Foot-and- Mouth Disease, 275 



Treatment. — Mild cases require but little treatment, as 

 they tend to recovery after a week or two, and medicine does 

 little to hasten it. While the mouth is sore, the animal 

 should have plenty of water, with an ounce of saltpetre, or 

 of chlorate of potash, or of powdered borax, dissolved in 

 each bucketful. The food should be slops. 



The feet should be kept clean, and washed frequently 



with a mixture like the following : 



No. 307. Acetate of lead, i oz. 



Carbolic acid, 1 oz. 



Water, 1 quart. 



Mix. Dip pieces of lint or tow in this, and bind them to the foot and 

 between the toes with a bandage. 



"Where there is extreme weakness, whiskey should be 

 given. 



The bowels usually become loose as the disease advances, 

 but this condition should not be interfered with, as it is be- 

 lieved to be an effort of nature to throw off the poison. 



As a mouth wash the following is excellent : 



"^o, 308. Chlorate of potash, 2 oz. 



Molasses, 8 oz. 



Eub well together. A spoonful of this to be placed within the lips 

 several times a day. 



For the external ulcers on the foot, Mr. Gamgee recom- 

 mends : 



No. 309. Powdered chalk, 4 ozs. 



" charcoal, 1 oz. 

 " alum, 



Sulphate of zinc, of each, J oz. 



Mix for a powder to be sprinkled on the ulcers. 



The following wash is used for both foot and mouth 



ulcers : 



No. 310. Sulphate of copper, 1 lb. 



Soft water, 1 gallon, 



"Wash the mouth with this, by means of a sponge fastened to a stick 

 and bathe the feet with it, especially between the claws. 



