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(irease appears under several foniis, and it has se~ 

 reral stages. Horses, when full fed, have sometimes 

 a dry scurfy ei^iiption at the heels, with here and 

 there a slight scratch, as it were. These heels itch 

 intolerably, but no great moisture comes from them : 

 if suil'ered to remain long in this state, they become 

 greasy. In this early stage, washing with soap and 

 water, niirht and morniujr, and rubbinj? them care- 

 fuliv drv, wivinij e;entle but lon-i continued exercise, 

 plenty of grooming, with bran mashes at night, will 

 generally remove this stage of the complaint. The 

 only internal medicines necessarv will be the 



Mild Diuretic Powders [page 20]. One of 

 these may be given every day till the urine flows 

 freely, and then one each other day, continuing the 

 whole of this treatment till the cure is complete. 



But when these scratches become deepish cracks, 

 and matter oozes out plentifully, in that case, to the 

 above treatment must be added the bathing them 

 Tery frequently v, ith the 



Mild Wash for Grease [page 17], first having, 

 for one day, washed them well with warm water. 



Swelltd Legs, with Discharge. — There is a state or 

 kind of grease differing from the former, and which 

 sometimes comes on very suddenly, particularly 

 when a horse has been for some time out of condition. 

 In this case the hind legs (but seldom the fore) be- 

 come hot, painful, and swelled ; and matter, or a 

 watery serous discharge, issues from the cracks. 

 The first treatment proper for this kind of grease, is, 

 to apply a poultice to the legs and heels formed of 

 bran with warm water, into which put two drams 

 of su<^ar of lead. This poultice should be repeated 



