he is a natural "boss doctor." 



THOUSANDS RELIEVED BY SKILL, AND MORE KILLED BY 

 BUNGLERS. 



Thousands of diseased horses are relieved by our skilled veterin- 

 arians, but a good many more are killed outright by bunglers, wha 

 try to practice a profession they know nothing about. Others are in- 

 jured and some ruined by constant dosing with quack nostrums and 

 cure-alls. 



REST WHEN AILING, GOOD TREATMENT WHEN SICK AND 

 LET ALONE WHEN WELL. 



With rest, quiet and proper surroundings, nature will correct her 

 own slight disorders. Use judgment and discretion in cases of emer- 

 gency requiring treatment. If the case is serious, leave the treatment 

 to one skilled in that line. But above all, when the horse is well and 

 thrifty leave him alone. 



DRENCHING HORSES. 



Whenever it is necessary to give fluid medicines to horses, it should 

 be done in the most convenient and humane manner. Too often it is. 



