448 The Care of Animals 



cold water on the head or apply cracked ice to the poll. 

 Loosen the harness and give plenty of fresh air. If 

 there is much depression, with a weak, thready or irreg- 

 ular pulse, give stimulants, as whiskey in four-ounce 

 doses well diluted with water. Page 297. 



Swollen Legs. Give a purge to empty the bowels, 

 and ounce doses of saltpeter to adult horses once daily 

 for three days to stimulate the kidneys. Allow moderate 

 exercise. Page 406. 



Tetanus. See Lockjaw. 



Texas Fever. Keep susceptible cattle from tick- 

 infested ground. Remove ticks from susceptible ani- 

 mals. Give laxative food, such as green corn and 

 sweet milk. Page 370. 



Ticks. Keep cattle off infected ground. Scrape off 

 ticks with dull knife. Grease with carbolized lard, 

 vaseline or crude petroleum. Use Christian's dip. 

 Page 386. 



Thoroughpin. Wind -puffs. Treat same as bog 

 spavin. Page 239. 



Wolf Teeth. Extract with forceps. Page 251. 



Wounds. Stop the bleeding and close the wound 

 by stitches, with plasters or by means of a bandage. 

 First remove all foreign bodies from the wound, and 

 treat with antiseptics. Wash daily and use antiseptics, 

 but do not disturb more than necessary. If proud-flesh 

 forms, use a caustic to burn it out ; when there is 

 much discharge from the surface, use a healing pow- 

 der of one part tannic acid to eight parts pulverized 

 air-slaked lime. Page 158. 



