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then firing of the injured parts and several months' 

 rest will be necessary 



SLOBBERING. Some kinds of food cause an 

 unnatural flow of saliva. Fresh crimson clover hay 

 is one of these. Of course the continual flow of 

 saliva is undesirable and unpleasant. It is un- 

 natural and should be checked as soon as possible. 

 This can be accomplished by changing the feed and 

 then washing the mouth out with alum water. If 

 a change is not observed soon, give a good physic. 

 For horses use 8 teaspoonfuls of bitter aloes, a tea- 

 spoonful of common soda and a teaspoonful of 

 ginger. Mix these in a pint of water and give as a 

 drench. For cattle, dissolve a pound of Epsom 

 salts, a tablespoonful of common soda and a table- 

 spoonful of ginger in a quart of lukewarm water 

 and give as a drench. 



SPASMODIC COLIC. See Colic. 



SPAVIN. This disease, known in common 

 language as bone spavin, is an enlargement of the 

 hock joint similar to a ringbone about the coronary 

 joint. It may affect the hock joint in such a way 

 as to cement the small joints together, not caus- 

 ing lameness, and apparently no blemish, but the 

 free movement of the limb is impaired. Any con- 

 dition which favors sprains, such as fast driving 

 over hard or uneven roads, unequal paring of the 

 hoof, thus causing the weight to be unequally dis- 

 tributed in the joints, and severe labor in early life, 

 or blows, bruises, or any injuries to tendons, liga- 

 ments, or joints may cause spavin. In addition 

 to these causes may be mentioned sprains caused 

 by jumping, galloping, or trotting animals faster 

 than they are accustomed to; also straining by 

 starting a heavy load, slipping on an icy surface or 

 sliding on a bad pavement. 



