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THE FARM DOCTOR. 



Treatment. — Smear the front of the manger with aloes or 

 other bitters. Cover all exposed woodwork with sheet-iron. 

 Place a small revolving roller above the front of the manger so 

 that the teeth may at once slide off. Apply the muzzle sliown 

 in the adjoining cut. In pure 7uind-suckers a strap may be lied 



mm 



Fig. 17.— Muzzle for crib-biter. 



tightly round the upper part of the neck, though at the risk of 

 inducing roaring. 



DISPLACED TEETH. 



Though loosened and partially displaced, teeth will often 

 grow firm if at once replaced in their sockets and the animal 

 fed for some time on soft mashes. If they cannot be returned 

 to their natural situation they should be at once extracted, as 

 any faulty direction will be a source of after trouble. 



OVERGKOVVN AND UNEVEN TEETH. 



The teeth of herbivora are liable to become overgrown into 

 sharj:), hurtful processes along the outer margin of the upper 

 grinders or the inner border of the lower, because the lower 

 jaw is always narrower than the upper. In old animals and 

 those having broken teeth, extensive overgrowth will en.sue 



