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after the incision has been made with the firing iron, a little can- 

 tharides ointment may be rubbed over the part, and subsequently 

 daily dressings with digestive ointment will keep up the suppurative 

 action as long as may be considered desirable. When the wound 

 begins to heal, care must be taken to control the excess of granula- 

 tion by the judicious use of caustic, which will materially lessen the 

 amount of blemish. 



FLAT FEET. 



Cow-dung stopping should not be applied very frequently to flat 

 feet, as the hora is softened too much by it. We should advise an 

 occasional application of oil and tar, and the use of shoes with a 

 very broad web to protect the soles. 



FROTHING AT THE MOUTH. 



There is no cure for frothing at the mouth of the horse. It may 

 be lessened by the use of a tight noseband. Some wash the horse's 

 mouth out with the following mixture : 6dr. of alum dissolved in a 

 quart of sage tea, using it in a wine bottle, as you would refresh a 

 racehorse after a race, each time you go out. 



GASTEITIS. 



Try the following stomach ball : — Blue pill Idr., Barbadoes aloes 

 Idr., extract of gentian 2dr. Mix, and give every day for a week, 

 then twice a week for some little time. 



'' GETTING CAST." 



'• Getting cast " may arise from either accident or disease. When 

 a horse in lying down gets into such a position with regard to the 

 sides of his box that he finds it impossible to rise, he will struggle 

 until completely exhausted, and, unless relieved, would ultimately die. 

 The cure for this is of course easy when the accident is shortly dis- 

 covered ; simply drag the beast away from the impediment, and he 

 will rise of his own accord. Should he, however, have lain so long 

 as to become incapable of rising, and the side he lies on is numbed, 

 pass a sack under the belly, fastening the two ends over his back to a 

 rope running through a pulley attached to the roof, and so haul him 

 up, keeping the animal in an upright position whilst the numbed 

 side is rubbed with dry straw. It is perhaps advisable to give him 

 an enema. When a horse becomes cast in a field it is desirable to 

 try what can be done by manual aid alone at first, by turning the 

 horse completely over, placing his legs in a proper position, and 

 assisting him in his efforts to rise. Should these means fail, cause 



