DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 101 



Treatment— with the following ball open the bowels :— 



Pulverised Gentian Boot 2 drams. 



Barbadoes Aloes 1 oz> 



Pulverised Ginger 1 dram. 



Water sufficient to make the ball. 



Poultice and wash the parts well for two or three days with the 

 following :— Flaxseed meal, mixed with a solution of 2 drams sul- 

 phate of zinc, to a pint of water, which— keep clean— bathe often 

 with a solution of chloride of lime or of zinc. Glycerine can also be 

 used. 



Scratches — Cure. 



Glycerine j. oz 



Tincture Arnica 4, oz _ 



In several cases, where heels are cracked, add : 



Tincture of Myrrh 2 oz. 



Iodine 1 oz. 



Gunpowder (powdered fine) i oz. 



Put in bottle and shake well. 



Apply two or three times a day. First, give the horse a few bran 

 mashes. 



Quitter. 



This is a formation of pus between the hoof and the soft structure 

 within. A sore at the coronet, or upper part of the foot, which at 

 first is a hard, smooth tumor, soon becomes soft and breaks, dis- 

 charging quantities of pus. 



Treatment.— Poultice the foot for several clays with flaxseed meal 

 As soon as the hoof becomes soft, cut away the loose portions, 

 but no more, and inject with a syringe the following once a 

 day :— 



Nitrate of silver, 2 drams in a pint of water ; or 

 Chloride of zinc, 2 drams dissolved in a pint of water ; or 

 Sulphate of zinc, 1| drams in a pint of water. 

 Glycerine is sometimes used advantageously. 



