152 THE HORSE AND ITS DISEASES. 



The horse should he kept warm, his diet should 

 consist of bran and gruel, or malt, and his drink should 

 be of thin gruel. After the complaint has been some- 

 what removed, the following ball may be given every- 

 day till perfectly recovered : — 



Sulphate of Iron 1 drachm. 



Gention Eoot, powdered 2 ,, 



Ginger 2 ,, 



Palling of the Fundament. 



Horses of a delicate constitution are most subject to 

 this complaint; it often arises from long continued 

 looseness, hard riding and driving. 



Treatment. — If taken in time, the administration of 

 appropriate remedies removes it, but from inattention 

 and negligence, it is often obstinate. Wrap a bit of rag 

 around the fingers, grease it slightly, then proceed to 

 push up the gat, having first washed it with an 

 astringent lotion, composed of two drachms of sulphate 

 of zinc, or the same quantity of alum, dissolved in a 

 half -pint of wine or water. 



A more dilute solution of either these astringents may 

 be injected twice a day, but should inflammation be 

 developed by this treatment, it would be well to discon- 

 tinue it, and substitute tlie following, which is more 

 adapted for the inflammatory condition of the mucous 

 membrane of the rectum. 



Sugar of Lead 1 drachm. 



Water 1 pint. 



Yinegar 1 di'achm. 



The occasional substitution of an ointment for the 

 preceding injection, is accompanied with the best effects. 

 The following is the form : — 



Sugar of Lead 1 ounce. 



Marsh Mallowes Ointment 1 pound. 



3Iixed. 



