224 HORSE SENSE. 



Question. What is the best remedy for scratches? A. Take a clean 

 rub rag and clean out heels well and apply oxide of zinc ointment. Never 

 wash, or as seldom as possible. 



Question. What about capped elbow or shoe-boil? A. Open freely, 

 getting perfect drainage, wash out thoroughly, using a solution of Pot. 

 Permanganese; one drachm to one pint of water, once daily; apply can- 

 tharides blister, over the whole mass once weekly. This is the simplest 

 treatment. Of course in old standing cases, a surgical operation is nec- 

 essary, when the services of a veterinary is in order. 



Question. Can swelling of the legs be cured? A. It would depend 

 on the cause. For ordinary swelled legs the following remedy will be 

 found beneficial: potassium acetate, tinct. digitalas six ounces; equal 

 parts; add water sufficient to make twelve ounces. Dose, one ounce every 

 four hours. 



Question. Do wind-galls injure a horse and can they be removed? 

 A. If windgalls do not cause lameness, let them alone. 



Question. How will the horse act with shoulder lameness? A. 

 This is quite a broad question, as there are three forms of shoulder lame- 

 ness, all of which may exist independently of each other. The gait of 

 shoulder lameness, is indicative of the seat of injury. The horse brings 

 the leg forward with a sort of half circle sweep, and in some cases the 

 toe is dragged along the ground. In well marked cases, in bringing the 

 limbs forcibly forward, the pain will be so great as to raise the front of 

 the animal ofif the ground. 



Hot fomentations with blankets wrung out of hot water and placed 

 over the shoulders, with dry blankets over is indicated and should be kept 

 up until relief is obtained. 



Question. What is the best means of removing warts? A. Keep 

 wart saturated with diluted acetic acid. 



Question. What can be done for grease heel? A. As the trouble 

 arises within the body, connected with digestion, torpidity of the liver, 

 etc., we must remove the cause. Give seven drachms of barbedoes aloes 

 and one drachm of ginger, in a bolus at once. This acts on the blood 

 before acting on the bowels. Give also a tablespoonful of soda in every 

 feed, for about two weeks; then give the following: tr. ferri chlor, 

 (chloride of iron), liq-potas-arsen, (Fowler's solution), 12 ounces; mix 

 together and give one ounce of this mixture in one pint of water three 

 times a day. For local treatment, poultice with flaxseed meal in which a 

 tablespoonful of powdered charcoal is mixed. Keep up the poultices 

 for a couple of weeks. We prefer dry treatment after poulticing. Never 

 wash, but always rub dry with a towel and keep the cracks dusted with 

 powdered alum and golden seal, (hydrastis). 



Question. What is the best remedy for scratches? A. Poultice the 

 afifected part with flaxseed meal, in which a tablespoonful of powdered 

 charcoal is mixed. Renew this poultice every day for one week; then 

 apply oxide of zinc ointment for another week, after which good hand 

 rubbing will do the finishing, unless there is constitutional trouble, in 

 which case use the same treatment as for grease heel. 



